Guitars & Things

3 x Larrivee LV10 Customs Back & sides: Madagascan Rosewood Top: Sitka Spruce Scale Length: 25.5 inches Headstock Overlay: Ebony Machine Heads: Schaller Rosette / Inlay: Abalone (Vine inlay) Website: www.larrivee.com    Larrivee RS4 Body: Mahogany Top:  Flame Maple Scale Length: 25.5 inches Headstock / Neck inlay: Mother of Pearl Pick ups: 2 x Jason Lollar Imperial Humbuckers Machine Heads: Schaller M6 Website: www.larriveeelectrics.com   Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Florentine Plus Body: Mahogany Top: 5A Flame Maple Scale Length: 24 3/4 inches Headstock / Neck inlay: Mother of Pearl Pick ups: 2 x 57 Classic Humbuckers Machine Heads: Grovers Purchased new in 1997 Website: www.gibson.com Amplifiers / Accessories For amplification in intimate settings and onstage monitoring I use a HEADWAY SHIRE KING SK120 For venues where a PA is necessary I use the revolutionary Bose L1 Model ll system CLICK HERE to read an interview I did with Reverb magazine about the Bose L1 My Larrivee LV10 custom acoustic guitars are fitted with a mixture of  L R Baggs M1 Pickups and Fishman Rare Earth Humbuckers.          For signal processing I use  L R Baggs Para DI boxs     All my guitars are fitted with Elixir Nanoweb strings. I exclusively use G7th Performance range of capos. My guitar leads are by Evidence Audio   My thumbpicks are Fred Kelly Bumblebee Jazz mediums. To protect my instruments I use Calton custom made cases. Here are just a few of the guitars I`ve owned... Top row:  Northworthy Custom, PRS Custom, Les Paul Custom, Aria JJ, Epiphone Texan, Vox, Taylor W22C, Taylor 714CE. Bottom row: Gibson L4, Taylor 912CE L7, Gibson L5, Taylor K22CE L7, Alan Arnold Phoenix JC, Northworthy Thinline, Fender Telecaster, Bourgeois OMC, Taylor GSRS Prototype. Others (not pictured) have included a Gibson Howard Roberts, Ibanez AS, various Fender Strats & Tele`s, Gibson Hummingbird, Levinson Blade, Ibanez GB5, LAG “Superstrat” and probably a good few more I`ve forgotten about! Recommended Luthiers / Guitar Repairers Karl Eckert Karl was trained by Taylor in the USA and has over thirteen years experience in the industry. One of the very few freelance luthiers fully conversant with the Taylor NT neck and ES Expression System. Specialising in electronics trouble shooting, “invisible” repairs, set ups, modifications etc '07816 237009  Email: karl.eckert@btinternet.com Chris Andrews Chris has been trained in the USA and is an authorized Taylor technician able to repair and fit ES systems and work on NT necks. He also performs setups and repairs, fret work, restorations including  customised paintwork. Chris is also able to set up and repair Parker Guitars and is an authorized Fishman pickup installer. '07871 286564  Website: www.caguitarworks.co.uk Northworthy Alan Marshall is my local Derbyshire based luthier and has worked on many of my guitars over the years. Specialising in hand building guitars, repairs, restorations, pick up installations etc '01335 370806   Website: www.northworthy.com  *Please mention this website when making contact*