My main instrument is my B120 archtop guitar made by master luthier (and genius in my opinion!) Roger Borys. This guitar is my workhorse. It's a smaller instrument – 16” with 24.75 scale – with a great big sound. Roger doesn't get the PR that many of the more well-known luthiers enjoy, but for my money, he makes the best archtops available today. And I've played many, many of the hand-made instruments out there.

I also own a late ‘90's Fender Telecaster Custom
(Japan ) which I have set up to play jazz.

A new addition for the bossa nova and other Brazilian music is my new Godin Multiac Nylon string. This fine instrument is a pleasure to play and sounds great.

I have two amplifiers which cover every gig that
I am called on to play. My tube rig is a Fender Deluxe Reverb Reish, which I bought from excellent Florida based guitarist Larry Camp. (thanks, Larry!) I have upgraded the speaker to a Weber California 12 and also put in matched preamp and power tubes from Mike Kropotkin. The result is much more head room and a warmer sound. My solid state rig features an Acoustic Image Clarus Plus amplifier through a Raezer's Edge Stealth 10 speaker cabinet. The Clarus has plenty of power and lets the sound of the instrument really come through. I also use the Raezer's Edge as an extention speaker for the Fender.

For my Borys, I use D'Addario Half Round strings. HR350 Jazz Lights. They run from 12 - 52. I've experimented with lots of different strings -- flat round, round wound, etc., and keep coming back to the D'Addarios.

I use Clayton "Black Raven" picks -- 1.9mm. After years using Fender Extra-heavy's I've finally found a pick that has both the punch as well as the articulation I was looking for!