"The multi-instrumentalist of the folk trio, Cooper switches between a 1956 Gibson ES-125 (shown here), a 1927 Gibson Trapdoor Tenor banjo, and a Fielding Rooster 5-string banjo. The ES-125 is played through a Demeter Opto Compulator, HBE Uno Mos, and Malekko Chicklet Reverb while being powered by a custom Bryce Gonzales 5E3 Special amplifier -- based on the classic Fender 5E3 Deluxe circuit. The banjos use a Radial PZ Pre pedal, a Boss GE-7 EQ pedal, and a SWR California Blonde II combo. "
Miller’s Collings runs into a Grace Design ALiX preamp, which helps him fine-tune his EQ and level out pickups with varying output when he switches instruments. For reverb, sometimes he’ll tap the