Ransom - Bio Page

		JOE MOLLETT. (On right in photo.) Lead and rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals. Joe backed numerous local artists both on stage and in the studio, performing in several bands before forming Ransom in 1990. Joe also wrote the band’s original signature song, "Never Enough." STAGE SETUP Guitars Fender Player's Stratocaster strung .009 - .042 Taylor acoustic electric Effects Ibanez Tube Screamer Digitech RP-80 multi-effects processor Amps Fender Princeton 110 amp in-lined to the board. Acoustic AG15 amp in-lined to the board.

WAYNE ADAMS. (In back.) Lead and rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals. Wayne spent two seasons with the Voices of Appalachia and performed with Southern Rock bands Rock Zone, Deuce, and Dillinger before joining Ransom in 1990.

STAGE SETUP

Guitars

Hot-rodded '78 Fender Musicmaster w/DiMarzio Super II humbucker in bridge position and custom wiring, usually strung with a custom .008 - .042 set (.008, .011, .014, .022, .032, .042)

CWAdams Telstar: A Custom Telecaster copy with Fender/Lace sensors (BLUE neck, RED bridge) and 4-way switching. Strung .008 - .048 (curently using Dean Markley's Yngwie Malmsteen Signature set.)

Takamine EG440CS Acoustic-electric

B.C. Rich Doubleneck "Bich". 6-string neck strung .010, .011, .016, .024, .034, .042 12-string neck strung .010/.010, .013/.013, .016/.009, .024/.013, .032/.016, .042/.021

Coming up soon:

Custom hollow-body electric based on an early 70s NOS Fender Coronado body with GFS pickups (details later)

Effects

Pedalboard 1:

Boss GT-10 Multi-Effect/Amp Modeler

Behringer Volume Pedal

VooDoo Labs Pedal Power

Pedalboard 2:

AKG Wireless Receiver

Morpheus DropTune Pedal

Marshall Bluesbreaker Overdrive Pedal

Boss AB-2 Switch (used for switching between amps)

Boss FS-5U Footswitch (extra switching for GT-10)

Traynor Amp Channel Switch Pedal

Amps

Trayner YCV50Blue with YCX12Blue Extension cabinet, double-miced to microphone blender box

Fender Ultimate Chorus, direct dual-channel line-out to microphone blender box for stereo separation

Fender Blues Junior, single-miced

Other

Sennheiser mics for amps

RODNEY DAWSON. (On left.) Bass guitar. Rodney played with a number of local groups over the past several years before joining Ransom in 1994. He took a short break in 2003, returning to the lineup in 2005.

STAGE SETUP

Guitars

Meisel Bass Collection 4-string bass w/active electronics.

Effects

Trace Eliot dual-range compressor, using effects loop.

Amps

Trace Eliot head, in-lined to the board via amp's built-in Direct Line Out

Peavey 115 ported bass cabinet

GABRIEL MOLLETT. (In front.) Drums. The newest member of Ransom, 14-year-old Gabriel began playing drums at age 10, and by the age of 12 was filling in part-time for Ransom’s regular drummer. He became the band’s full-time drummer in 2005.

STAGE SETUP

Drums

Ludwig 8-pc wood-shell kit w/metal snare.

Cymbals

Paiste and Zildjian

Other

CAD drum mics on kick drum and toms, Shure SM58s on snare and cymbals


		MAIN SOUND SYSTEM Mackey 1406 16-channel mixer Behringer Autocom Compressor/Gate/Enhancer unit Behringer dual 31-band EQ Behringer 3-way Electronic crossover w/subwoofer Crate Power Amp (700 watts/ch) - Mids/Highs Behringer Europower EP2500 Power Amp - Subs Behringer Europower EP4000 Power Amp - Bass 2-Peavey SP2G combo cabinets, w/15-inch Black Widow speakers 2-Soundtech ported cabinets re-fitted w/18-inch Peavey Pro Rider speakers 2-Peavey 118 subwoofer cabinets, w/18-inch Low Rider speakers Peavey Power Amp (550 watts/ch) - Monitors 2 - Peavey monitors w/12-inch speakers and dual-driver horns for Front-of-Stage 1 - Kustom monitor w/15-inch speaker and dual piezo tweeters for Drummer's monitor CAD vocal mics


Member Bios
		I admit it: I'm a Gear Geek - I like to see what kind of equipment other musicians use. So, for all the rest of you Gear Geeks out there, here's a rundown of the current equipment Ransom uses, along with the bios for the band members.