Before we go on a big gear-a-thon,I feel I should at least credit some of the people that have, indirectly, made me buy this stuff so I could use it to play music. I've been inspired by many guitarists, but the main things that they have in common is: They are all excellent rhythm players (!), they have an individual sound (finding my own voice is part of the big quest), and a lot of 'em are tele players (not sure what THAT means...). Guitarists that I admire, and who have inspired me in my never ending quest to become a better player in both a technical and spiritual sense: Amos Garrett, Cornell, Dupree, Ry Cooder, Larry Carlton, Hiram Bullock, Jimmy Ponder, Joe Pass, and many, many others. Scroll down for pics of all guitars!

AMPS: The main squeezes are my trusty Fender Custom Vibrasonic, and my Fuchs Jazz Classic 50. I also use a Pearce G1; a Pearce g2r; and a Lab series L-5 with 2x12" Altecs on occasion.

Effects: I use a Homebrew Electronics compressor, a fulltone OCD, and a Danelectro Reel Echo onstage, as well as a Sennheiser wireless transmitter.

When recording (mostly via my Mac G4 and Garage Band 2.0 use a Line 6 POD Pro, which I really like -All cables are George L's (and yours should be , too!) for maximum clarity, and supoib signal.

If you want to talk guitar with me, feel free to drop me a line...

Although I've been a staunch telecaster player for years, I have been gravitating towards hollowbodies and semi-hollows for that fat sound over the last 3-4 years or so. Currently I switch between a 2003 Gretsch Tennessee Rose ("People Get Ready"), a 1967 Guild Starfire IV, and a 1996 US made Epiphone Sheraton (listen to "Sheratone"). I also have a Korean Epihone Broadway (Listen to "Chitlins Con Carne" for a sample); a Koren Epihone Riviera; A Music Man Axis Super Sport in all rosewood (Check out "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"), and two teles (my '52 reissue with low output Van Zand pickups and a Parsons/White B-bender, and gold sparkle "jizzblaster" that I bought from Fat Dawg at Subway Guitars in Berkeley. Although I have never been a total strat fan I DO own a Godin Artisan ST, and to round it off I have a Gretsch Elliott easton Jet and a Burny Les Paul (which is chambered and light). Scroll down for pics....

2003 Gretsch Tennessee Rose and 2004 Gretsch Elliott Easton Jet in Cadillac Green
Top left: 1967 Guild Starfire IV (with stop tail mod)

Top Right: 1996 US Made Epiphone Sheraton

Left: Korean Epiphone Riviera

Bottom Left:Korean Epiphone Broadway

Bottom Right: Japanese made Burny chambered Les Paul

For optimal kvetching....
Top Left: 1993 '52 Telecaster reissue with low output Van Zand p/u's and a Parsons/White B-bender. Top Right: Gold Sparkle "jizzblaster" with SD minihumbucker

Bottom Left: Ernie Ball/Music Man Rosewood Axis Super Sport . Bottom Right: Godin Artisan ST

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