Johan uses his own special Jagwire strings. You also can use these by ordering the Johan Jansen artists series stainless steel strings in both C6 and E9 tuning:
JJC6-70S: .012 .014 .018 .022p .024w .030 .036 .042 .054 .070
JJE9-38S: .012 .015 .0115 .014 .018 .022p .026w .030 .034 .038

Soon you will be able to order the Johan Jansen artists series strings through the Jagwire website, but you can also buy them directly from Johan at shows he's playing with his band Cash On Delivery or by sending an E-mail to him at: johan@steeljj.com
The strings costs € 10,- per set (C6 or E9), shipping and handling within The Netherlands is € 2,-. When you order two sets, you only pay once for shipping and handling.

JJ uses the following setup:

JJ's gear consists of the following:

• Derby Pedalsteel D 10 with 8 floorpedals & 8 kneelevers

• Derby custom build 10 string lapsteel

• Mesa Boogie Studio-preamp

• Korg DRT1 tuner

• Peavey Session 400 LTD

• Peavey DPC 750 digital poweramp

• Peavey Custom build wedges 15" black-widow loaded

• GFI pack a seat

• Hilton volume pedal

• Jagwire strings

• Custom Build flightcases and rack-cases

JJ uses the following tuning on his steelguitars:

A cool design:

• a steelguitar-rack, that high that you need a very short cable from your steel to your equipment, whatever that my be!

• No cable loss anymore.

• For your volume-pedal: short (less then 1 ft. chords) in and out

• A hood is all that you put on it for transportation, it comes with a strong leather handle.

• The whole case, bottom-compartiment-hood weights less then 8 pounds (3 spaces), and is stronger then one made of wood!

Features:

• Input and output for volume-pedal, (or one stereo-output, or both!) in aluminum shell at the shortest side to your steelguitar. All inside chords come connected and soldered with jacks. (see second photo on the right)

• At the other side of the rack, an aluminum cooling device, no needs for a fan anymore!

• At the back end (not to be seen from the crowd, in alu-shell, all the power, speaker, console and poweramp connections, and all wired and plugged inside. They are in the bottom compartiment, so easy to shield, and easy to reconnect, without working in the effect-compartiment! saves time and troubles!

• Also: build in high-quality-stereo-DI, also wired and plugged! with ground-lifts!

• They come in 3 or 4 spaces-rack.

• All Neutrik- connections

• All wiring done!

• Original design, all others are copies!

• High quality double (inside and outside) aluminum lining!

• Locks, all 4 come with safety-rings!

• AC-power with safe Euro-connector-chassis-part, and comes with grounded chord where you can put your plug on. So you only need one power-connection for your rack!

Prices

• 3 spaces-rack: US$ 400.00

• 4 spaces-rack: US$ 425.00

(prices are without shipping, handling and taxes)

GO FOR THE ORIGINAL EUROPEAN JJ-STEELRACK!!