I've been playing guitar since age 13. In that time I've accumulated enough gear to fill a small music shop, developed strong opinions about pickup windings, and written 13 songs — most of which sound best at low volume, in another room, with the door closed.

My approach to tone is obsessive and expensive. I have recorded with Marshall Plexis, the 6100, Fender amps, SPL transducers, and every version of recording software released between 2005 and 2009. The equipment was always excellent. The results were always "almost there."

I have owned guitars that cost more than my first car. I have bought necks and never installed them. I have purchased a TC Electronics G-System so good it still had the protective foil on it when I sold it. At some point the gear stopped being tools and started being a lifestyle. That lifestyle is now partially available for purchase.

Based in Munich, Germany, where the neighbours have shown extraordinary patience. Amps available for testing in my practice room — which is just a room with too many cables and a very understanding family. I answer every email, usually faster than I ever learned to sweep pick.