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Wiki: It took Loueke a year to earn the $50 he needed to buy his first guitar. When he lacked money to buy new strings, which had to be bought across the border in Nigeria, he soaked the strings in vinegar to keep them clean. When the strings broke, he replaced them with bicycle brake cables, which damaged the neck of the guitar and compelled him to find a carpenter to fix it.
Interview: “I really like using E, B, G, D, High-A, Low-D,” says Loueke. “The High-A is tuned using a second G string. The combination of two G strings gives me voicings that are closer to the piano than any other tuning. It creates more tension in the voicings and enables me to do a lot of wide interval playing, which I really love to incorporate in my work.”
I don't know much about his use of gear, use of effects and such, and he seems to have switched to a 7-string at some time. What I do know is that I love listening to his groovy Benin jazz.
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You just need determination! 
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This was the first time I heard Lionel and was knocked out by both the melodic and rhythmic invention. His later stuff with a highly processed sound .... still listening.
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Easily one of the most unique and singular voices on the instrument ever.
Saw him a few years back with Herbie Hancock...for a guy who seems to love guitars, he played the whole gig with what looked to be an off the rack newer model D'Angelico semi hollows...he sounded fantastic.
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Palm wine music is where all the highlife stuff comes from.
From there is goes to Fela.
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