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Just a couple of hours ago I met the awesome Mike Stern, who has played in the past for Blood Sweat and Tears as well as Miles Davis. I’m also a fan of his wife, the composer Leni Stern. Mike turned out to be an awfully cool dude, and he graciously signed one of my […]

errr yes I’ll admit it, I do have too many gadgets. In guitarist’s lingo we call it GAS — Gear Acquisition Syndrome. And guess what — we NEVER outgrow it. Yesterday I was privileged to spend an hour hanging out in the studios watching Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy at work on their next superhit soundtrack (I’m not kidding — it sounded even better […]

For the past year or so it has been my privilege to play with some of the most unusual and groovy rock and jazz musicians in the country. There are at least three distinct lineups that I play with on a regular basis, but I thought it’s time you all got introduced to my numero […]

Every serious guitarist has a Holy Grail he/she is always searching for — his/her tone. Its our dream to have a unique sonic signature, an instantly identifiable sound; like Santana, or Stevie Ray Vaughan, or John Scofield. We discuss “tone” for hours, how different amps,pickups, cables, strings, picks and weather formations impact the listener. Truth […]