Tom Russell

circa 2012

Guitars: custom Collings OM2H (black, mother-of-pearl head inlays, Sitka spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard and bridge); 1948 Gibson J-45; Martin D-18 (for composing; bullet hole in the back); unknown resonator guitar (possibly dating back to the '30s or '40s)
Amplification: Factory-installed undersaddle Fishman pickup > L.R. Baggs Venue DI
Other: D'Addario phosphor-bronze light strings, Planet Waves .70mm picks, Planet Waves NS capo