Current Live Setup: The chain below is used on all instruments I play including my sitar, caglama, handpans and flutes:
Wampler Ego Compressor > Wampler Tumnus Overdrive (Boost) > Boss GT-1000CORE (Amp simulation, EQ, modulation, delay, reverb) > Boomerang Looper > Yamaha MG06X Mixer
Instruments:
Dertbaz (Turkish Kopuz with sympathetic strings) – made by Demircan Demir (Alive Instruments)
Çağlama (Turkish Saz with electric guitar hardware & strings) – made by Ozan Ozdemir
Persian Santoor (12 Bridge) – made by Ozan Ozdemir
Electric Kora & Kamale N’goni – made by Sergey Kalachev
Carbon Fiber Travel Archtop Sitar – made by Harry Shaffer (Carbon Sitars)
Hiren Roy Kalka Sitar
RAV VAST Handpan in B Kurd & Hicaz Handpan
Monochord Monolina
Professional Setar Shourangiz JSS-302
Abidin Zeynel Cumbus Saz
Handmade Turkish Nays by Hayali Yilmazturk
Handmade Drone Flutes by Falcon Flutes and Drums
Himalayan Antique Singing Bowls
Gold Tone BUC Concert Banjo Ukulele
Kanai Lal & Sons Sarod
Saxmonica
Srishti Sitar
Guitars:
Fender Classic Series ’69 Telecaster Thinline Custom Shop
PRS SE One Korina Electric Guitar
Godin 5th Avenue Archtop – Acoustic Guitar
Fender Precision Bass
Percussion:
aframe (electrorganic frame drum)
Taal Trang – Tabla Machine
HAPI Drums (Slim Tunable, Slim in G Major and Mini in D Akebono)
Idiopan Lunabell
GUDA Drum in C Hicaz Scale
KORG WAVEDRUM Global
BeatBuddy – Drum Machine
Taal Trang – Tabla Machine
Digitech Trio – Band Creator
Louson Drum 10 inch CajonTab
Handmade Turkish Frame Drums and Tambourines
Remo Buffalo Frame Hand Drum – 14 inch
Calcutta made Tabla Set
Amplification:
Orange -CRUSH PIX CR35LDX
VOX Soundbox Mini
VOX Adio Air GT
Recording:
Yamaha MG06fx – Main Live Mixer
Mackie 402VLZ4 Mixer – Main Live Mixer
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 – USB interface
Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 – USB interface
Zoom H6 Recorder
CS Sensor by Buddha Systems – Main pickup/transducer for Sitar
McIntyre ST-08 – Secondary pickup/transducer for Sitar & Steelpan drums
Ableton Live – DAW
Tascam DR-O5 – Live Recording
Rolls MX56c MiniMix A/V Mixer – Live Mixer
Roland GO:MIXER PRO Audio Mixer