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1978 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe - click for more photos 'DiPinto Belvedere Deluxe - click for more photos Custom Warmoth Variax - click for more photos
This 1978 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe goldtop has plenty of wear & tear including some serious checking on the top, but it's got a lot of mojo. DiPinto Belvedere Deluxe. I played one of these at the NAMM Show and fell in love with it-- had to buy one! Cool retro looks, nice mini-humbuckers, and plays like a charm. 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 - click for more photos Vineyard JC501CEQ/T Acoustic w/ EQ and Tuner - click for more photos Vineyard Classical Nylon-String w/Pickup - click for more photos
Breedlove CM acoustic. The top is bordered in abalone with Bloodwood binding. The peghead and fingerboard are also Bloodwood, and the back & sides are striped Macassar Ebony. Vineyard JC501CEQ/T acoustic guitar w/piezo pickup, EQ and tuner built-in, with both XLR and 1/4" output jacks. This is a prototype nylon-string Classical guitar built for Vineyard, with a built-in pickup.
Yamaha Pacifica w/Warmouth neck & custom paint job - click for more photos Vineyard JB-N Bass - click for more photos "Beatle" Bass copy - click for more photos
This is a real frankenstein... a Yamaha body with a Warmoth neck. I painted the front & back myself and installed a Chandler Tone X for some cool tone tweaking. I call this the "Chaos/Order Tele". Vineyard JB-N Jazz Bass copy. Vineyard makes great guitars for the money. 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.
Xaviere Tele    
Xaviere XV-600 Thinline Tele-style with P90 pickups. From Medway, Massachusetts!    

 

 


Guitars I once owned, but no longer...

 
Reverend Avenger w/aluminum top and back - click for more photos Charvel Surfcaster -  click for more photos Custom-built Tele-style - click for more photos
I had special ordered this Reverend Avenger with a "Ridged Aluminum" finish, maple neck & Sperzel locking tuners. A Charvel Surfcaster. Of all of these, this is the one I miss the most. 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.
Fender Strat custom-painted like George Harrison's Rocky - click for more photos Fender Telecaster 1957 Reissue Stratocaster - click for more photos
A Fender Stratocaster, faithfully recreated as George Harrison's Strat known as "Rocky".

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.
Danelectro 59DC Danelectro Bass Danelectro DC-3
Danelectro 59DC 6-string

Danelectro DC Bass

Danelectro DC3

Blue Star Psychocaster - click for more photos Fernandes Vertigo Vox teardrop copy
A Psychocaster from Blue Star, a small guitar-maker in Michigan, with a cool reflective top.

A Fernandes Vertigo. Always dug that Roadcone Orange color. An early-model Reverend Avenger
Custom-built Warmoth Telecaster - click for more photos Danelectro DC 12-String - click for more photos Danelectro 6/12 Doubleneck - click for more photos
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.
Fender Aerodyne Tele - click for more photos Electric Sitar - click for more photos Weissenborn copy - click for more photos
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.
Vox teardrop copy Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet - click for more photos Fender Nashville Telecaster - click for more photos
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.
ESP Clapton SG Copy - click for more photos 'Fender '69 Telecaster Thinline Reissue - click for more photos Custom-built Warmoth Telecaster - click for more photos
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. Re-issue of the Fender '69 Telecaster Thinline, cream-white finish with a flame pattern revealing the natural wood beneath. Very cool looking guitar, I miss this one. 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.
Vox Valvetronix Amp Vox AC30H2 Amp
Vox Valvetronix amp Vox Heritage Collection AC30H2 amp

 

Other guitars I've owned over the years include:
Gibson Firebird
Gibson SG
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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