Years ago, former Saturday Night Live guitarist (and Rig Rundown vet) Jared Scharff introduced Angie to luthier Dennis Fano at Fano’s NAMM booth. From the time she met Dennis until the time she was in the market for a new instrument, Fano had sold his namesake company and regrouped with a new brand: Novo Guitars, in Nashville. Some of the crucial specs she requested from Dennis on the above Serus J were Lollar Firebird pickups (she prefers humbuckers over single-coils, but feels these give her the best of both worlds), a contoured, lighter body for the long, nonstop American Utopia shows, and a black-and-grey color scheme that fit best with the suits that David Bryne and the musicians wear onstage. The guitar shipped with a chrome pickguard—like the portion under the control knobs—but stage management/production said it reflected lightning and colors too much. All of her guitars take D’Addario NYXL .010–.046 strings and are in standard tuning. (Although “I Dance Like This,” from the American Utopia album, is in drop D.) Her Knaggs Kenai sometimes takes a set of NYXL .10s, which have heavier bottoms.