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INSTRUMENTS:
Tenor: Yamaha Z Series w/unlaquered body and a G series gold plated neck
Freddie Gregory Custom Hard Rubber M.piece 
DANSR/Vandoren ZZ #3 or 3.5 reeds 
my tenor is a prototype of the Z Line...it's KILLING! 

Alto: Yamaha Z Series w/unlaquered body and a G3X gold plated neck DANSR/Vandoren V16 A95 Hard Rubber M.piece
Vandoren Java TENOR #3.5 reeds...yes, tenor

Soprano: Selmer Mark VI 
custom Theo Wanne hard rubber M.piece 
DANSR/Vandoren
trad. #3 reeds

Baritone: Yamaha YBS 62 
Berg Larson 120/0 Hard Rubber M.piece

Saxello: King (vintage) 
Meyer Custom Hard Rubber M.piece

Bb Clarinet: Buffet R13 
DANSR/Vandoren Black Master #3 or 3.5 reeds

Bass Clarinet: Selmer Low Eb
Charles Bay M.O.M.* Hard Rubber M.piece 
DANSR/Vandoren trad. #3 reeds

Flute: Yamaha 681 Series Gold/Brass with a Yamaha K headjoint

Alto Flute: Armstrong w/solid silver headjoint

Penny Whistle: Sasuto w/adjustable headjoint

EFFECTS: The gear Jeff uses with DMB is a little more in depth than this but here is a run down of the gear Jeff uses on his solo tours and with Bela Fleck & the Flecktones...He uses DPA mics that go directly into a Blue Tube pre amp and then into a Shure wireless.  From the wireless receiver his signal is fed into an ElectroHarmonix Q-Tron envelope filter (this is the source of the 'wah' effect).  Out of the Q-Tron the signal goes to his Eventide Eclipse, which he uses for various effects such as harmonizers, etc...  The stereo output of the Eventide is where we get his 'final signal' for the soundboard. A midibuddy step thru triggers different channels of programs.This is basically the chain with some now and then alterations.

Here are some links below that you may find useful for further research...

Q-Tron Envelope Filter (made by Electro Harmonix)
Eventide Eclipse (I use this as a harmonizer and reverb unit)
Midi Buddy footswitch
Line 6 Digital Delay Pedal

MICS:

DPA's

Shure Wireless Unit
Shure SM32 mic...for flute & clarinet onstage w/the Flecktones...great mics!

CAMERA:
Canon 40D

email JC if you have more questions...