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GUITARSENAL from 1994 to present.

 
  1980 Yamaha SG1500
What can be better than something nicknamed "The SG/Les Paul Killer." This thing IS a Les Paul, sometimes I think even better. It is incredibly crafted, as well as having killer tone. The ebony neck is like melted butter. I swapped in the 'ol SD/P94 pickup combo, put on a coil tap, and sperzels.

 
  Fender Fretless Jazz bass MIJ
I love fretless basses. The sound, the feel, everything about them. I'd dreamt of owning one, and what better place to start with a Jaco replica.

 
  1979 Gretsch Committee
Only in production for a few years, they were deemed as subpar compared to the rest of the Gretsch line up and most other new guitars released at the time. I disagree. I had this refretted, put a Super Distortion and a P94 in, swapped tuners, and have a few more mods in mind. Narrow neck, great feel and sound. My current workhorse.

 
  2006 Gibson Custom Shop SG Standard
Gorgeous guitar. I could play this thing for days. The neck is incredibly fast. Unfortunately, the slimness of the neck profile contributed to a hand injury so I had to let it go.

[SOLD]

 
  1979 Gretsch BST-1500 12-string project
My Uncle Bill Georgenes has been an artist for over 70 years. I sent him the walnut, dark brown stained body of my 2nd Gretsch Beast and told him to do whatever he wanted. Six months later, I drove through Santa Fe, NM to pick up this masterpiece that I like to call, "The Speckled Beast." He doesn't play, but he told me he's always loved the sound of a 12 string guitar, so that's what I'm turning it into.

 

 
  Muso "Monkey" SG
Originally meant for a stage guitar for "An Evening with Black Sabbath", this Bejing beater went through a gamut of modifications to resemble Tony Iommi's Monkey SG. Unfortunately, it didn't last long as it was decapitated in transit.

[DESTROYED]

 
  1979 Madiera Jumbo Acoustic
In desparation to own an acoustic guitar, I dropped barely any dough on this repaired 6 string. The bottom of the rear of the body looks like someone took a bat to it, but was professionally patched up to still produce a nicely unique sound. The imperfection creates personality.

 
  1978 Yamaha BB1000 bass
I bought this puppy for $200, and researched that it was on the rack in the late 70's for about $1000. Score! I replaced the p style pickups with an EMG humbucker w/preamp. Vintage tone with a dynamic kick with the actives. Unfortunately, a hand injury forced me to sell this wide necked thumper.

[SOLD]

 
  1968 Gibson SG Standard
Please take a moment to enjoy this aged beauty... simply put, I'm a player, and can't afford to have a guitar museum... yet. Probably the best trade in the history of mankind. I got my kicks, and off into the world it went.

[SOLD]

 
  1979 Gretsch BST-1000
Inexpensive, lightweight, stylish and a snarling sound. An impulse buy that I had exclusively used for whole step down tuning. I recorded a lot with this guitar, but eventually sold it.

[SOLD]

 
  2007 Fender Stratocaster 70's reissue USA
Definitely coudln't afford it, but the dream of having a good ol' Fender Strat had been nipping at my butt for too long. Unfortunately, I don't think this was the right model for me, as cool as it looked. The tone was great for a few recordings, but the vintage frets didn't give me enough to grab onto, and the maple neck certain was less than forgiving. When the opportunity came to own the 2006 SG, I decided to let this one go.

[SOLD]

 
  2001 Musicman Stingray
Since I had been playing more bass as of late with the Crayons, you could say that I was a curious browser. Never thought I'd buy it on the day that I did, especially after I held it in my hands. This growling bass made me feel weak. I had no intentions of selling it, but I got offered a straight up trade for a 1968 SG... yeah, I'm serious.

[TRADED]

 
  Lanikai LU-21b Ukelele
That's right, I bought a baritone Ukelele... and I still can't play one damn song on it. This little tiger proudly hangs in my den, waiting to be ridden at the next fireside tango.

 

 
  Epiphone Blues Zephyr Deluxe
I don't really like buying subsidiaries like Epiphone, Squier, or Electromatic, etc., but I learned that a keen eye can get you a great bang for the buck. It's got a nice, sleek neck and it sits comfortably for a bigger guitar. This guitar came with a few modifications, new pickups, added 3 pickup switch, amongst others. After a few recordings, the necessity ended.

[SOLD]

 
  Burns Brian May Signature - "Bacco Special"
When I got this, I quickly made it my main, standard tuning guitar. I made similar modifications to it as the Midnight Special, accept I put in a Gibson Burstbucker 3, and later swapped in a Gretsch Filtertron humbucker. Thanks again to Jim Mouradian for all the great work he's done for me. This was a main guitar of mine for a long time before I let it go for the Gibby SG.

[SOLD]

 
  Burns Brian May Signature - "Midnight Special"
It's hard to see, but it has a transparent blue finish. I installed a Gibson Burstbucker 2 in iit with the help of the amazing Jim Mouradian at Mouradian Guitar Repairs in Winchester, MA. Brian May called his guitar the "Red Special", so I called mine the "Midnight Special." Pretty clever, huh!?! This was my main guitar for long time. I found another one w/tobacco sunburst for a great price and took them both on the road, one in standard tuning, the other tuned a whole step down. Eventually, I thinned the Brian May heard, sold this one, and kept the tobacco burst.

[SOLD]

 
  Fender Jaguar '62 Reissue USA
I had always wanted to own a Jag, but I ended up returning it a week later because I needed something more versatile with what I was doing. I did get a chance to record a few things with it before I brought it back.

[RETURNED]

 
  G6128T - 6/12 Duo Jet Double Neck
I was originally looking for flying V's one day, and as I was trying out one of those classic Gibson flying V's, I let my eyes wander a bit to find this two headed monster hanging on the wall. Apparently, it had hung there unsold for about a year and was just marked down %50, which was coincidentilly only a spec more then the Flying V's price tag. Without thinking twice I put down the V and grabbed the Gretsch. I gigged and recorded with it, but couldn't afford to keep it for it's less than practical use.

[SOLD]

 
  1980 Ovation U.K. II
This guitar is definetly one of the more interesting guitars that I've owned. I had no idea Ovation made anything besides acoustic guitars at the time, and I was blown away by the sound on this guitar. It's warm like a Gibson, but still managed to have a tele like twang. A unique hidden treasure about this one was if you bent the 2nd string at the 12th fret a whole note up, you can hear an overtone/harmonic reverberate in the body of the guitar. In another circumstance of house cleaning, I found myself forced to sell it.

[SOLD]

 
  Goya 3/4 Acoustic
Straight from the bowels of my buddy's garage. He used to play this thing in elementary school. Many years later, word got to his mother that I played guitar and she gave it to me. I made several upgrades to it, including sanding the bridge, replacing the tuners, straightening the neck. This little guy is like that old pair of beat up sneakers you just can't let go of. With the right mic placement, it recorded wonderfully.

[GIFT TO A PAL]

 
  Gretsch Sierra Jumbo Acoustic
Although I it didn't make the long haul, this guitar started my love affair with Gretsch guitars. Nobody I knew played a Gretsch, so interestingly enough, this acoustic was the Gretsch that got my attention.

[TRADED]

 
  Fender Deluxe Stratocastor
I got this guitar with a few other things in a good deal on Ebay. Not a bad guitar, it just wasn't for me.

[SOLD]

 
  Martin D-15 Acoustic
After some online and instore research, I thought I was scoring with this Martin, but nonetheless, my stubborness with acoustic guitars prevailed.

[SOLD]

 
  1980 Gibson Les Paul Custom
I can still remember the chills I got the first time I opened the case... as if I'd been inducted to a club. The sound was awesome, although I did replace the original pick-up with the SD JB humbucker that was previously in the Blade. Up to this point, I never really cared for the the feel of the tun-o-matic bridge, but one day everything just changed. It broke my heart the day I found a stress crack near the neck joint, so it had to go.

[SOLD]

 
  Peavey T-60
Another amazing deal, or at least I thought so at the time. I found this guitar hanging on the rack for $99. It was also amazing that I actually had $100 in college to blow. I deemed this guitar my most favorite piece of shit. It had great weight and it was appealing to my eye. It sounded like a Telecaster that refused to die, but made a loyal practice guitar.

[SOLD]

 
  Guild electric
A college pal asked me to help him move a every year because he had no car. Every move, there was something he let go of. The first year, snowboard and boots. The second year, I got this candy red, screaming bitch that an old lady friend had given him. It's claim to fame was that it was used by a pal to record an anti-Yankee's tune for a radio contest in the early 2000's.

[SOLD]

 
  Epiphone Classical
I bought this for a hundred bucks for a classical guitar class I took in college. Every guitar player owns, or has owned a guitar that they covered with stickers... this is mine. I believe I've owned this guitar the longest out of all.

 
  Blade RH-4
My first guitar teacher owned a Blade which brings new meaning to the theory that eventually, everyone becomes their teachers. The neck was absolutely perfect. I installed a Seymour Duncan JB to beef it up. On a side note, I think I played this guitar unplugged more then I played it through an amp. Playing electric guitars unplugged became a huge deciding factor for me when guitar shopping for years to come. In the end I sold it to a fellow Blade lover... my teacher.

[SOLD]

 
  Bouzouki

I'm 100% Greek. My family and I went to Greece when I was about 16 and we bought this beautiful instrument. My father officially gave it to me after a few professional modifications, recommended by Bouzouki playing extraordinaire and family friend, Charlie Makredes. It was passed on to me under the condition that I learn his favorite greek song. I'm workin' on it dad...

 
  Takamine Acoustic
This was the first real acoustic guitar I ever owned. I had this for a few months, recorded a few things with it, but found a better use for it in trade to help pay for my next main electric guitar, the Blade.

[SOLD]

 
  Takamine Gx-100 Explorer
To be young and stupid... always better than being old and stupid. I returned it in one day.

[RETURNED]

 
  Mako bass
"Well, they certainly don't MAKO these anymore!" I picked up this MAde in KOrea bass in high school for $40 at a yard sale. I've used it on recordings, live, and it's never let me down. I taught myself how to solder on this bass by installing SD basslines QP pickups. It has found a new home as one of the house basses at the School of Rock Boston.

[DONATED]

 
  Aria 3/4 Bass
It seemed like a no brainer to evetually get a bass, as every guitarist should. This bass started in my former bandmate JL's basement and then was sold a few times around our high school before it made it's way back to me.

[SOLD]

 
  G&L Legacy
My first brand new guitar... in all of it's sparkle purple glory. I put a SD JB jr. in the bridge, slapped on a charcoal mirror pickguard, and sperzel locking tuners to top her off. It lasted me a few years until I sold it to help get the Blade.

[SOLD]

 
  Peavey Predator
$100 straight up cash got me my first guitar with a vintage Rolling Stones tour T-shirt from a friend of mine in high school. I never thought the shirt would outlast the guitar, but it has. $75 later, I made my next investment.

[SOLD]

 

  
       
 
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