Steve Markers Live Gear

Steves 2005 Main Guitar

The Malcolm Young G6131SMY is a customized 1962 Reissue Jet

Steves 2005 Acoustic Guitar

Variax Acoustic 700

Steves Actual Tour Guitars

Steve's main guitar is a Guild BluesBird. He tends to play the black guitar for a majority of the set. Occasionally changing to the sunburst AAA model.Steve's black bluesbird was tuned to A440 and the burst bluesbird was tuned to either F or D#.

About half way through the Beautiful Garbage tour Steve was sporting a sparkely Guild Bluesbird. According to Fender who made this guitar. It is a "CUSTOM SHOP" guitar. It was made especially for Steve. It is a "Simpler Version" of the Standard Guild Bluesbird. With a flashy blue sparkle paint job. The guitar has a few different features.

 Garbage uses Medium & Heavy picks


Steve's Tour Rig


 

 
Matchless Amplifiers
Matchless HC-30

These amps were used on the Version 2.0 tour. During the Beautiful Garbage Tour Steve ditched the Matchless heads and Cabinets in isolation boxes. All the amp sounds came from the Pod Pro's. The Ernie Ball pedal is an "expression pedal" which controls parameters in the TC unit, such as Wah or Pitch (Hammering intro) or delay times, etc.


 
Keyboard
Clavia Nord Lead


 
Sampler
ADJ PRO-SCRATCH2



Steve's Rack Equipment

Xwire R-905 Digital Wireless Receiver

Xwire R-905 Digital Wireless Receiver

PL-8 Power Conditioner/Light Module
Kurzweil 2500R
Line 6 Pod Pro 
Line 6 Pod Pro 

T.C. Electronic G-FORCE
Line 6 Pod Pro 

Ground Control GCX
Ground Control GCX

MX-8 Midi Patch Bay
Behringer COMPOSER PRO MDX2200
Behringer COMPOSER PRO MDX2200

 Behringer ULTRALINK PRO MX882 

Steve's Pedal Board

Ground Control Pro
By Digital Music Group
Steve's Actual Pedal Board
Ernie Ball Expression Pedal
According to Chad Steve's tech
The Ernie Ball pedal is an "expression pedal" which controls parameters in the  TC unit, such as Wah or Pitch (Hammering intro) or delay times, etc.