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After having had just about every kind of guitar (both electric and acoustic) through the years, I've settled on using a Godin Multiac SA (both steel and nylon-string) through a Roland VG-88 then through a Yamaha AG Stomp for my solo gigs (the Stomp adds a nice "air" to the acoustic patches). Below, on the left, is a picture of me with one of my favorite guitars... my nylon-string Godin (circa 2002). The pic on the right is my "mongrel" Strat (circa 2007... geez, did I gray that much in 5 years?!)... a hard-tail... notice the 3 white on/off buttons for the pick-ups (EMG's)... thank you, Jim Messina for me showing this mod... now you can get any combination of pickup configurations (are you listening Fender?)... For the gear-heads, below that is a list of guitars and equipment I use for recording and performing live.

• mongrel Strat w/EMG's (my favorite... I made it from scratch with the help of my friend Tim Quertermous... luthier extraordinaire in Little Rock, AR... flame swamp ash... tung oil finish... the widest neck Warmouth makes (I've got fat fingers)... and extremely heavy... but geez does it sustain!

• Fender Strat w/EMG's (MIM)

• Godin Multiac SA - nylon string

• Godin Multiac SA - steel string

• Seagull acoustic w/Fishman pickup

• Epiphone acoustic (w/raised nut for slide)

• Ovation acoustic/electric nylon-string (stereo output... way cool)

• mongrel P-bass w/EMG's

• 2 - Peavey Classic 30 amps - in stereo (electric guitars)

• Crate Acoustic 125D amp (acoustic guitars)

• M-Audio Axiom 61 61-Key USB MIDI Controller

• Cakewalk Sonor software

• More sound module and effects plug-ins than I care to list

• E-Mu 1818M PCMCIA card into souped-up Toshiba laptop

• BOSS BR-532 digital 4-track (in the living room to capture ideas)

• Event 20/20p studio monitors

• ART Tube Pac preamp/compressor

• Audio Technica AT4050 condenser mic (vocals and acoustic guitars)

• Shure SM57 (studio miking amp)

• Bose PAS system (live... simply amazing)

• Mackie 1202 VLZ Pro mixer (studio)

• Countryman Isomax wireless headset (live)

• Roland VG-88

• Yamaha AG Stomp

• Planet Waves cables (they do make a difference)

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