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This L-12 is from 1946.

 

It is Whit's main guitar.
In fact it is the only guitar used
on the road for concerts.

"Better not break a string!"

Whit's 1959 Gibson,
ES-345.
Just like Hank Garland
and Leon Rhodes!

"Yes the crazy pink case
is orginial 1950's!"



Whit's 1938 Gibson EH-150
Amplifier

Look Twins!

The only thing better than a
vintage EH-150 amp is..

2 Gibson vintage amps.

And then there were 3...

In the center you'll meet Whit's
1940 Gibson EH-185,
chaperoned by twin 1938
Gibson EH-150 amps.

It's getting crowded in here!

The new member of the family is
a 1948 Gibson GA-50. Whit used this
amp for rhythm guitar on the
Ghost Train CD.

 

1966 Fender Telecaster Guitar with a
1958 Fender Harvard Amp.


This Telecaster stays home, but the Fender amp was used for all of the
electric guitar parts on the Devilish Mary CD.

 

Whit's gear & pics & strings:

Whit uses vintage bronze guitar strings (gauged 12 to 56).
There are several brands available. The most important requirement is that they
are 80/20 bronze and not phosphor.
Favored brands: GHS, Ernie Ball and Dean Markley

Pics: Whit uses a Dunlop "tortex" 2.00mm or a really, really heavy pic.

WANTED: Whit has been looking for a real tortoise shell guitar pic.
A very thick one in the common pic shape would be really nice to find.
Any leads to finding this would be welcome.

Whit's Wish List: Currently Whit is having a jazz guitar custom built by
Michael Collins from Toronto Canada. It should be delivered in the Fall of 2004.
Photos and information will be posted as soon as it arrives.
For more information about custom built guitars contact collinsguitar.com

 

Whit favors vintage Dearmond guitar
pickups. This family of three is from
about 1940.
The pickup on the top is a
rhythm chief and is approximately from 1945. Whit's favorite is the pickup on the bottom right .

Happiness is...

Plenty of vintage tubes. Whit is always
on the look out for more spare tubes,
Some of these date back to WWII.