Happy family in my crapola apt.

Nothing collectible, but they are all my babies. Here’s the inventory:

1. Ampeg B100 bass amp, bought 1995. I bought this because my SVT scared club owners. I love it with a white hot passion.
2. Vox Pathfinder 10″. They stopped making them. Of course they did, because they were awesome. $75 out the door at Guitar center, but with the right mike and pre-amp, they sound Beatle-y, IMHO.
3. 1967 Stella, bought for $100. Wont tune for shit, but sounds like God.
4. Year-old Mexi-tele, with a straight neck. I converted it to Esquire (one pickup). Lovelovelove.
5. Crap banjo from Korea. Only stays in tune in a 3 fret radius, but I recorded “Murder of Crows” with it. Must get a real banjo one day…
6. Les Paul Jr. reissue, 2002. Love that single P90. Wont stay in tune because I beat it unmercifully, but I played it on all 3 albums.
7. Magnatone or Leilani Hawaiian lap steel. Someone mongreled it out with Schaller tuners and mismatched knobs and bad touch-up paint, but I love it so, and it loves me back.

I love single pickup electrics, I don’t know why, but they sound more muscular to me.

The GAD is mahogany, but sounds bright. I use it for alt-tunings, mainly CGCFCE, and CGDGCD.

The D-4 I use for standard tuning, bought in 95 and every year it gets better. Andy Brauer saved it from certain death. Even though I love my guitars, I beat them like rented mules.

My 90 Pbass. Outlasted all marriages and girlfriends.

Next: Back to album. Honest.