Musician and composer+ based in a secret, dimensionally transcendental location in South Wales, UK, within 25 miles of the Cardiff temporal rift from which it draws its power.
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Guitar
Guitarist with Retrospect (six-piece covers band based in South Wales). My Influences include Gary Moore, Guthrie Govan, Hank Marvin, Brian May / Queen, Mark Knopfler / Dire Straits, Joe Satriani, Daryl Steurmer (Genesis, Phil Collins) and Joe Bonamassa.
Guitarist with Retrospect (six-piece covers band based in South Wales). My Influences include Gary Moore, Guthrie Govan, Hank Marvin, Brian May / Queen, Mark Knopfler / Dire Straits, Joe Satriani, Daryl Steurmer (Genesis, Phil Collins) and Joe Bonamassa.
2024 Live Rig
Guitars*
#1 Suhr Standard Carve Top
#2 Charvel Guthrie Govan USA Signature Ash
Both:
- S-style double-cutaway
- 25.5” scale, compound radius, roasted maple necks
- Locking tuners, stainless steel frets, 2-post floating / recessed trems
- HSS pickups with options for single coil tones
- D’addario NYXL 10-46 strings
Differences:
- Suhr: 22 frets, rosewood fingerboard (10-14”), TUSQ nut, basswood body with maple cap, Suhr pickups (SSV, ML, SSV+)
- GG: 24 frets, maple ‘board (12-16”), bone nut, roasted ash body, Charvel MF pickups, Tremol-No, locking bridge saddles;
(*Other guitars may make guest appearances from time to time!)
Pedalboard (Pedaltrain Classic 2)
- TC Electronic Polytune 2
- Line6 HX Stomp XL (remote control from iPhone running Setlist Maker)
- Mission Engineering expression pedal
- JHS Bonsai
- JHS Angry Charlie v
- Power supplies: Truetone CS-12 & Mission Engineering 529i
Amp
- Laney LFR-112 (DI’d to PA)
Monitor
- QSC K8.2
Misc
- Cables: Van Damme with Neutrik plugs
- Picks: Gravity Gold Coloured 1.0mm
Composer
Also composer of original, mainly orchestral and/or film-inspired music. See the Music and Videos pages of this site, or check out my YouTube or Soundcloud pages. (Soundcloud, in particular, includes more music than is included on this site.)
Also composer of original, mainly orchestral and/or film-inspired music. See the Music and Videos pages of this site, or check out my YouTube or Soundcloud pages. (Soundcloud, in particular, includes more music than is included on this site.)