Charvel Art Series EVH

This guitar does not necessarily have many "features", but if you are an Eddie Van Halen fan or fanatic you would know not to expect a guitar with 8 tone and volume nobs with 4 pickups. All you need for Van Halen is one bridge pickup. I am getting this guitar in January and as far as I am concerned it comes with the Charvel hard shell case. However I have played the exact one I am getting at Guitar Center. I give it a 10 because tone wise it has pretty much no features but they ARE NOT NECESSARY to enjoy this guitar. It does have the orginal floyd rose and D-Tuna and Schaller Tuners.

If you want to get that chunky "brown sound", this is the guitar to get. No pickup exchange is necessary for this guitar. At Guitar Center I made sure to play through a variety of amps. I played through an MG Series Marshall half stack and a Line 6 Spider III. It got that amazing tone through both amps. The clean channel was also pretty nice but I would not recommend this guitar to play smooth easy listening or jazz. I do know that if you did play any genre on it, it would sound good.

I got it in the yellow and black striped finish and with this guitar, I assure you there will not be one person that is not in awe of this finish, Van Halen fan or not. I did not see or feel anything wrong with the way it was set up. I do not think I will change the setup once I really wear it in.

This guitar can easily withstand live playing but the only reason I gave it a 9 instead of a 10 is that I will be so careful and overprotective over it because I do not want to risk any scratches on it. Strap buttons are solid even though I will put Dunlop strap locks on because I do not want to risk anything. I would definitely play a gig with this with no backup.

I bought it from Guitar Center so I would not know anything about Charvel but Guitar Center was great.

10! I have been playing almost 5 years now. My other guitars include an Eastwood Airline, a homemade VH1 black and white striped replica, B.C Rich Mockingbird and an ES-335. If this were lost or stolen I would without a doubt buy it again. My last issue is the price. I think it is well worth it but I would not spend the money if you are not an EVH fan.

Red with White and Black stripes.
Made in USA. Serial number 2059.
22 Frets. Bolt-on neck. One volume knob labeled
"TONE". One bridge humbucking pick up designed by Edward Van Halen
mounted directly into the body. Passive electronics. Basswood body. Maple Neck.
Strat body.Original Flyod Rose locking tremelo with the
EVH D-Tuner.
Black on Black G&G case.

Great for Rock N Roll music.
Vintage Van Halen Tone.
The pick up does not buzz while playing with distortion at extremely high volumes.

Factory set up was nice.
The guitar was designed and put together good.

Withstands live playing.
Hardware will last.
Fender strap buttons.

Charvel was very professional in helping me locate this guitar.

This is the only guitar I ever really wanted.
Eddie Van Halen has always been my favorite musician.
Thank you for the music.

10...yes 10. EVH replica guitar. Define it against the original..there's your 10. It's 100% true to the original. Krazy stripes in three flavors, a saaaa-weet one piece maple neck, d-tuna, Floyd, set-up per Eddie's specs, complete with an ulta hot brown sounded custom wind pickup, unknown ingredients and fresh from the alchemist. Don't forget the basswood body, EVH slected medium & tall fretwire.

What else would you want in an EVH 70's-80's remake? This guitar nails it...looks like it popped right off the back off the album cover.

I have stuck them (I bought two) in front of tons of amps ( I have maybe 10 different heads). This is it. I finally have EVH sound...thank God! I have spent years looking for the sizzle, kick and punch I get from this amp. 100% perfect.

Body & neck well aligned with tight, low void fit. Trem claw cranked. Both looked great.

Had them about 6 months. No problems, don't expect any, I guess. Not too much to go haywire.

Warranty...? Don't know didn't read insert. I did have to sue Fender in 2004 for breach of warranty in small claims court. I won, but never want to go thru that again. Take your chances with any crappy manufacturer warranty. My only opinion...any manufacturers warranty is garbage.

This is one fantastic guitar. If you play VH tunes I think you'l be thrilled. If you don't...it's still worth a look. I absolutley love the two I have an won't hesitate to grab another or another.

hecho in mexico?

My style is EVH all the way. This guitar NAILS the brown sound (assuming you have a good rack effects unit and a quality Soldano stack). I think it destroys the Ernie Ball and Peavey wanna-be Van Hagar guitars! The sound of this guitar can only be described as "EDDIE BABY"! The only guitar that may give it a run for its money would be a mexican Strat

The paint job is classic EDDIE! the back cavity had unsanded shavings - kind of weird for a 2500 guitar. oh well, can't have it all.

Seems to be pretty sturdy, better than the EB or Peavey. They can try, but they never nailed the raw power of this guitar. Actually feels really good, almost as good as a mexican strat with an unfinished neck.

No Idea

Been Playing 20 years. I've played a lot of guitars and I'm at a loss for words on this one. For $2500, I was expecting something different. EDDIE BABY!!!

You know. Not many features but that;s why I bought it.

I found the pickup too bright/trebly. Don't get me wrong, it was a good rock and roll sound but I ended up putting in a Seymour Duncan Custom Custom pickup (my favorite) instead. Now it has the sound I expected. The only problem is that the original pickup is a litter smaller than a standard humbucking pickup. I had to sand away at the pick guard to make the Duncan fit. No big deal. The volume knob rolls off the volume nice and evenly. Other than that, there's not too much to say about the actual "sound". For my tastes, I'd give it an 8 out of 10 with the stock pickup and a 10 out of 10 with the Custom Custom.

The factory set up was good, as far as playability goes. But I was pissed off at the following: the guitar comes strung with 9's. I decided to change the string guage to 10s. In doing so, I had to readjust the D-Tuna mechanism to compensate for the different tension. It would not intonate properly. I e-mailed Charvel/Fender and got no response, then I finally figured out the problem. To use the D-Tuna properly, you have to use a longer saddle screw on the low E string. The morons at the factory forgot to put the longer saddle screw in. They also didn't ship a 1.5mm hex wrench which is necessary to adjust the set screw on the D-Tuna to properly intonate the string when switching from E to D. They also didn't send any instructions/directions about the D-Tuna. It's not hard to change the saddle screw, but for $2000.00 I expect them to do it at the factory.

The neck feels smooth and fast and plays well. I love the original Floyd Rose vs. officially licensed copies. To me, they stay in tune better and offer more sustain. The tremolo arm sits a little higher than I like due to the fact that the bridge doesn't float.

Can't see why this guitar wouldn't be reliable in the long run. Only one pickup and a volume knob. It's built quite solid. Good paint job. I like the Schaller tuners - never had problems with them.

I tried emailing Charvel/Fender about not installing the D-Tuna properly but never heard from them.

I basically bought this guitar because I'm a huge EVH fan. I used to own a couple Kramers and like the way the Charvel feels better. I'll admit that it's way too expensive for a one pickup guitar, especially considering that I din't like the stock pickup and had to install the D-Tuna myself (thank God I had a 1.5mm hex wrench handy). If you're not a EVH fan, don't buy it - it's not worth it. But it is a well-built, solid guitar.

These guitars apparently haven't come out yet, but the hype--and the price list--has; and that's what I've reviewed. Charvel's web site doesn't have a way for anyone to email them their two cents worth, so that's why I'm putting mine here.

I think it was P. T. Barnum that said, "There's a sucker born every minute," and that must be what Charvel is counting on. At $3299.99 list, $2639.99 at Musician's Friend, this isn't just an obscenity; it's an insult. Features? Not nearly enough to justify this price. USA made? I don't think you could order a Warmoth guitar with enough customized parts and options to get up to this level.

There's nothing special about the Charvel. Basswood body, oiled maple neck, Floyd Rose, one pickup. Oh, but the paint job? Big deal! So it costs a fortune to replicate what Eddie did with Schwinn bicycle paint and a couple of rolls of tape? I don't think so. Besides, this kind of expense is not in the true spirit of the original. And, oh, but it's a rock icon? Says who? The company? Maybe the design is an icon, but not this particular guitar, unless enough people buy into the hype. In this economy, are we losing our common sense?

The is the classic red, white and black striped guitar. From the website: "Basswood body, bolt-on quartersawn Eastern hard rock maple neck with specially formulated oil finish, Maple fingerboard, 1 5/8" nut width, 22 Jumbo frets, 25 1/2" scale, Custom wound EVH Humbucking pickup, Floyd Rose Original tremolo, Black pickguard, and chrome hardware." I have to give it a 10 because it has all the features you'd expect, so why take any points off?

It sounds great. I think Charvel did a great job of nailing the vibe of an EVH guitar. I think the pickup was well done. Much of the EVH tone comes from how one plays as well.....as the amp and the effects and then the Ted Templeton production didn't hurt. I can only judge a guitar by how I play it and although I try my best to channel EVH, I am but me. I think through my Bogner XTC Classic, I get some great near-VH tones. Even through a PODxt into computer speakers, which is where I end up playing most of the time, this is a great sounding guitar that captures EVH.

I liked this guitar so much and was playing it so often that I was interested in having another Eddie style guitar that I wouldn't be as concerned about dinging up, so I bought a Kramer 1984 from Musicyo recently (before they raised prices). The Charvel's sound is much closer to early VH than the Kramer's. I also own an early Peavey Wolfgang that I've had since 1996. That guitar has always been a bit "dull" sounding and the Kramer is likewise dull. I fault the pickups mostly for this because the unplugged tone is remarkably similar from all three guitars. I suppose this has a lot to do with the Floyds. I'm most pleased with the Charvel of the three for sound quality. So I give it a 9. I have yet to hear a 10, but I'm always going to leave room for the day when it may come.

Well, I was a bit disappointed that the nut was shimmed AND still the high E string buzzes against the first and second frets enough to make sitar-like sounds. Annoying. But other than that the setup was quite good and the frets beautifully made. Much better than the Kramer which has wider flatter frets. Also the paint job and overall neck feel were perfect. The Floyd feels great. I just love playing the guitar. One aspect many of my guitar buddies don't like, but I do, is the cleanliness of the paint job. Some would have preferred a relic'd look or at least not as perfect looking. I wasn't really interested, for this guitar to be a clone of his, I just wanted the piece of history, I am truly a fan of his work and guitar style and sound. The Kramer I received last week had a much worse setup and build quality, but I was able to tweak the neck, shim the nut, and buff the fret ends (as well as round the fretboard off a bit with steel wool) and now it plays quite comparably actually. Still the small details of the neck on the Kramer were a bit shoddy in comparison to the Charvel. Because of the buzz on the first string, I'm taking some points off, but overall a well made guitar setup pretty well. One really can't expect perfection from every guitar right out of the case, but it sure would be nice from such an expensive guitar.

I've played out twice with this guitar in a completely inappropriate band for it's use. Yes, I played "I Will Survive" and "Play That Funky Music" with an EVH candy cane striped guitar. It was new and I wanted to play it out. I felt like a schmo wanna be, but then who cares? Everything on the guitar is solidly built. I've heard many people say that the Floyd's of today are much softer than the Floyd's of old, but so far I couldn't tell and I like to torture the poor thing. In fact I enjoy wanking on it so much that I figured I should get the Kramer so I could do more day to day wankage damage on that instead.

I never play without a backup and didn't on those occations, but I'd say it's dependable. I don't know of anything wrong with the reliablity, so it gets a "10".

BTW, I quit that silly band. I just couldn't play that type of music to smaller and smaller crowds anymore. I'd rather play cooler stuff if I'm just going to be entertaining bar staff.

No need. Probably wouldn't bother them anyway unless something really went wrong. My local luthier is quite good anyway.

Okay, so you've see the price I paid. It was a one day sale and I don't know if the guy was going to get in trouble for selling them so cheap compared to other places (Monkey's Friend => $2700), so I'm not going to name names. It was a fair price, for me, but still probably a bit too much. This was something that I really wanted, but would not have paid the regular going rate for, just too much. I suppose guitars are becoming too expensive overall and my perspective has surely changed over the years. Now my sticker shock is not nearly as large as it once was. I even toyed, briefly, very briefly, with the idea of the getting one of the hand painted one's, maybe even trying to track down the one he played in Hartford at the show I saw from the front row (paid a lot of money for those tickets). But it's just too much. At this price though, yes, I am very happy for buying it, but it is mainly because I happened to be able to sell enough stuff to buy it when I ran across a good deal. I like the guitar so much I didn't want to wear it out too soon by over playing this expensive guitar, so I got the Kramer, which, btw just went up in price from $699 to $840, so I'm glad I got one when I did. I think I might be just as happy with the Kramer once I switch the pickup out (the Evenly Voiced Harmonics model from Duncan is probably what I'll get). If you are a big fan and can spare the change, I'd recommend the charvel. If you are a medium sized fan, the Kramer might be just right, but remember that it will require some touch ups. Also check out MeanStreetGuitars for an even less expensive version (albeit with some bad reviews, but then I'd probably give the Kramer a pretty poor overall review before I touchd it up a bit). Anyway, playing the classic red, white and black striped guitar in public makes people's expectations a bit higher than I'm able to deliver. I like how the Kramer in plain black looks for playing out. The Charvel I'll just play at home. Now I need to get a hand wired plexi clone and a variac.

Oh, did I mention my other guitars? Here's where I get my credibility, right? Sure wish it were from my playing. Let's see, a Gibson '57 Historic Black Beauty Les Paul Custom, Fender '56 Closet Classic Stratocaster, Wolfgang and Kramer that I mentioned already, Gibson Les Paul Standard, Warmoth Strat with 2Tek bridge, Heritage H535, Warmoth P-Bass, Taylor 814CE, Taylor 354CE, Hohner headless guitar, Martin Backpacker, Godin Multiac SA. My amps are a Bogner XTC Classic, a Naylor Electraverb 60 2x12, a Bogner slant 4x12, a Marshall Straight 4x12, and 2 Jenkins 2x12's....all with various speakers in them. For effects I use a Gmajor in the loop and various pedals on the floor but mostly get my distortion from amplifiers.

The is the classic red, white and black striped guitar. From the website: "Basswood body, bolt-on quartersawn Eastern hard rock maple neck with specially formulated oil finish, Maple fingerboard, 1 5/8" nut width, 22 Jumbo frets, 25 1/2" scale, Custom wound EVH Humbucking pickup, Floyd Rose Original tremolo, Black pickguard, and chrome hardware." I have to give it a 10 because it has all the features you'd expect, so why take any points off?

It sounds great. I think Charvel did a great job of nailing the vibe of an EVH guitar. I think the pickup was well done. Much of the EVH tone comes from how one plays as well.....as the amp and the effects and then the Ted Templeton production didn't hurt. I can only judge a guitar by how I play it and although I try my best to channel EVH, I am but me. I think through my Bogner XTC Classic, I get some great near-VH tones. Even through a PODxt into computer speakers, which is where I end up playing most of the time, this is a great sounding guitar that captures EVH.

I liked this guitar so much and was playing it so often that I was interested in having another Eddie style guitar that I wouldn't be as concerned about dinging up, so I bought a Kramer 1984 from Musicyo recently (before they raised prices). The Charvel's sound is much closer to early VH than the Kramer's. I also own an early Peavey Wolfgang that I've had since 1996. That guitar has always been a bit "dull" sounding and the Kramer is likewise dull. I fault the pickups mostly for this because the unplugged tone is remarkably similar from all three guitars. I suppose this has a lot to do with the Floyds. I'm most pleased with the Charvel of the three for sound quality. So I give it a 9. I have yet to hear a 10, but I'm always going to leave room for the day when it may come.

Well, I was a bit disappointed that the nut was shimmed AND still the high E string buzzes against the first and second frets enough to make sitar-like sounds. Annoying. But other than that the setup was quite good and the frets beautifully made. Much better than the Kramer which has wider flatter frets. Also the paint job and overall neck feel were perfect. The Floyd feels great. I just love playing the guitar. One aspect many of my guitar buddies don't like, but I do, is the cleanliness of the paint job. Some would have preferred a relic'd look or at least not as perfect looking. I wasn't really interested, for this guitar to be a clone of his, I just wanted the piece of history, I am truly a fan of his work and guitar style and sound. The Kramer I received last week had a much worse setup and build quality, but I was able to tweak the neck, shim the nut, and buff the fret ends (as well as round the fretboard off a bit with steel wool) and now it plays quite comparably actually. Still the small details of the neck on the Kramer were a bit shoddy in comparison to the Charvel. Because of the buzz on the first string, I'm taking some points off, but overall a well made guitar setup pretty well. One really can't expect perfection from every guitar right out of the case, but it sure would be nice from such an expensive guitar.

I've played out twice with this guitar in a completely inappropriate band for it's use. Yes, I played "I Will Survive" and "Play That Funky Music" with an EVH candy cane striped guitar. It was new and I wanted to play it out. I felt like a schmo wanna be, but then who cares? Everything on the guitar is solidly built. I've heard many people say that the Floyd's of today are much softer than the Floyd's of old, but so far I couldn't tell and I like to torture the poor thing. In fact I enjoy wanking on it so much that I figured I should get the Kramer so I could do more day to day wankage damage on that instead.

I never play without a backup and didn't on those occations, but I'd say it's dependable. I don't know of anything wrong with the reliablity, so it gets a "10".

BTW, I quit that silly band. I just couldn't play that type of music to smaller and smaller crowds anymore. I'd rather play cooler stuff if I'm just going to be entertaining bar staff.

No need. Probably wouldn't bother them anyway unless something really went wrong. My local luthier is quite good anyway.

Okay, so you've see the price I paid. It was a one day sale and I don't know if the guy was going to get in trouble for selling them so cheap compared to other places (Monkey's Friend => $2700), so I'm not going to name names. It was a fair price, for me, but still probably a bit too much. This was something that I really wanted, but would not have paid the regular going rate for, just too much. I suppose guitars are becoming too expensive overall and my perspective has surely changed over the years. Now my sticker shock is not nearly as large as it once was. I even toyed, briefly, very briefly, with the idea of the getting one of the hand painted one's, maybe even trying to track down the one he played in Hartford at the show I saw from the front row (paid a lot of money for those tickets). But it's just too much. At this price though, yes, I am very happy for buying it, but it is mainly because I happened to be able to sell enough stuff to buy it when I ran across a good deal. I like the guitar so much I didn't want to wear it out too soon by over playing this expensive guitar, so I got the Kramer, which, btw just went up in price from $699 to $840, so I'm glad I got one when I did. I think I might be just as happy with the Kramer once I switch the pickup out (the Evenly Voiced Harmonics model from Duncan is probably what I'll get). If you are a big fan and can spare the change, I'd recommend the charvel. If you are a medium sized fan, the Kramer might be just right, but remember that it will require some touch ups. Also check out MeanStreetGuitars for an even less expensive version (albeit with some bad reviews, but then I'd probably give the Kramer a pretty poor overall review before I touchd it up a bit). Anyway, playing the classic red, white and black striped guitar in public makes people's expectations a bit higher than I'm able to deliver. I like how the Kramer in plain black looks for playing out. The Charvel I'll just play at home. Now I need to get a hand wired plexi clone and a variac.

Oh, did I mention my other guitars? Here's where I get my credibility, right? Sure wish it were from my playing. Let's see, a Gibson '57 Historic Black Beauty Les Paul Custom, Fender '56 Closet Classic Stratocaster, Wolfgang and Kramer that I mentioned already, Gibson Les Paul Standard, Warmoth Strat with 2Tek bridge, Heritage H535, Warmoth P-Bass, Taylor 814CE, Taylor 354CE, Hohner headless guitar, Martin Backpacker, Godin Multiac SA. My amps are a Bogner XTC Classic, a Naylor Electraverb 60 2x12, a Bogner slant 4x12, a Marshall Straight 4x12, and 2 Jenkins 2x12's....all with various speakers in them. For effects I use a Gmajor in the loop and various pedals on the floor but mostly get my distortion from amplifiers.

The is the classic red, white and black striped guitar. From the website: "Basswood body, bolt-on quartersawn Eastern hard rock maple neck with specially formulated oil finish, Maple fingerboard, 1 5/8" nut width, 22 Jumbo frets, 25 1/2" scale, Custom wound EVH Humbucking pickup, Floyd Rose Original tremolo, Black pickguard, and chrome hardware." I have to give it a 10 because it has all the features you'd expect, so why take any points off?

It sounds great. I think Charvel did a great job of nailing the vibe of an EVH guitar. I think the pickup was well done. Much of the EVH tone comes from how one plays as well.....as the amp and the effects and then the Ted Templeton production didn't hurt. I can only judge a guitar by how I play it and although I try my best to channel EVH, I am but me. I think through my Bogner XTC Classic, I get some great near-VH tones. Even through a PODxt into computer speakers, which is where I end up playing most of the time, this is a great sounding guitar that captures EVH.

I liked this guitar so much and was playing it so often that I was interested in having another Eddie style guitar that I wouldn't be as concerned about dinging up, so I bought a Kramer 1984 from Musicyo recently (before they raised prices). The Charvel's sound is much closer to early VH than the Kramer's. I also own an early Peavey Wolfgang that I've had since 1996. That guitar has always been a bit "dull" sounding and the Kramer is likewise dull. I fault the pickups mostly for this because the unplugged tone is remarkably similar from all three guitars. I suppose this has a lot to do with the Floyds. I'm most pleased with the Charvel of the three for sound quality. So I give it a 9. I have yet to hear a 10, but I'm always going to leave room for the day when it may come.

Well, I was a bit disappointed that the nut was shimmed AND still the high E string buzzes against the first and second frets enough to make sitar-like sounds. Annoying. But other than that the setup was quite good and the frets beautifully made. Much better than the Kramer which has wider flatter frets. Also the paint job and overall neck feel were perfect. The Floyd feels great. I just love playing the guitar. One aspect many of my guitar buddies don't like, but I do, is the cleanliness of the paint job. Some would have preferred a relic'd look or at least not as perfect looking. I wasn't really interested, for this guitar to be a clone of his, I just wanted the piece of history, I am truly a fan of his work and guitar style and sound. The Kramer I received last week had a much worse setup and build quality, but I was able to tweak the neck, shim the nut, and buff the fret ends (as well as round the fretboard off a bit with steel wool) and now it plays quite comparably actually. Still the small details of the neck on the Kramer were a bit shoddy in comparison to the Charvel. Because of the buzz on the first string, I'm taking some points off, but overall a well made guitar setup pretty well. One really can't expect perfection from every guitar right out of the case, but it sure would be nice from such an expensive guitar.

I've played out twice with this guitar in a completely inappropriate band for it's use. Yes, I played "I Will Survive" and "Play That Funky Music" with an EVH candy cane striped guitar. It was new and I wanted to play it out. I felt like a schmo wanna be, but then who cares? Everything on the guitar is solidly built. I've heard many people say that the Floyd's of today are much softer than the Floyd's of old, but so far I couldn't tell and I like to torture the poor thing. In fact I enjoy wanking on it so much that I figured I should get the Kramer so I could do more day to day wankage damage on that instead.

I never play without a backup and didn't on those occations, but I'd say it's dependable. I don't know of anything wrong with the reliablity, so it gets a "10".

BTW, I quit that silly band. I just couldn't play that type of music to smaller and smaller crowds anymore. I'd rather play cooler stuff if I'm just going to be entertaining bar staff.

No need. Probably wouldn't bother them anyway unless something really went wrong. My local luthier is quite good anyway.

Okay, so you've see the price I paid. It was a one day sale and I don't know if the guy was going to get in trouble for selling them so cheap compared to other places (Monkey's Friend => $2700), so I'm not going to name names. It was a fair price, for me, but still probably a bit too much. This was something that I really wanted, but would not have paid the regular going rate for, just too much. I suppose guitars are becoming too expensive overall and my perspective has surely changed over the years. Now my sticker shock is not nearly as large as it once was. I even toyed, briefly, very briefly, with the idea of the getting one of the hand painted one's, maybe even trying to track down the one he played in Hartford at the show I saw from the front row (paid a lot of money for those tickets). But it's just too much. At this price though, yes, I am very happy for buying it, but it is mainly because I happened to be able to sell enough stuff to buy it when I ran across a good deal. I like the guitar so much I didn't want to wear it out too soon by over playing this expensive guitar, so I got the Kramer, which, btw just went up in price from $699 to $840, so I'm glad I got one when I did. I think I might be just as happy with the Kramer once I switch the pickup out (the Evenly Voiced Harmonics model from Duncan is probably what I'll get). If you are a big fan and can spare the change, I'd recommend the charvel. If you are a medium sized fan, the Kramer might be just right, but remember that it will require some touch ups. Also check out MeanStreetGuitars for an even less expensive version (albeit with some bad reviews, but then I'd probably give the Kramer a pretty poor overall review before I touchd it up a bit). Anyway, playing the classic red, white and black striped guitar in public makes people's expectations a bit higher than I'm able to deliver. I like how the Kramer in plain black looks for playing out. The Charvel I'll just play at home. Now I need to get a hand wired plexi clone and a variac.

Oh, did I mention my other guitars? Here's where I get my credibility, right? Sure wish it were from my playing. Let's see, a Gibson '57 Historic Black Beauty Les Paul Custom, Fender '56 Closet Classic Stratocaster, Wolfgang and Kramer that I mentioned already, Gibson Les Paul Standard, Warmoth Strat with 2Tek bridge, Heritage H535, Warmoth P-Bass, Taylor 814CE, Taylor 354CE, Hohner headless guitar, Martin Backpacker, Godin Multiac SA. My amps are a Bogner XTC Classic, a Naylor Electraverb 60 2x12, a Bogner slant 4x12, a Marshall Straight 4x12, and 2 Jenkins 2x12's....all with various speakers in them. For effects I use a Gmajor in the loop and various pedals on the floor but mostly get my distortion from amplifiers.