He's a great player and did some excellent work on some great songs. IIRC, he and Brian used Vox amps often and yes, I believe some songs were done with a Trainwreck.
But to be honest, with a guy playing so tasty and appropriately for the songs, he could have used any amp and it would still be great stuff.
one of my favorite underrated players from the 80s. LOVE his tones on the Bryan Adams stuff -- he should get the sideman gig with Ryan Adams -- now THAT would be a hoot
I can get fairly close with my Traynor YCV40 clean channel turned almost halfway up, a smidge of overdrive (either a Route 66 pedal or a TC Nova Drive), and a pinch of Carbon Copy.
I remember an interview with him in the 'Cuts Like A Life' era where he said he was using an amp that was the front end of an AC-30 and the power section of a Hiwatt, and '.013's on his guitar.
His main rig for ages was basically a custom built amp that had a Vox-like front end w/ a Hiwatt-like power section, if memory serves correct (trying to remember that aforementioned GP interview - could be the reverse, Hiwatt front, Vox back)).
Great, melodic player w/ fine hooks and nice sounds. I understand he was a fusion player before joining Adams' band.
I would love Keith Scott's job. He gets to play nice simple lines over (or inside if you prefer) some great songs and he sounds superb! I've seen/heard him play Strats and Les Pauls and it doesn't seem to make a lot of difference to be honest. His tone is very 'Classic Rock' and seems to rely on power amp overdrive more than pre-amp so I'd look for an amp that can be cranked up without deafening the audience or the band.
You know, people can say his lines were easy or whatever. But you know what it ain't just notes he's playin'......much , much more than just notes. From the 80's he was my favorite, and still is. The solo on "cuts like a knife" !!!! Just that, cutting like a knife.
I actually met Keith in person when he came to Kathmandu, Nepal on tour with Bryan Adams. We met over coffee and I got my Gretsch signed by him. There's even some press coverage of my meeting.