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| Limited edition Gibson Les Paul Classic Double Cutaway in Transparent Red with flame maple top. BurstBucker Rhythm Pro (neck) and BurstBucker Lead Pro (bridge) pickups. Commemorative 120th Anniversary banner inlay at the 12th fret. Released as part of Gibson's 120th Anniversary, this model was only offered in 2014. |
1978 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe in Wine Red finish, my favorite Les Paul color. This one has plenty of wear and tear, but that gives it a lot of character. One of my favorites. |
2020 Gibson Les Paul Classic in Translucent Cherry finish. I've always been more of a Fender guy, but in the past few years, I find myself playing the Les Pauls more & more. |
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| This Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider S is only one of 20 produced in this Silver Sparkle finish. Features a chambered body, Roasted Maple neck, locking tuners, Wilkinson tremolo, push-pull switch in the tone control to turn on neck & bridge pickups together. |
This is a custom Telecaster that I put together myself, with an MJT body, Fishman Fluence pickups, Tronical tuners and a neck from CEG Hardtails. Right now, this is my favorite guitar to play, it's my #1 go-to guitar. |
Jimmy Page Telecaster - Fender's official reproduction of the guitar Page painted himself & played on classic Led Zep tunes, including the solo on "Stairway To Heaven". |
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| White Telecaster that's been heavily modded, tweaked & recycled. The only actual Fender parts left are the neck pickup, pickguard & some electronics. With a Warmoth neck w/Schaller locking tuners and a Rio Grande Muy Grande Twangbucker pickup in the bridge. Forearm and tummy contours make it really comfortable to play. |
I spent many years waiting for an opporunity to pick up a Chandler 555, and it did not dissapoint. One of my favorite guitars. I'm a big fan of the Mini-Humbucker pickups, and I installed a Chandler ToneX tone control for an additional kick. |
Yamaha Revstar RSS02T in Hot Merlot finish. I'm a big fan of the look & design of these guitars. I put locking tuners on it, the rest is all stock. |
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| Reverend Airwave 12 in "Rainbow Sparkle". I needed a good electric 12-string in my arsenal. This is a great one. The bridge is fully intonateable for all 12 strings, which is a huge benefit. And this sparkle finish is a limited edition color. |
Epiphone's version of the Gibson 339. The 339 has the look & sound of the classic Gibson 335, but with a smaller body, making it more comfortable to play (in my opinion, anyway). I've been pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoy playing this one. |
Eastwood Surfcaster 12/6, a doubleneck based on the classic Charvel Jackson Surfcaster. |
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| Customized Fender Blue Flower Stratocaster, with Suhr Michael Landau pickups, a beautiful Warmoth neck with graphite nut & vintage Fender-style frets, and Tronical motorized tuners. |
Modified Fender Stratocaster. Originally a Squier Affinity Stratocaster HH, I replaced & upgraded everything except the body; an actual Fender neck, Fender locking tuners, GFS 60's Overwound pickups and a GFS bridge. All because I can't resist a Pink Sparkle finish! |
A Fender Stratocaster, faithfully recreated as George Harrison's Strat known as "Rocky". |
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| PRS SE CE 24 in Satin Cherry. I bought this one because I wanted a basic guitar that I could attach a Fishman Triple Play MIDI Pickup to, and it fit the bill. |
2016 Gretsch Streamliner G2420T hollowbody in Gold Dust finish. With licenced Bigsby vibrato and Broad'Tron pickups. Saw this one up at a good price, I couldn't resist. |
A Fernandes Vertigo. You could call it Creamsicle, but I like to think of it as "road cone orange". Love this color on this guitar. It's just a hard rock machine. |
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| This one's called a BackSlider, it's essentially a copy of a Changler LectraSlide. Made for playing slide guitar. I keep this one in Open C tuning. |
Recording King RPH-R1 Dirty 30’s Single-0 Resonator. Parlor style body with 9.5” hand-spun Recording King cone, biscuit bridge with maple/ebony saddle. I've added a piezo pickup to the front, which you can see in the photos. |
Harley Benton ResoKing resonator with 1 Mini humbucker and 1 piezo pickup. I usually keep this in Open C tuning, great for playing slide guitar. |
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| Alvarez Deluxe Artist Elite acoustic with Grand Auditorium cutaway body,Black Walnut top, back & sides with a Shadowburst finish and LR Baggs VTC Element electronics. |
The Gibson J-45 is often cited as "the most recorded guitar in history", its balanced and even tone perfectly suited for recording. That's why I picked up this Epiphone Inspired by Gibson J-45, and it lives up to expectations. |
Vineyard JC501CEQ/T acoustic guitar w/piezo pickup, EQ and tuner built-in, with both XLR and 1/4" output jacks. |
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| Harley Benton BM-75 Trans Red Deluxe Series - copy of Brian May's classic "Red Special" |
Back in 1977, I bought my first guitar at a flea market for $10. It was a knock-off of a Gretsch Country Gentleman. No model name or serial #, just "Blackjack" on the headstock. Painted-on F-holes! That specific guitar is long gone, but I recently found another one; needless to say I paid more than $10 for this one, but that's the price of nostalgia. |
A knock-off of the Ampeg Dan Armstrong plexiglass guitar. |
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| Yamaha BB200 bass, Yellow Natural Satin fihish. A great bass for a very affordable price. |
Vineyard JB-N Jazz Bass copy. |
I picked this up just for fun. It's a cheap copy of a Hofner "Beatle" Bass by Rogue. It's great when I need to get a little McCartney out of my system. |
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Rouge RLS1MBK Lap Steel, just to play around with. |
This was a prototype nylon-string Classical guitar built for Vineyard, with a built-in pickup. |
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| I had special ordered this Reverend Avenger with a "Ridged Aluminum" finish, maple neck & Sperzel locking tuners. |
A Charvel Surfcaster. With roller bridge & nut. Of all of the guitars I've sold, this is one I miss a lot. |
A Jackson Surfcaster with a cool transparent orange finish. I replaced the stock humbucker with a lipstick humbucker to bring back more of that classic Surfcaster tone. I also upgraded the tailpiece/bridge to a Wilkinson/Gotoh Adjustable model. |
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| Washburn HB45WHK, Semi-hollowbody |
Blue Paisley Fender Telecaster |
1957 Reissue Fender Stratocaster in Shell Pink w/maple neck. Originally had a plain white pickguard w/cream pickups but I upgraded the pickups & put on this pearloid pickguard. |
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| Danelectro 59DC 6-string |
Danelectro DC Bass |
Danelectro DC3 |
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| A Psychocaster from Blue Star, a small guitar-maker in Michigan, with a cool reflective top. |
Another Fernandes Vertigo. Yes, I had one of these in the same color before, sold it, then bought another one years later. |
An early-model Reverend Avenger |
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| This one I put together myself, using a Warmoth Telecaster body & neck. This one had a quilted maple top, some extra body contours for playing comfort, and a Fishman Piezo Bridge pickup. |
A Danelectro 12-String |
A Danelectro Doubleneck. |
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| Fender Aerodyne Telecaster. Kind of a dissapointment, I didn't keep it for long. |
A Jerry Jones Electric Sitar copy with Red Crackle finish. Groovy! |
A Weissenborn copy from Vineyard Guitars. |
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| Phantom Guitarworks Vox teardrop copy |
Reissue Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet. Chambered mahogany body, TV Jones-designed pickups, and Bigsby-licensed Vibrato tailpiece. |
Fender Nashville Telecaster, with a Strat pickup in the neck position. |
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| A reproduction of Eric Clapton's famous SG. It is hand painted and does not have a clear coat. It was made to have the look and feel of Clapton's original hand-painted guitar. For more info on the original guitar, which was owned by Clapton and later by Todd Rundgren, click here. |
Another Surfcaster. This one was a recent reissue from Eastwood with a nice Seafoam Green finish. |
Custom Warmoth Telecaster w/Contoured Heel, Forearm and Tummy Contours; Schaller locking tuners; DiMarzio Twang King & GFS Lil Puncher XL pickups. I painted & finished this guitar myself. |
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| All the electronics from a Line 6 Variax in a custom Warmoth body (with pearloid top) and birds-eye maple neck with matching mother-of-pearl dot inlays. Graphite nut, Schaller locking tuners, contoured body-- all my favorites. |
Breedlove CM acoustic. The top was bordered in abalone with Bloodwood binding. The peghead and fingerboard were also Bloodwood, and the back & sides were striped Macassar Ebony. A beautiful guitar, sad to sell it but I needed the cash. |
This one was custom designed by hand-picking the body, neck, pickups, hardware, etc. from the best manufacturers in an attempt to build the ultimate guitar. |
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| Italia Modena Electric Sitar |
Ibanez Artist Expressionist Series AR620 IV
| Sterling Valentine |
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| 2016 Fender American Elite Telecaster in Autumn Blaze Metallic finish |
DiPinto Belvedere Deluxe |
Supro David Bowie Limited Edition Dual Tone, based on the main guitar David Bowie played on the Reality album and throughout his final world tour. |
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| 2015 Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut |
2003 Fender '69 Telecaster Thinline Re-Issue |
Andrew White Freja 112BV acoustic with arm bevel, "crop circle" inlay and ARTEC EDGE Z pickups & electronics. |
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| Vox Valvetronix amp |
Vox Heritage Collection AC30H2 amp |
- Other guitars I've owned over the years include:
- Gibson Firebird
- Gibson SG Special 400
- Gibson SG Custom
- Fender Telecaster Custom (circa '73)
- Fender 1979 "Antigua" Stratocaster
- Fender James Burton Signature Telecaster
- Fernandes "Bergundy Mist" Strat copy (this was my main guitar for almost 10 years)
- Hamer green sunburst (one of the few I really regret selling)
- Dean Bel-Air
- Schecter Strat
- Fender James Burton model Telecaster (different than the Signature model)
- Alvarez-Yahiri double-neck acoustic
- Ibanez Roadstar
- Yamaha strat-style
- Ibanez Lonestar
- Ovation Celebrity acoustic
- Kramer Ferringon acoustic/electric
- Some kind of Kramer pointy-headstock thing (*what* was I thinking?)
- Ibanez Flying V Bass
- Peavey T-15 (probably the worst guitar I ever owned)
- Washburn strat copy - I forget the model name
- Ibanez Studio
- Epiphone PeeWee Les Paul
- A few Hondo II Cheapo models & a few no-names, way back when...
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