Current favorite plugins :

 

Sean Costello at Valhalla DSP makes incredible, affordable reverb and effect plugins. The interfaces are simple and sensible, the effect quality is second to none, and the parameters are tuned for smooth changes which let you play the effects like musical instruments. Check out Valhalla Room and Übermod in particular.

 

 

Tools I use live, for those who wish to know:

 

Lakewood M-32 acoustic guitars

Anthem acoustic pickups and the Venue preamp from L.R. Baggs.

Neumann KMS105 mic

SA220 acoustic amp/PA from Fishman (whose Ellipse pickup I used for many years)

A custom dual  humbucker electric guitar with Tele styling from Rhinehart

Seymour Duncan electric pickups

A custom shop ’52 reissue Telecaster from Fender

D’Addario Strings

Aria FA-75 hollowbody electric

Matchless Lightning 15 class A amp

Original ’65 Fender Princeton amp with a Weber 50W ceramic speaker.

ZT Lunchbox amp

Line 6 M9 multi-effects, Fulltone OCD, Keely-modded RAT, other bits and bobs.

 

I should mention that I play this at home:

Spencer Meyers was kind enough to make me a beautiful one-off acoustic guitar. It is lovely and full of soul.