Instruments Used On The CD

1 - This nylon string guitar was constructed over 20 years ago by L. Arostequi Granados in Madrid, Espain. Although not an expensive guitar, it is very well constructed and extremely resonant. It is featured in the melody work on "La Culebra", and "Symphony for Guitar" in "Symphony for Guitar", and it is used throughout the Acoustic CD in the "Deja Vu" compilation.

2 - This electric guitar is a Strat Plus Deluxe made in the USA during the 1980's. It is a heavy American guitar with a relatively flat neck, jumbo fret wire, Lace Sensors in the neck and mid position, with a "Hot Rails" pickup in the bridge position. After many set-ups and fret dressings, it is an extremely easy guitar to play. It is used primarily for lead work and to generate the massive, heavily processed solos on "Night Dance", "The Fever", "Ragtop", "Red Church", and "Passive Aggression" in "Symphony for Guitar". It is used throughout the Electric CD in the "Deja Vu" compilation.

3 - This is a Simon and Patrick cutaway guitar, made in Quebec, Canada, in the 1990's. It is a wonderful guitar for acoustic melody work because of its relatively pronounced low and low to mid frequencies. It is well made, and the company stands behind their guitars 100%. It was used prominently on "Peaceful Waters", "Shepherd's Hill", and "Celtic Mourning" in "Symphony for Guitar". It was "the steel string guitar of choice" throughout "Deja Vu".

4 - This guitar is an Ibanez "metal shredder" made during the 1980's. It is particularly interesting because of its very bright tone, and because unlike most Ibanez products, it was extreeeeeemely poorly constructed - even today, after much work, the springs tend to pop out of the tremolo system without warning!! Can that ever make a live performance exciting!!!

5 - This guitar is a real collector's item: a Fender Telecaster built around 1966. Its thin single coil pick-ups, resonant body, and slinky neck make this guitar ideal for playing The Blues. You can hear this Telecaster featured in "Forever Blue"in "Symphony for Guitar", where it is used in conjunction with another piece of vintage equipment: a 1968 Fender Super Reverb! The perfect combination!

6 - This is a Goya, built around 1964. Small bodied and light, it has a bright clangorous tone. It can be heard most noticeably in the background of "Night Dance", and playing the acoustic guitar solo towards the end of "Glasgow" in "Symphony for Guitar".

7 - This guitar is a Japanese made Fender Stratocaster with its original pickguard temporarily replaced. Built in the late '70's, this Stratocaster was a very successful attempt to reproduce a 1950's-60's style Strat. The guitar was so well made that, more than 20 years later, it practically never needs any adjustments!

8 - Here is a Japanese Takamine acoustic guitar constructed in the 1980's. It is a roadworthy guitar with a fairly "typical" acoustic guitar sound, great for creating rhythmic backgrounds, and for complimenting the somewhat fuller sound of the Simon and Patrick.

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