Christopher's by Steve Sirois

dbl rocks the rig

inventing demented chords

new rig on the floor

Christopher's by SS

dbl  with lighting by DH

wish those Marshalls were plugged in too

The big R rides again!!

Blair McKee, the Master

praying together

dbl on the Kramer

JA on the DW's

Church photos by Brian Boucek

YZ by Rush

JA rocks!

Desolation on the Dean

Douglas Blair l., John Anthony r. : signal2noise

dbl w/original, uber-modified GuitarCross

'dude, it really is 2008!'

Kramer GX's new upper horn mod...'need frets?!'

Britt and Hillary from JADED--true rock godesses!

Alexi Laiho(Children of Bodum, g.) at Suana Fest

Darrell Roberts(ex-WASP/FFDP, g.) at Key Club LA

Frank Hannon(Tesla, g.) at Casino Ballroom, NH

Monte Montgomery(solo artist, g.) in Dallas, TX

the master Charlie Hunter at work in Manchester, CT of all places

Les Paul at Iridium: the originator, the inventor

Awesome Jimmy Page painting by Tim Petrinec

no comment

Monte Montgomery and the original Mutant Twin

George Harrison's guitar at HRC, NYC RIP

doors to Abbey Road Studios at HRC, NYC

The Indra, Hamburg Germany--first place Beatles played outside UK

original location of the Star Club, Hamburg Germany

John Lennon's Strawberry Fields, NYC RIP

Cobain lit a fire under all our asses! RIP

pre-mod

pre-mod showing Fishman summing mixer and Bartolini pre-amp modules

pre-mod showing 2 x 9VDC cavity

expanded cavity with Variax 300 guts/USB port, new output jacks

top view showing Variax board, batteries, expanded cavity

close-up top view showing Bartolini pre-amp modules

new control layout with 5-way switch and concentric Bartolini bass controls

new control layout, top view

top view showing new forearm contour and overall layout

Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA

Technology Going Nowhere in Boston, MA

Douglas Blair, GX and Mesa wall in Boston

John Anthony and the DW kit in Boston

dbl and the GX, Boston

s2n takes it 'out' in Boston

warming up at the Casino Ballroom, NH

plastering the Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, NH

'No Quarter' on the GX in Hampton Beach

John Anthony at work in Hampton Beach

entering Finnvox

the legendary Finnvox Studios, Hellsinki

Finnvox main control room and mixing desk

Finnvox main live tracking room

dbl, Heta and Alexi Liaho(Children of Bodum, g.)

2 stock Billy Sheehan BEX-BS basses

electronics removed, bridges replaced with Schaller 8-string, empty pickup covers

tuners replaced/added: Schaller Ultra-Lite gold bass, Gotoh gold guitar, truss rod cover modified

tuner fit/location rear view

headstock, front view, nut mod coming soon

Cutting 'Winterhude' at Mad Oak, Allston, MA

Control room at Mad Oak Studios

JA ready to remix everything!

looking South towards GX world

view North--note baffles and elevated guitar cabs

GX's and ASIA huddled in Allston Rock City!

JA in the old Taunton, MA rehearsal room

the Pearl kit in Wellspring's big room

the Pearl kit at Allied Studios Boston, MA

JA and his Pearl kit

JA at All ASIA, Cambridge, MA

JA rocks at All ASIA

JA on set of 'Hear' video shoot

s2n promo shot by Eric L. Johnson

JA and Pearl kit at Skybar, Somerville, MA

Hammerin' it home at the Skybar

Tesla's tourbus...

Dean 35" scale GX

Bartolini Quad Jazz pickups, Schaller bridge

string orientation over bridge

string orientation over fingerboard

headstock, tuning gears, nut spacing

tuning gear placement, rear view

full rehearsal rig 3/09 with ASIA, Sony MD on mic stand, new control platform and StudioLogic MIDI pedals

the Mesa wall of pain '09 with Sennheiser e609 mics

new '08 control platform with leftward sliding mic stand, Ikea lighting and new StudioLogic MIDI pedals

ready to rock and record

new 3/09 WASP carry-on pedal board with all bolted to aluminum base, old plywood base in background

the old rig: Eden cabs, old 'IVP' rack, and 2x12"s on stands

the Mesa-Boogie wall of pain

old '07 rig: main pedal board, MIDI pedals, A.S.I.A. control box and subsnake tube

the 'IVP' rack in its new Mesa home

utterly perverse look at the rear of the 'IVP'

old Eden bass cabs, 2x12"s on stands, IVP rack

Hamer, Kramer and Dean GX's, A.S.I.A. on 'legs'

original Ovation 12-string Viper A.S.I.A.

steel and nylon-string tuning gears, front view

Schaller steel, Sperzel nylon tuning gears, rear

12-element split Shadow bridge pickup, Ebony knobs

long-scale Ovation 12-string Viper A.S.I.A.

long-scale A.S.I.A. tuning gears, front view

long-scale A.S.I.A. tuning gears, rear view

long-scale A.S.I.A. string orientation, nut spacing