What FRANCOIS uses..

François plays a Sho-Bud Pro1 12 String E9/B6 (3+4) and a Carter S-12
Pro E9/B6 7+5 String Pedal Steel guitars. The Sho-Bud has been restored
by François using John Coop parts.

The Carter is a stock model. The Sho-Bud has a more mellow tone,
although brightened up surprisingly by the renovations, and the Carter
has really pretty bell-like tones.

Having tried a variety of string makes, including George L's and Cobra
Coil, he's settled on SIT strings, which just seem to break much less
often. He has yet to try the much-vaunted Jagwire brand.

He uses a Peavey Nashville 112 amp with a Line6 Pod XT for effects. He
is also experimenting with an all-valve "Diablo" amp.

For acoustic guitar, François plays an old(-ish) Epiphone jumbo with
Martin strings and for recording he usually uses a Martin OM18V.