The Dean DOA Guitar

This is the ‘None More Black’ Dean 2011 V that I won at last year’s Dean Owners Association party. It took a year for me to actually get it (?!?), but it rocks. And it is the only one in the world. The guys at Dean did a great job. There is quite a story …

Steinberger ZT3

This is my main guitar when I don’t have to use any guitar synth. Instead, this guitar is the only one in the world with a TransTrem 3, which transposes all strings equally. Not only can you bend entire chords in tune, but you can lock the bridge in 5 different positions, from a whole …

Ovation Adamas SMT

Acoustically, this guitar is LOUD, with great balance between individual strings. The mid-size bowl is really comfortable yet big enough to make those bass notes jump out. I’m not kidding, you really feel those low notes.

It contains Ovation’s Optima preamp system, with both 1/4″ and XLR output. The preamp also has a chromatic tuner, which …

Fender ‘The Strat’ 1982

This is the first good guitar I’ve ever had. It is part of a series that Fender had out from the late part of 1980 until late 1982. As a result, it is not a very common guitar, although I have run across a few here and there. Mine is ‘Sapphire Blue’ which is an …

Ovation Viper

This is my main performing acoustic. It was made in 1992, and has a solid mahogany body, so acoustically, it is more like an electric than acoustic. It is extremely comfortable to play too, much more so than normal acoustics. I send this through one of my normal pedalboards and add an Aphex Acoustic Xciter …

Ernie Ball Music Man

One of my favorite instruments, this Silo Special is customized with a scalloped fretboard (thank you John McLaughlin and Ritchie Blackmore) and Duncan Pickups.

A Custom Custom for the bridge, for a great chunky early VH sound.
An Alnico Pro II for the neck like in my Brian Moore. It is a low output pickup with a …

Brian Moore C-55PM

I am lucky enough to be endorsed by Brian Moore Custom Guitars of formerly of Brewster, NY. I am not exactly sure what this means now the company isn’t quite the same as it used to be, but it just makes the guitars the former factory made rarer, I suppose.

They are one of the few …

Steinberger SS-2F

As a Gibson/Steinberger Artist, this is one of my main guitars. I like the balance and weight, as well as the ability to travel easily. Playing with Julie Black, we play a lot of Blues festivals and events, & I love when I bring out this ’80s guitar’ in a world where if it isn’t …