吉他是巴西玫瑰木背，红松面，加入石墨，比大多数我曾用过的吉他轻得多，音量非常大，较易与管弦乐团合奏，音色多样，通常红松面会令演奏声音单一，但这琴可以弹厚重的声音，而需要时又可弹出清亮的声音。

　　大卫用达达利奥的正常拉力弦，“我用最低拉力的弦，因为可以有较好的揉弦，会损失一点音量，但音乐感更好，我喜欢易弹的吉他，我告诉制琴者最好的方法造一把声音好的吉他，便是把他做得易弹点，那演奏者便可以弹的好些，戴维与管弦乐团一起时会用话筒，独奏时倾向不用。

　　David Russell plays a guitar built by Matthias Damman of Passau, Germany. The instrument features brazilian rosewood sides and back and a cedar top implanted with graphite. “This guitar weighs much less than most I’ve used, says Russell. “It has a very powerful sound which makes it easier to play with an orchestra. The sound is very flexible. Often cedar top guitars force you into one sound, but this one gives a big fat sound if I want it and a thin, bright, sparkling sound when I want that.
　　Russell uses J. D’Addario normal tension strings. “I use the lowest tension strings because you get better vibrato,” he says. “You lose a little bit of volume but each note can be more musical. I like a guitar that is easy to play. I tell luthiers that the best way to make a good sounding guitar is to make it easier to play so the guitarist can play it better.” Russell is miked for concerto work but prefers no sound reinforcement for his solo concerts.
     Acoustic Guitar
     May 1998