SCHROEDER AUDIO
DB7
BY ADAM PERLMUTTER
Any gear geek attending a Wilco show -recently has probably noticed guitar
wizard Nels Cline playing through a myste-
rious red amp head. Cline’s amp is a proto-
type handbuilt by gear guru Tim Schroeder,
who also tackles the formidable task of
maintaining Wilco’s enviably overflowing
stable of gear. (Full disclosure: Schroeder
also writes a regular Tech Tips column
at premiergutiar.com.) Not long ago,
Schroeder visited the band in their rehearsal
loft to look over their road gear before a
tour. He brought a new amp he’d built
and solicited the band’s opinion. Cline—
who’s known to prefer relatively clean,
medium-wattage amps like the Jess Oliver
and Marshall JTM45 he’s used in recent
years—plugged in and was so smitten he
bought the amp on the spot.
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