Russ DeFilippis' Guitar gear:

• GUITARS:
  • 1947 Gibson L5P
  • 1953 Fender Telecaster
  • 1961 Epiphone Sheraton
  • 1998 Campellone Special
  • 2003 Campellone Custom
  • Sand Electric Nylon String Players Model
  • Fender 1958 Custom shop Strat
  • Gibson custom shop ES350T
    
    
• AMPLIFIERS:
  • Carr Rambler
  • Penn  Pennilizer
    
    

• BASS & STRINGS
  • German bass violin (Circa 1810)
  • Carl Thompson electric bass (Circa 1976)
  • Fender Jazz Bass/fretless (Circa 1965)
  • Elias Stick Bass (Circa 1980)
  • Pfretzscuner French style string bass bow (Circa 1965)
  • Chet Olson French style string bass bow (Circa 1975)
  • LaBella 7720 bass violin strings
  • LaBella Deep Talkin' Bass electric bass strings
    
    
• CELLO:
  • Czechoslovakian cello (Circa 1900)
  • LaBella cello strings
    
    
• PICKUPS:
  • David Gage string bass & cello pickup
  • Fishman Full Circle string bass pickup
    
    
• AMPLIFIER & PRE-AMP:
  • Polytone Mini Brute II amplifier (Circa 1969)
  • Walter Woods bass amp/two channel (Circa 1976)
  • Gallien-Kruger MB 150 bass amp
    
    
• BASS CABINETS:
  • Hartke Transporter bass cabinet
  • Hartke XL Series/210 Module bass cabinet
  • Fishman Model B preamp
    
    
    

• DRUMS:
  • 18" bass drum (Gretch)
  • 12x8" tom-tom (Gretch)
  • 14x14" floor tom (Gretch)
  • 6.5 x 14" Steve Ferrone Signature model Pearl snare drum: (brass shell, plated in lustrous black nickel)
  • 8x14" Pearl Maple Masterworks (4-ply maple) custom made.
    
  • 6.5x14" Maple snare drum
  • Pearl bass drum peadal (P-201P)
  • Pearl hi-hat stand (H-2000)
  • Pearl cymbal stands.
  • Gibraltar Rack system
    
    
• CYMBALS:
  • 14 Paiste Sound Edge Hi-Hats
  • 14" Fast Crash
  • 16" Fast Crash
  • 18" Sound Formula Crash
  • 20" Sound Creation Melow Ride (flat ride)
  • 24" Mellow Ride
    
    
• STICKS, BRUSHES, ETC:
  • Vic Firth (sticks) - 8D, 7A, AJ2, AJ4 - wood tips for jazz
  • Vic Firth (sticks) - 5AN, 5BN, 2BN - nylon tips for rock
  • Promark Lightning Rods
  • Regal Tip (telescoping) brushes

Paul also plays a 5-piece Pearl Masters Studio BRX (Birch) drum kit. (2O" bass drum, 8",10" & 14" toms and Gibraltar rack system.)