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Here's a sampling of gear I find useful, a growing list of players I listen to, some great sources and supporters of acoustic music, friends of mine, and various education sources.

 GEAR | PLAYERS | ACOUSTIC SOURCES | FRIENDS | EDUCATION
ENDORSEMENTS
»Dean Markley
Maker of fantastic strings and accessories. I endorse Dean's Alchemy strings.
http://www.deanmarkley.com
»Berkowitz Guitars
David is a gifted, incredibly knowledgeable luthier based in Washington, D.C. I happily play two of his custom guitars.
http://www.berkowitzguitars.com
»Avalon Guitars
Handmade in Ireland. My live guitar is a custom A101C. I'm pleased to be an Endorsing Artist.
http://www.avalonguitars.com
»Colorado Case Covers
The best case covers going. I use a Calton Jumbo cover to protect my Calton case.
http://www.coloradocase.com
GREAT GEAR
»UltraSound Amplifiers
Excellent acoustic amp maker.
http://www.ultrasoundamps.com
»McIntyre Pickups
A dual-source setup - GF-30 Feather and SBT-04 - is my preferred pickup system.
http://www.mcintyrepickups.com
»Calton Cases
The flight case of choice. Bulletproof.
http://www.caltoncases.ab.ca
»D-Tar
Rick Turner and Seymour Duncan teamed up to make various sound reinforcement magic. They have succeeded.
http://www.d-tar.com
»Microtech Gefell
Makers of world-class microphones.
http://www.gefell-mics.com
»Great River Electronics
Superb preamps and EQ.
http://www.greatriverelectronics.com
»Presonus
Excellent sound reinforcement and recording devices.
http://www.presonus.com
»Paul Beard Guitars
Master resophonic guitar maker, excellent shop and resource.
http://www.beardguitars.com
»Shubb
Capos, slides and accessories.
http://www.shubb.com
»Stewart-MacDonald
The parts supplier to the stars, as well as the you-and-me.
http://www.stewmac.com
»Roland/Edirol Electronics
Electronics, digital interfaces.
http://www.rolandus.com
»AKG
World-class microphones.
http://www.akgusa.com
»Mackie
Sound reinforcement.
http://www.mackie.com
»L.R. Baggs
Sound reinforcement.
http://www.lrbaggs.com
PLAYERS
»Al Petteway and Amy White
Two superb players and great people.
http://www.alandamy.com
»Adrian Legg
The man with the hammer hands.
http://www.adrianlegg.com
»Martin Simpson
One of the best acoustic guitarists, anywhere.
http://www.martinsimpson.com
»Ed Gerhard
Exceptional tone, beautiful arrangements, incredible and inspiring talent.
http://www.edgerhard.com
»Don Ross
Monster player from Canada.
http://www.gobyfish.com
»Leo Kottke
Um, hello. Duh. Not from Canada.
http://www.leokottke.com
»Pierre Bensusan
Important, insanely gifted player who has influenced a whole generation.
http://www.pierrebensusan.com
»Bob Evans
Bob is the 2003 National Fingerpicking Champion. Check out his "Six Strings and a Million Possibilities" radio show.
http://www.bobevansguitar.com
»Tommy Emmanuel
Shows me what's possible. Makes me want to quit.
http://www.tommyemmanuel.com
»Muriel Anderson
One of the greatest fingerstyle players anywhere, beautiful arranger and composer.
http://www.murielanderson.com
»Amrit Sond
Unique technique, approach, and beautiful compositions. I love this guy's stuff.
http://www.amritsond.com
»Jim Tozier
Fabulously talented fingerstylist from Maryland, Comrade in Twang. Check his releases Castlerea, Solo Guitar and Celtic Guitar.
http://www.jimtozier.com
»Alex DeGrassi
Inventive and imaginative player who's been around for a long time and keeps sounding new.
http://www.degrassi.com/
»Eric Skye
Great acoustic jazz guitarist out of Portland, Oregon.
http://www.ericskye.com
»Pat Kirtley
Lovely, versatile, lyrical player and educator.
http://www.win.net/~mainstring/
»Michael Chapdelaine
An incredibly talented classical player for 25 years, Michael now does solo orginals and arrangements and kills in the process.
http://www.michaelchapdelaine.com/
»Chris Proctor
Innovative player and educator with Big Ideas, Opinions.
http://www.chrisproctor.com/
»Kaki King
Kaki flat-out kicks ass.
http://www.kakiking.com
»Alex Houghton
Hip stuff, also from Canada.
http://www.alexhoughton.com/houghton
»Jerry Douglas
"The Jimi Hendrix of dobro."
http://www.jerrydouglas.com
»John Scofield
The High Priest of Funk and all things groovalicious.
http://www.johnscofield.com
»Bill Frisell
Brother Bill.
www.billfrisell.com/
»Jeff Beck
It's Beck, man. One of my original influences. Still burns today.
www.jeffbeck.com/
»Steve Baughman
Wonderful [not just] celtic player.
http://www.celticguitar.com
»Stephen Bennett
Incredible, versatile harp guitar, resophonic, flatpicking, fingerstyle player.
http://www.harpguitar.com
»Tony McManus
Supafine player.
http://www.tonymcmanus.com
»Dave Evans
Evans was a giant, far ahead of his time. If you haven't heard him, please go to.
Sad Pig Dance - Kicking Mule reissue
»El McMeen
Lovely player and generous educator.
http://www.elmcmeen.com
»Preston Reed
He'll slap you silly.
http://www.prestonreed.com
»Rootwitch
Fan site dedicated to the music of Michael Hedges.
http://www.rootwitch.com
»Tuck Andress
Fabulous jazz guitarist, huge hair.
http://www.tuckandpatti.com/tuckscorner.shtml
»Pat Metheny
Need I say more?
http://patmethenygroup.com
»Stanley Jordan
Innovative jazz guitarist.
http://www.stanleyjordan.com
»Jake Shimabukuro
The greatest ukulele player on the planet.
http://www.jakeshimabukuro.com
SOURCES
»Acoustic Music Resource/800-649-4745
Godsend dedicated to making great acoustic music available.
http://www.acousticmusicresource.com
»Bull Moose Music
Wicked reasonable music shops through the northeast, and the place to get my CDs locally.
http://www.bullmoose.com
»Solid Air Records
Label exclusively showcasing acoustic guitar.
http://www.solidairrecords.com
»Maggie's Music
Maggie's Sansone's Celtic and Traditional label out of Shady Side, MD.
http://www.maggiesmusic.com
»Bridge Guitar Reviews
Henk te Veldhuis' guitar review site, out of the Netherlands. Good place to discover new material.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~guitars
FRIENDS
»WMPG 90.9/104.1FM
Portland, ME's greatest community radio station, home of Maine music icon Chris Darling's US Folk and Tom Flynn's Saltwater Farm programs.
http://www.wmpg.org
»WSCA 90.9/104.1FM
Portsmouth, NH community radio, home of Shawn Henderson's Stay Tuned program.
http://www.wscafm.org
»Dream Guitars
Asheville, NC-based purveyor of ga-ga guitars, sound reinforcement and accessories.
http://www.dreamguitars.com
»Acoustic Music
Great guitar shop in Guilford, CT.
http://www.acousticmusic.org
»The Music Emporium
Julius Borges' stringed instrument shop in Lexington, MA.
http://www.themusicemporium.com
»Mercenary Audio
Boston-based supplier of high-end electronica.
http://www.mercenaryaudio.com
»Wolf Productions
The acoustic music standard for mastering and digital audio.
http://www.wolfproductionsinc.com
»Fairewood Studios
Al Petteway and Amy White's studio in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
http://www.fairewood.com
»DragonflyEast Recording Studio
Scott Spelbring's wonderful studio out in the hills. Scott mixed "Half Pint."
http://www.dragonflyeast.com
»Oasis CD
Top-shelf CD replication outfit. Worldwide reputation. Nice folks!
http://www.oasiscd.com
»Woodworth Associates
Multifaceted design firm in Portland, Maine. Brad & Co. are the top.
http://www.woodworthassociates.com
»Melodee Music
Independent music stores in Sterling and Leesburg, VA. Very good people. Great guitar selection.
http://www.melodeemusic.com
»Chris Estes
Super singer-songwriter out Cali way.
http://www.chrisestes.net
»Mike Aaron
Bass player, guitarist and engineer, general factotum. Partner in gripe.
http://www.harmonicmedia.com
»Steven Dillon
Fingerstyle guitarist out of Virginia.
http://www.stevendillon.com
»Kevin Lawver
A good friend and critical listener. And one of the more talented guys on the earth.
http://www.lawver.net
EDUCATION
»Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Excellent publication and information source; online lessons.
http://www.acousticguitar.com
»Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine
Another excellent publication and information source.
http://www.fingerstyleguitar.com
»StringLetter Publishing
Publisher of educational books.
http://www.stringletter.com
»Homespun Tapes
Faboo source of video and audio instructional material.
http://www.homespuntapes.com
»Vestapol Videos
Stephan Grossman's wondrous video and audio instruct-o-ganza. Excellent CD offerings.
http://www.vestapol.com
»Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Info
Art Edelstein's compendium on the subject.
http://www.sover.net/~artedel/celtic.html

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