What Mo Plays
Guitars, Capos, Picks & Strings
A few of the heavy hitters on Mo's list right now.
Martin D-41 Dreadnought
Sitka spruce top on East Indian rosewood back and sides, with gorgeous abalone appointments. Mo loves this dreadnought for its broad, sweet midrange that sits beautifully underneath a lead vocal instead of fighting it for space.
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Elliott G16M McKinney Capo
Elliott capos are precision-machined to match your exact nut width and fingerboard radius. Because it doesn't flatten out a curved fretboard, that pesky third string actually stays in tune mid-set.
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Golden Gate GP-11 Ivoroid Thumb Pick
Mo came up playing banjo at fifteen, and he never put the five-string down. Paired with brass fingerpicks, this is his go-to traditional setup for driving the banjo with maximum attack and clarity.
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D'Addario XS Medium Phosphor Bronze (13-56)
When you play acoustic guitar as an essential part of the show as Mo does night after night, you need strings that hold up. These coated mediums deliver a massive dreadnought tone that survives a grueling run of live performances.
See the listing →My dad, when he was 15, bought a 1967 D-28. Right as I started to play, he got the headstock fixed on it. I learned on that guitar. That's the guitar you'll see in every single picture until I got the J.D. Crowe guitar.
The Acoustic Shoppe
Why Buy From The Acoustic Shoppe?
We aren't just a warehouse; we're real musicians obsessing over gear that actually performs. As an 11-time NAMM Top 100 Dealer located right here in Springfield, Missouri, our staff works on and gigs with the exact same instruments we sell.
Every guitar on Mo's list goes through our signature 23-Point Professional Inspection before it ever hits a shipping box. Plus, any instrument $1,000 and up comes with our Dread-Not Guarantee: a 30-day in-home trial and a full year of 90% trade-in credit. You're buying gear approved by a working pro, from a shop run by players.
Good Questions
Does Mo earn anything when I buy from his gear list?
Yes. Mo is a TAS Community Pro. When you buy through these links, you help keep his family on the road and fuel in the bus—at zero extra cost to you. He only puts his name on gear he actually plays and believes in.
Who packs and ships this gear?
We do. Everything ships directly from our team at The Acoustic Shoppe. No drop-shipping, no mystery warehouses.