Brad Hulse
 Guitar, Bass, Vocals

Original Bassist for the band, Brad is now on guitar.
Prior to joining Flashback, he was Guitarist/Bassist with Mandrake (with Ken B.), and Guitarist for Metro.
He took a leave of absence from Flashback in 1984, forming the Rock Trio Impulse
with Ken & Jim Bloxsom, and returned to Flashback in 1988.

Duties include Guitar, Bass, lead & background vocals, equipment setup & maintenance,
band business & website management. Also, Janitorial duties.
Brad is also Guitar player for the Bluerock band, and new band The Gear Junkies. He also fills
in on Guitar/Bass with the Rumrunners and Atwood Express now & then, as well as working as sound tech
for the Rumrunners & Commercial Interruption.

Amplifiers & Cabinets:

Guitar Amps:

Dr. Z Mazerati 1x12 combo
Mesa Boogie MarkIIB 1x12 combo
Mesa Boogie MarkIIC 1x12 combo
Mesa Boogie MarkIII 1x12 combo
Mesa Boogie Mark IV 1x12 combo
Mesa Express 5:25 1x12 combo
Mesa Boogie Mark V Head
Mesa Roadster Head
Mesa TA-15 Transatlantic Head
Line 6/Bogner HD100 Head
Pearce G1B 1x12 combo
Egnater Rebel 20 Head
ZT Lunchbox
 

Guitar Cabinets:

Mesa Rectifier 2x12 (closed back)
(Celestion Vintage 30's)
Mesa Roadster 2x12 (closed back)
(Celestion Vintage 30's)
(Click for damage report!)
Mesa Boogie 1x12 cream (open back)
(EV12L speaker)
Mesa Express 1x12 (23" open back)
(Celestion 90)
Pearce 1x12 (open back)
(EV12L speaker)
2 Egnater Rebel-112X (closed back)
Custom Head shell for Mesa Mark Series

 Bass Amps:

Peavey combo (1-15)
Peavey Mark VIII Head
SWR SM400 Rack Mount Head
SWR Working Pro combo (1-15)
Mesa Walkabout Scout 1x12
 

 Bass Cabinets:

SWR Goliath 4-10
Sonic 1-18
Seymour Duncan 1-15



Mesa Boogie MarkIIB
1x12 Combo, 60/100W, Reverb/EQ
EV12L speaker, First burn in on 12/3/1981
Back from Mesa on 2/18/09 after refurb. by Mike Bendinelli


Mesa Boogie MarkIIC 1x12 Combo
60W/Reverb/EQ (12/8/09)
Custom Shop Quilted Maple cabinet



Mesa Boogie MarkIII 1x12 Combo
Red Stripe/SimulClass/Reverb/EQ
Imbuya cabinet, Wicker grille


Mesa Boogie Mark IV 1x12 Combo


 

 


Mesa Roadster Head




Mesa Boogie MarkV Head
(Arrived on 6/16/09)
 


Line6 Spider Valve HD100
100W tube head
(power section designed by Bogner)
 


Egnater Rebel 20 Head
 


Mesa TA-15 Transatlantic Head

 


Dr. Z Mazerati 1-12 Combo
 


Pearce Combo & ext. Cab 


Egnater Rebel-1x12 Cab's (x2)


ZT Lunchbox
 



Mesa 2x12 Roadster Cabinet



Mesa 2x12 Rectifier Cabinet


Mesa 1x12 Express 23" Cabinet (12/5/09)


Mesa Express 5:25 1x12 Combo

 



Peavey 1-15" Combo


SWR SM400
(Rack Mount Head)

 



SWR Goliath 4-10


Sonic (1-18" EVM)



Mesa Walkabout Scout


SWR Working Pro 15

 



 

    

 

 

Guitar effects & accessories

Modelers Guitar Effects / Processors TC Parametric EQ/Sustain Misc.
Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler Keeley Compressor (4 Knob) Fishman Aura (Dreadnought) Peterson VS-II Strobe Tuner 
Line 6 POD 2 Keeley Fuzz Head Visual Sound H20 Liquid Chorus/Echo Line6 FBV Shortboard Foot Controller for HD100 Amp
Line 6 Pocket POD Keeley modded BD2 Blues Driver Line 6 Verbzilla Reverb Pedal Shure PSM200 in-ear monitor system
Line 6 Floor POD Plus Fulltone GT-500 Rocktron Banshee Talkbox Sennheiser Evolution G2 Wireless system
Line 6 PODxt Live Fulltone OCD (Ver.4) Fulltone Full-Drive 2 Sabine rack-mount tuner 
Line 6 POD X3 Live Boss CS2 Compressor/Sustainer TC Stereo Chorus Boss TU2 Tuner
Line 6 Bass PODxt Boss CS3 Compressor/Sustainer Carl Martin Octa-Switch Radial Headbone VT Amp Head Switcher
  Boss OS2 Overdrive/Distortion Fractal Audio Axe-FX Ultra Radial Switchbone JX2 A/B/Y Amp Switcher
  Marshall Jackhammer JH-1 Morpheus Drop Tune SKB PS-15 Pedalboard
  Eventide Timefactor   Pedaltrain PT2 SC Pedalbaord
  Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah   Dunlop DC Brick Power Supply
  Xotic RC Booster   TC Polytune Tuner

 



Keeley 4 Knob Compressor
 



Keeley Fuzz Head



Fulltone GT-500



Line6 M13 Stompbox Modeler


Keeley modded BD2


Fulltone OCD (Ver.4)


Fulltone Full-Drive 2

 
Fishman Aura

Boss CS3
Compression/Sustainer

 
Boss CS2 Compressor




Boss TU2 Tuner


Xotic RC Booster

Line 6 Floor POD Plus
Line 6 PODxt Live

 

Line 6 POD X3 Live

 
 

Line 6 Pocket POD

 
 

Line 6 POD 2



 

Line 6 Bass PODxt

Visual Sound
H20 Liquid Chorus/Echo

Line 6 Verbzilla
Reverb Pedal

Peterson VS-II Strobe Tuner 

Boss OS2
Overdrive/Distortion
Pedaltrain PT2 SC
Pedal board 

SKB PS-15 Pedalboard
 


Shure PSM200
in-ear monitor system

 

Line6 FBV Shortboard
Foot Controller for HD100 Amp

Rocktron Banshee Talkbox

TC Stereo Chorus 
Bose T1 Tone Match Audio Engine


Bose L1 Cylindrical Radiator® (x2)
PS1 power stand (x2)
R1 remote control (x2)
B1 bass module (x3)

 
Sabine RT-1600 rack-mount tuner

 TC Parametric EQ/Sustain


TC Polytune
Radial Switchbone JX2 A/B/YAmp  Switcher

Radial Headbone VT
Amp Head Switcher

 
Sennheiser Evolution G2 Wireless system
Marshall Jackhammer
JH-1
Morpheus Drop Tune

Eventide Timefactor


Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah
Carl Martin Octaswitch
Effects controller
Fractal Audio Axe-FX Ultra

Bass Instruments

Modulus Quantum 6
MV Pedulla MVP5
MV Pedulla Pentabuzz 5 string
Chapman 10 string Stick
NS Stick (8 string)
Guild Ashbory bass
Fender Ashbory bass

 

Modulus Quantum 6, 6 String Bass
Graphite Neck,  EMG Active Pickups


MV Pedulla MVP5
(5 String Bass)
Bartolini Pickups, Flame Maple top, Ebony Fingerboard
MV Pedulla Pentabuzz
(5 String fretless Bass
w/fret marker inlays)
Bartolini Pickups, Flame Maple top, Sealed Ebony Fingerboard		   
10 string Chapman Stick, Brazilian Ironwood,
Stereo pickup, (S/N: 1203, Circa 1983)
Complete reworking  in Dec. 2006

NS/Stick 8 String Bass/Ash body/
Cherry stain/Moses Graphite Neck
(Oct 26, 2006)
(Note missing nameplate)

 

Fender Ashbory Bass-Silicone strings, fretless
(New-Blue)

Guild Ashbory Bass
Silicone strings, fretless(original-Black)


 





     




 
 

Guitars
 

Custom Strat (1984)
Fender "Strat" (1983)
Dimarzio Strat (1987)
Fender VG Strat (2007)

1989 Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 (1989)
2009 Paul Reed Smith 305 (2009)
2008 Paul Reed Smith 513 (2009)
Paul Reed Smith Mira (2010)
2005 Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 20th Anniversary (2010)
Paul Reed Smith Tremonti SE (2009)
Paul Reed Smith SE Custom 24 25th Anniversary (2010)

Carvin DC727 7 String (2005)
Steinberger Synapse Transcale (2007)
Reverend Jetstream HB-FM (2008)
Flaxwood Rautia (2009)
Ovation Adamas Acoustic (1983?)

 


Dimarzio Strat
(Circa 1987)


Before

After
1988 PRS Custom 24, 6 string electric, w/whammy, Ebony Fingerboard,
locking cam tuners, Bird Inlays, ("10" top)
Back from factory on 9/3/2009 New 1957/2008 Pickups installed, general maintenance & setup, finish work



Carvin DC727C 7 String Electric (Ruby Red)
w/Floyd Rose Tremelo, Ebony Fingerboard,
SS Frets, Sperzel Locking Tuners,
Active electronics, Quilted Maple top
(Nov. 2005)

Custom Strat style 6 String Electric
(the infamous "Impusle" Guitar)
w/Floyd Rose Tremelo, Kubicki neck w/Ebony Fingerboard,
Dimarzio Pickups (built by Mike Mascagna)
(Circa 1984)

Fender VG Stratocaster, Tobacco Sunburst
Rosewood Fingerboard, Sperzel Locking Tuners
(June 2007)


Steinberger Synapse Transcale
6 String Baritone w/Siding capo
(Sept. 2007)

 Fender (The Strat) 6 string electric
w/Floyd Rose Tremelo, Graphite nut, Rosewood Fingerboard,
Seymour Duncan stacked HB pickups, Graphite nut to replace locking nut
(Circa 1983)



Ovation Adamas,
Black Walnut headstock & Bridge, Graphite top,
Piezo pickup, stereo
(Circa 1983)


Reverend Jetstream HB-FM
Flame Maple Sunburst
Locking tuners, 22 fret, Korina body


The Girls


The Girls-Full frontal

Paul Reed Smith 513, Mahogany back & neck, Rosewood fingerboard, Bird Inlays, 22 fret, 5-513 pickups, Flame 10 Top, Tremolo
(Traded for different guitar on 10/19/09, same model)
(see photo at left)
 

 

 

Paul Reed Smith 305 (headstock signed by the Man himself!)
Carved Alder body, 22 fret, Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard,  Tremolo

 
Flaxwood Rautia 6 string
http://www.flaxwood.com/models/rautia/

Here is the photo page of the actual guitar from
GGuitars Website
http://www.gguitars.com/flaxwood0109727.html




 

PRS Custom 24


                          with original Pickups
 


w/new 1957/2008 pickups
 

       
                PRS Tremonti SE          PRS SE 25th Anniversary
                                                   Custom 24
   

 

  
 

 

  
 

 
Locking nut on White strat replaced w/graphite nut 2/09
PRS Custom 24, 20th Anniversary


 
   

Motorcycles
 		  


                           
2006 Harley Davidson                          1986 Yamaha FJ1200
Night Rod

  

 
Live show Bass setups:

Modulus 6 to Compressor (Boss CS3) then to amp or
Modulus 6 to Bass Pod then to amp

Live show Guitar setups:

Guitar to these effects (in order):

Boss TU-12 Tuner or TC Polytune
Keeley Compressor
Fulltone OCD
Fulltone Fulldrive 2
Eventide Timefactor
TC Chorus
Xotic RC Booster
Line 6 Verbzilla (if needed)
Fulltone Wah Wah
Rocktron talkbox (if needed)

To Mesa Boogie Mark V head, Mesa Roadster 2-12 cab

Guitars change every night!

 

  

 
 

Archives: (Instruments & amps Sold / Traded) & other misc stuff

Coral Electric Sitar (see photo at right)
Gibson 1959 Les Paul reissue (Cherry Sunburst)
Gibson 1957 Les Paul Jr. (Natural wood)
Gibson 1955 Les Paul Jr. (Tobacco Sunburst)
Gibson 1974 Les Paul (Cherry Sunburst)
Hohner Headless Bass (Walnut finish)
Ibanez Artist 6 string Electric (Tobacco Sunburst)
Ibanez 5 string bass (Impulse era)
Kramer 4 String Bass (Black / Aluminum/wood neck)
Kramer 8 String Bass (White / Aluminum/wood neck))
BC Rich Eagle (Birdseye maple)
Fernandes Strat (Tobacco Sunburst)
Ovation Custom Legend 6 string acoustic (Natural Finish)
Ovation Pacemaker 12 String acoustic (Tobacco Sunburst)
Gibson ES175 Jazz (Blonde)
Dean ML (Flying V/Explorer combo)
Peavey Foundation 4 String Bass (Tobacco Sunburst)
Fender Precision Bass (Black)

SG Amp (6-10" speakers, Built-in Maestro Phase Shifter)
Lab Series L5 2-12 Combo

Acoustic 300W Head
2 Acoustic Cabinets (4-12" speakers each)
Acoustic 1-12 Combo (Oak cabinet)
Ampeg Bass head (Model?)
Gollehon 15" Bass cabinet
Mesa Boogie Studio preamp
Peavey Reno 400 Acoustic Amp
Peavey 1-15"/2-10" Bass cab
Peavey 2-15 Bass Cab
Seymour Duncan 2-10 Bass Cab
Mesa Stilletto Deuce II Head


Visual Sound Route 66 Compressor / Overdrive (SOLD)


Bogner Shiva Head
(Received on trade for Pedulla MVP5 Bass)
Traded for Flaxwood Rautia guitar

Probably a lot more I forgot about!


Les Paul "59" Reissue
(far left)


Kramer 8 String Bass

Brad with Joe Corso & Larry DiMarzio
(sporting DiMarzio tatoo's)
(Brad holding Dimarzio Prototype Strat)
(Goldie Libro's, circa 1987)

 


Coral Sitar


Dean "ML
Cherry burst
(circa 1979)

Impulse publicity shot
(circa 1984)

 

Kramer 4 string bass, Ampeg head, Gollehon Cab/Gibson Les Paul 59 Reissue & Acoustic 1x12 oak combo
(circa 1980-nice hair!)


Ovation Adamas