Hi !
In order to add some détails at Didier's post, we are using a Diamond préamp, modified by the manufacturer in Sweden, an ALTO reverb which is the one which gives the closest sound and a compressor.
The guitar is a strat US and strings are 13/54 gauge.
The amp is a SR Technologies JAM 400 (400W RMS) which is the best one we tested. Lower power are not really good. We use it also for acoustic Shad's numbers when we play The Shadows repertoire as SHOTGUN Ltd.
When we played at Pipeline 2011 we had a Marshall 100W which is not so close to the original sound. JAM 400 works with a B&O technology and is a remarkable amp (even for acoustic guitars !!)
We've been staying 5 days in 2011 in SWEDEN to find the best gear and this one is very convenient. We are really satisfied now. Also we say " more is less" sometimes. all the audiences we had found it very good.
This is a medley we played a couple of years ago :
http://youtu.be/q8mD6ka9Fok Michel
Bassist on french bands SHOTGUN Ltd. ( Shadows cover band ) & APOLLO 11 ( Spotnicks cover band ).