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I've been recording the guitar since 1986 or so. Those first recordings in the garage with multiple boom boxes were pretty rough. I'd have one record my playing the rhythm and then the others getting the solo and harmony. Capturing your original tunes has come a long way!

My main electric guitars are an American Fender Fat Strat and Telecaster. I also play a 7-string Sterling John Petrucci guitar occasionally. 

My main acoustic guitars are a Taylor 810 (2013) and a Taylor 310.

I play a 5-string Ibanez Bass Guitar on my recordings plus a Yamaha classical guitar, and various ukuleles, banjo, keyboard and percussion. I record using Steinberg Cubase and Wavelab, and some tube mic preamps and direct boxes with a Motu audio interface.

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Recording Projects & CDs

  1. Diversiform (2023)
  2. From Two Wheels and a Tree (2022)
  3. Rough Edges (2021)
  4. Tonal Accents (2021)
  5. Silly String (2017)
  6. Glare (2017)
  7. Rooted (2015)
  8. Curtains Up (2009)
  9. Corridor (2006)
  10. Lukewarm Guitar (2006)
  11. Flipside (1996) 
  12. Intrigue (1996)
  13. An Acoustic Christmas (2006)
  14. Acoustic Hits 1996-1998 (1996)
  15. Waiting for the Elements (1999)
  16. Going Places (1998)
  17. Unconstrained (1997)
  18. View (1996)
  19. Others - Not released globally, such as a CD of lost songs. See my bands page for a list of other recordings. 




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