Music has always been a huge part of my life, and I have to thank my parents for that. From my dad getting me a 3/4 scale guitar when I was young (and my first real setup), to my mother buying my Metallica – …And Justice For All on cassette in second grade (why i have no idea).
Obligatory Gear Section
Read a full list of things I can at least remember buying, here.
I am a recovering gear nerd, but I still have some things left over. I’ve owned a stupid amount of guitars and amps in my life, never at once though, I just buy and sell.
VHT/Fryette One Hundred (Ultralead)
Made in 1993, this is an Ultralead before it was called such. 120 watts via KT-88. Awesome.
VHT/Fryette 100/CL
Got this cheap by buying a 5150 II as a package with it and selling off the 5150, now this has been traded for a PRS which is currently for sale.
VHT/Fryette 2×12″ FatBottom
I picked this thing up for $120 on Craigslist, tried not to do a jig too hard in front of the seller while walking away with it.
VHT/Fryette 4×12″ FatBottom
Bought a vintage Marshall for cheap and resold it to get this thing, its always fun to think about how you turned a few hundred bucks into something of more value. I didn’t like this cab so much with my other VHT head (now gone), but it sounds great with the Ultralead.
1983 Les Paul Custom
I got this guitar rather cheap off eBay in 2003/2004, and have used it exclusively since then. All the songs on this site were recorded with it, and I have declared my final testament to be cremated with it. Sorry future kid.
Stuff I use
- D’Addario 11-49′s (currently using 12′s, and they’re a bit much)
- Dunlop Jazz III (red) picks
- Monster Cables (because they make no difference, just used to get them cheap)
- Maxon OD-808
A list of awesome features to take up space here.
- Tim Shaw pickups
- fold out tuning pegs (best invention ever)
- came with gibson chainsaw case but those things suck
- original owners social security number is etched in the back
- swapped for newer, much cooler gibson knobs
Selected Recordings
Magdalene – 2011
Unfinished recording
Untitled Song
Magdalene – demo (2004)
Brad Fickeisen, Matt Marcel and Andy Belanger also played on this recording.
Track 01
Track 02
Skinhorse – demo (2003)
Paul Koelle and Therrien Dolby also played on this recording. Can’t find the Therrien Bass Experience track, but I will post that whenever I get it. Also will post these tracks with Chris O’Coins vocal stylings, which make them 100 times better.
Track 01
Track 03
Track 04
Track 05
Wasteland (Blame The Victim) – split with No Trigger
Brad Rheault, Ryan Pitz, Therrien Dolby, Chris O’Coin also played on this recording. Wasteland released it as their recording, although it was recorded as “Blame The Victim” in 2004 or so.
Long Kiss Goodnight
Shell Beach
Define Irony
After The Wake