PATRICK OGLE: We’ll do it right now while you’re onstage.

PHIL HUMMER: Okay. Then shoot. Ask me some questions.

PATRICK OGLE: Basically, I just want to know what kind of guitar you’re using.

PHIL HUMMER: This is a Gretsch guitar, man.

PATRICK OGLE: Which model Gretsch?

PHIL HUMMER: This is Double Anniversary. Double Anniversary.

PATRICK OGLE: And you have bunch of Gretsch guitars I take it?

PHIL HUMMER: Oh. I have a Single and Double. That’s it.

PATRICK OGLE: Single and Double. That’s it? That’s all you need?

PHIL HUMMER: A Single and a Double. Yeah.

PATRICK OGLE: What do you got?

PHIL HUMMER: I got the green one and the tobacco sunburst one.

PATRICK OGLE: What do you like about Gretsch.

PHIL HUMMER: I love Gretsch. I only play Gretsch. Anything else just doesn’t work.

PATRICK OGLE: I didn’t get your name.

PHIL HUMMER: Phil Hummer. I’m Phil Hummer. I endorse Gretsch Guitars. Yeah. Woo!

PATRICK OGLE: [LAUGHING]

PHIL HUMMER: Hey! That’s it for Gretsch guitars!

[AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING]

KYLE BURNHAM: I’m the drummer for Phil Hummer and I use Yamaha Drums, Paiste Cymbals. I have a Yamaha Beechwood Custom and I use DW pedals and all Yamaha hardware, Vic Firth drumsticks, and Evans drum heads.

PATRICK OGLE: Why in particular the Yamaha?

KYLE BURNHAM: I think the consistency of the drums. I think they’re more professional than most brands just because of the consistency and I really respect the company.

PATRICK OGLE: Now, what about the Paiste? I know a lot of folks use -- They tend to mix up the Zildjians and stuff and the Sabians. You use all Paiste?

KYLE BURNHAM: Actually I do use a mix. I have Istanbul hi-hats and Paiste cymbals. The Paiste actually I found some prototype cymbals that I just fell in love with so that’s why I use those, and the Istanbul, I mean man, I mean that’s the best Turkish cymbal out there and so.

RAY DOLL HUMMER: Ray Doll Hummer. I play upright bass for the Phil Hummer & The Tecumpseh Two.

PATRICK OGLE: All right now. That’s interesting. Upright bass because I don’t get to talk to people about that.

RAY DOLL HUMMER: It’s the real bass.

PATRICK OGLE: I don’t get to talk to people about them often. What do you play?

RAY DOLL HUMMER: It’s a -- Right now I’m playing a Carlo Robelli, just a crappy gig bass, but I have a ‘38 Kay at home and that’s my preference for recording.

PATRICK OGLE: And you don’t take that out?

RAY DOLL HUMMER: I don’t take that out anymore.

PATRICK OGLE: I’m sure a lot of people would say the same thing. They always are like apologizing for when they play it live.

RAY DOLL HUMMER: You know what, that bass is great. I love it. I mean it does the job and with the amp that I have it’s wonderful.

PATRICK OGLE: What kind of amp do you use?

RAY DOLL HUMMER: It’s an Ampeg 410 and I’ve got a 450 head on there and it’s --

PATRICK OGLE: Wow!

RAY DOLL HUMMER: It’s -- well, for an upright it’s not loud enough.

PATRICK OGLE: It’s not?

RAY DOLL HUMMER: I’d rather have 1,000 watts, so.

PATRICK OGLE: Okay.

RAY DOLL HUMMER: That’s what you need for upright, but for this, for the daytime it’s good.

PATRICK OGLE: Now, recording, what do you -- How do you record? Do you mic it? Do you...?

RAY DOLL HUMMER: You mic it and you have to enclose it in and then you do direct and then you mic the bass itself and it’s so hard to mic. You have to have it really separate from the other instruments because it picks it up.

PATRICK OGLE: So, when you all record, you record it live?

RAY DOLL HUMMER: Yeah. We do everything live.

PATRICK OGLE: Okay.

RAY DOLL HUMMER: And our studio is called the FryPharmacy and it’s in Lakewood, Tennessee, and we do -- It’s a 1938 pharmacy building where we do all live. Great bluegrass, tin ceilings, tile floors, big beautiful sound.

PATRICK OGLE: Do you -- I mean I’m assuming you record other folks as well.

RAY DOLL HUMMER: Yes.

PATRICK OGLE: Do you have a web site.

RAY DOLL HUMMER: Yup. It’s myspace/frypharmacy.

PATRICK OGLE: All right.