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2000 Taylor 355
This is a 12-string jumbo guitar with a gloss-finish Sitka spruce top, satin finished sapele (African mahogany) back & sides, and black fiber bindings. Features a tropical American mahogany satin-finished NT neck with an ebony fret board and large pearl dots. Tusq nut and saddle, ebony bridge and pins - with chrome-plated mini-Grovers, and ebony tuner buttons. I've equipped this 355 with a B-Band AST and an A2 2-channel pre-amp. Sounds amazing -- jangalishious! |
Made in Quebec, this Norman 12-string features a solid spruce top from old-growth forest. This results in tight, straight grain -- giving the top a resonance not found in many other instruments. Man, I love that Harmonium 12-string sound! Cherry laminate is used on the back and sides. The neck is Honduras mahogany and features a very nice rosewood fingerboard. Overall, the guitar is finished with a special alcohol lacquer which is light enough to allow the wood to breath and vibrate freely. I am told that it will age very well. I remember John D.'s old Norman B-40 (circa 1974) -- what a great guitar! Equipped as an acoustic-electric, with a Fishman Prefix Pro Plus EQ and a Matrix under-saddle pickup. |
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I picked this one out from among several Guild models hanging in a Syracuse, NY music ship in 1978, and it became my first decent 6-string dreadnought. It's the only guitar that I kept from my band heyday in the early 80's. It features a spruce top and mahogany back and sides; a lacquered mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, and a vintage-style tobacco sunburst finish. The Guild D-35 is known for its bullet-proof toughness, and this guitar is a testament to this!. There are a couple of battle scars, but they are small and nothing down to the wood. At 30 years old, it is developing tiny hairline finish cracks on the bottom of the lower bout. I added a Fishman Active Matrix-II under-saddle piezo in 1999. I've also installed a set of d'Andrea brass bridge pins which have added some brightness and sustain. My D-35 has aged gracefully and plays like a butter cannon. |
1980 Daion Model 80 I bought this in 2002 from its original owner in South Carolina. It's a near-enough replacement for my long-lost '79 Daion Heritage that was (regretfully) sold in 1983. Handmade in 1980 by the Yamaki Co. Ltd. of Japan, this 6-string dreadnought has an aged spruce top with a hand-stained mahogany finish, mahogany sides and a two-piece back. It features a brass nut and saddle, brass side and main fret markers, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, maple binding and purfling, rosewood bridge pins, and gold-plated tuners. The Daion logo (Greek lyre) is hand carved into the headstock. I've stabilized a slight belly at the bridge by installing a JLD Bridge System. Other than this, the guitar is all original. |
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6-string dreadnought with AAA book matched Engelmann spruce top and Indian rosewood back, sides, and bindings. Tropical American Mahogany satin-finished NT neck with an ebony fret board and pearl dots. Tusq nut and saddle, ebony bridge and pins. Gold-plated Grovers with ebony tuner buttons, and a a really nice Hawaiian Koa sound hole rosette. Guitar is braced for medium-gauge strings; is loud and clear when flat picked, and rings like a bell when played finger style.
Bill Nichols kindly custom-designed an ebony truss rod cover inlaid with a Koa ichthus symbol for me. I've also upgraded the tuner buttons to ebony. |
 2006 Simon & Patrick "Showcase" This wonderful instrument is currently my main worship leading guitar, and essentially, the first guitar that has dropped into my hands that keeps my Taylor 710 in it's case. This one is a "keeper" for sure! specs:
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 2005 Seagull MJM6 CW GT QII I used this as my main worship-leading guitar throughout 2006. I love the mini-jumbo size, which provides for much less of the boominess associated with a dreadnought -- so it's perfect for playing with a small worship band. Nearly all Seagull models have a 1.8" nut, which is great for finger style (although the neck does not feel thick or wide). This guitar is effectively a significant upgrade from my former Michael Kelly mini-jumbo. Specs:
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 2005 Simon & Patrick Mini-Jumbo I have been using this as my main practice guitar since this past Spring. Although similar to the Seagull Mahogany Mini Jumbo I have, it features a 1.72" nut. This is an incredibly comfortable guitar for playing any style of acoustic music! Specs:
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 2004 Art & Lutherie Ami My first parlor-sized guitar in many years. This guitar spent its first two Summers serving at the "boat guitar". Taking into consideration the extremes in temperature and humidity it experienced, it fared extremely well -- only requiring a slight truss rod adjustment between seasons! I recently used this for an old hymn played recently during a Sunday Communion at St. Stephen's, Westmount -- tuned to open-D with a capo at the 4th fret. Perfect! |
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 1999 La Patrie "Collection" From the La Patrie website: "The Collection classical guitar combines solid Indian rosewood back and sides—with a luthier-grade solid cedar top and high gloss lacquer finish, and is built by the most experienced luthiers in the Godin acoustic studio. This guitar is top-of-the-line in every respect. The beautifully understated appearance is perfectly complimented by the Collection's exquisite sound and feel. The LaPatrie necks are carved from Honduras mahogany and feature a rosewood fingerboard and bridge." |
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 70's Yamaha FG405 I fell in love with Robin Dhillon's Yammy 6-string many years ago. To me, these Japanese-made lower-end production line solid-wood guitars have a nice crisp sound, and shine when played finger style, particularly when using a capo above the second or third fret. This guitar is a hoot to play, and has great feel and good intonation all the way up to the 12th fret. Amazing for such a relatively inexpensive guitar. I changed the old open tuners for fake Grovers about six years ago. Specs:
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80's Sigma DM-3 Sigma DM3 acoustic guitar by C.F. Martin & Company. Another great lower-end guitar, this one is perfect for throwing in the car for a weekend away. This is the "house" guitar in Corpus Christi, TX! Not
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1985 Ibanez RS1010SL
Designed for the high standards and professional requirements of one of the top studio and performing artists, the RS1010SL features an ebony fingerboard for smooth fingering and durability. The front pickup is the Super 58 with its pleasing, warm output; the rear pickup is the SL Special which has more windings than the 58, Pro Rock'r and Top Lok provide The RS1010SL with easy, precise fine tuning. The RS1010-SL is finished in the stunningly beautiful Marine Sunburst and is identified with Steve Lukather's hallmark on the serial plate.
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 2006 Godin XTSA XTSA @ godinguitars.com "The xtSA delivers big time electric sounds via the Godin humbucker-single-humbucker pickup configuration and thanks to a special 5-way switch setup extra meaty humbucker tones co-exist with glassy split-coil sounds in the second and forth position. Turn down the electric output and raise the volume on the RMC transducer saddles and the xtSA becomes an incredibly authentic-sounding ‘acoustic’ guitar. The acoustic voice of the xtSA is enhanced by an onboard preamp with a three-way graphic EQ. The two outputs are set up so that the electric and acoustic voices can be blended in the guitar using a single patch cord or at the amp/mixer using both outputs. The icing on the xtSA cake comes in the form of its synth tracking, which simply put, is the best in the business. As with all of Godin synth-ready instruments, a built-in 13-pin connector provides direct access to all Roland GR-Series synths as well as most other 13-pin devices." |
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 2005 Cozart SRB-1 House-bass in Corpus Christi. Specs:
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2004 Godin A5 fretless
The A5 bass produce superb acoustic bass sounds from an instrument that is only slightly larger than a standard solid body bass and much lighter. The two chambered body design resists feedback as well as the negative effects that loud stage levels can have on top vibration. Vibration of the solid cedar top is further controlled by a cello inspired bracing pattern. The custom A-Bass electronics include an under-saddle ribbon transducer and preamp by L.R.Baggs. Specs:
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2002 Tacoma CB-10-4E
Thunder Chief Acoustic Bass
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