Instruments and Equipment

Guitars, Bass, Etc.

1962 Stella Acoustic Guitar. First guitar owned. Bought for me when I was 5 years old and is the guitar I go to to learn songs.

1966 Fender* Mustang Guitar w/ Rick Derringer series pick-ups by Dimarrzio*. This is a short scale guitar with all custom work. Just the neck and body are Fender*, the rest is pure upgrade. Traded a few record albums with my next door neighbor, Charlie Santora, for this neck and body, then painted half-assed purple.

This noname Acoustic was given to me by one of the best guitar players I've ever met, Frank Zurick in 1976.

This bass was owned by my cousin Bruce who broke it "El Kabong" style. Repaired in 1978.

Yamaha* Classical Acoustic owned by Dr. Jenna Tedesco

1984 Franker II. This is the first homemade guitar made. The neck is from the first attempt at making a Tele* neck with the stripe in the back. It didn't work out so well. Painted with automotive paint.

1985 Slide Guitar. This Slide guitar was made from a pallet that was made of Mahogany. Add a few parts and now it's an instrument.

1986 Franker* Guitar Homemade Tele* Copy. All homemade this copy is a bit thicker than an original.

1988 Frankson FG* Guitar, Homemade SG Copy. This guitar was made with a glued in neck but was removed, for truss rod repairs, and later bolted on.

1990 Casio* Strat Style Midi Guitar. Presently the MIDI is not working but the guitar part is working fine.

1991 Backpacker Guitar. All homemade. The strap came from a friend, Alex, who brought it back from his homeland of Peru.

1992 Moose* Guitar w/ Carvin* Pick-ups and Don Christian* Transducers. All Homemade. Stereo output for Electric / Acoustic split.

1994 Taylor* 410 Acoustic Guitar. All original and plays great.

2012 Mandolin.

2014 Ukulele Homemade built from a kit. .Painted with help from my 3 year old daughter Katie.

Noname Green Guitar. Given to me by my friend Kevin Warren in 2016.

Fender Squire* Mini Strat* Given to me by my friend Kevin Warren in 2016.

Dean Bass. Purchased used in 2017

2019 Fireglo Fickenbacker Homemade Rickenbacker* 330 Copy. Made as original except Rick used Maple plywood for the back and top. Mine is made of two solid piesce of Maple, routed out to be hollow, then glued together.