Ibanez AZ2204NW Prestige

This is my main 'go to' workhorse guitar. I've previously used both Fender strats and a Musicman Cutlass HSS, but this guitar replaced them.

I'm a big fan of Japanese crafted guitars and basses. These Ibanez guitars are premium quality instruments that cost around half the price of their American equivalents.

I bought this guitar new in 2024 after looking at guitars by Fender, PRS and Suhr.

2015 Fender American Standard Telecaster

This is my other 'go to' guitar. American Standard guitars from this period came factory fitted with Fender Custom Shop pickups. I added the brushed steel Fender locking tuners.

This guitar came second-hand from RichTone Music in Sheffield in mid 2023 and cost £ 899.00.

These American Standard instruments are excellent value, professional standard, non-vintage guitars.

2015 Fender American Standard Telecaster

This is my G guitar I use for 'Keef' style playing. This American Standard guitar came factory fitted with Fender Custom Shop pickups. I added the brushed steel Fender locking tuners.

This guitar was purchased new in 2015 from Dawsons and cost £ 999.00.

These American Standard instruments are excellent value, professional standard, non-vintage guitars.

2011 Gibson Les Paul Tribute Gold Top

I'm a Fender single coil player. I never really appreciated guitars with humbuckers. This Les Paul has P90s single coils.

This guitar was purchased new in 2011 from Andertons in Guildford and cost £ 569.00.

Kremona Soloist F65F

I don't play classical guitar very much these days, but I needed a classical guitar to teach Ranieri Book 1.

I got this Bulgarian hand-crafted guitar from River Music in Ross-on-Wye in 2023.

It's an ideal guitar for teaching. It sounds great and makes a pleasant change from playing electric guitars.

1997 Musicman Stingray IV

I'm primarily a guitar player, but I really love playing bass.

I've always liked Musicman basses. I previously had a 4 string Stingray with the 2 band EQ. I replaced it with a 5 string G&L bass. Finally sold that and got this instrument some time in 1997 or 1998 if I remember correctly.

This bass has that wonderful Musicman growl, it certainly doesn't sound like a Fender bass. I often record parts with it and only realise afterwards I haven't touched the controls.This is the sign of a great instrument in my opinion.

Yamaha Broadbass BBP34

I love Fender guitars but never really bonded with Fender basses. I always prefered Musicman instruments.

Yamaha took a classic design and then totally over-engineered a more modern version. It's built like a tank.

This bass is ideal for old school blues playing and sounds great for recording.