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Church Boston II/Christopher's
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
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Church Boston
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!
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Celebrities
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
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Inspiration
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
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Hamer GX Variax 300 retrofit
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
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Tesla support shows
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
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Funland Finnvox
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.)
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Yamaha BEX GX conversion
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
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Studio sessions
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!
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John Anthony shots
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...
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Dean GuitarCross aA eE aA d g
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
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GuitarCross live rig
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'
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ASIA acoustic guitars
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
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