Gibson Songmaker CSR Acoustic

The Gibson CSR Grand Concert acoustic guitar from the Songmaker series is crafted in solid wood ( solid rosewood back & sides ) and sports features such as Gibson's traditional scalloped bracing, double-acting truss rod, and premium Sitka spruce tops.

The CSR Grand Concert features a J-45 headstock, the rosette of the SJ-200, the pickguard from the Blues King, and the bridge from the Woody Guthrie Southern Jumbo.

Gibson integrated these features into a comfortable grand concert body style, and used solid tone wood construction in the CSR's spruce top and rosewood back and sides to create an instrument that delivers full, rich sounds across its entire range in any setting.

Notes: A very balanced sound - Clear voice, Clean lows, shimmering mids and highs. This guitar (though made in Canada) is a true Gibson Acoustic, in every respect.

A group shot

Here is a group shot of all my guitars... albeit a few. For example, the American Telecaster isn't in this pic, nor any of the acoustic & classical guitars. Good fortune has blessed me these last few years, but not without a lot of hard work. Being an internet developer means I spend a lot of time in front of the computer, and these pretty stringed things save me from insanity some days!!

.... My Stratocasters. I love strats :) David Gilmour plays one you know ;)

More Pedals in my Collection

The original Electro Harmonix Holy Grail




The orginal 18v (wall powered) Electro Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress - Flanger / Filter





A VOX v847 modded to Clyde Mccoy Specs & a Sweep Capacitor Selector for different wah tones





A Purple Delay pedal. Sounds good. Don't know WTF this one is / where it came from but I use it on the analog rig.


I also have (2) ValveFX OD-2 overdrive pedals (like a Ross Overdrive) .... they sound great. One is a blues edition and the other is the standard black / white box one. Will post pics of them later.

Dunlop - Crybaby from Hell -

Just picked up one of these guys from Musicgoround for $40. Yah, what a steal right? I'm hearing nothing but good reviews too ; as this wah seems like it's one of the most adjustable ones on the market right now. It's built like a TANK. Not only does it feature a boost, but 'Q' control too which changes the sweep / tone of the wah pedal. Plus, I can't deny the fact that this pedal just looks cool. And I am a certified gear geek so I had to add it to my sonic arsenal. One of the cool features I like is the LED's in the front of the pedal telling u if it's boost is on / off and if it's engaged. Cool feature on a dark stage or even a dark studio.

Only a few minor problems that I see. The Q-control knob, fine tune knob, and boost level knob are pretty small and kind of fickle to adjust. But really once you have those where you want them you will only be messing with the 5 way selector.

A custom guitar - Desert Rose Custom Guitars -

Here's a custom guitar built by my partners and myself. Dev (whom has been doing custom wood work for years) did the finish and Steve sculpted the body / routing. The electronics I did myself, using a Fender single coil in the middle, and two gibson humbuckers for the neck coil and bridge. We used an LTD bolt neck, and a 'roller' bridge / tremolo. Plays great, sounds better, and looks very 'vintage'. I'd say this is the ultimate blues strat now.

Another Gibson Les Paul - Quilted Maple Burst

Since black beauty (got stepped) on , I decided to get her fixed -- but the tech still has the guitar, and I couldn't wait for my LP tone any longer so I plunged in and bought another one. It's un chambered and even heavier than my Black Beauty Les Paul, which isn't light. I love the feel / weight of this guitar, and the look. A friend suggested I go back to the gold covered pickups, so now I'm building my own combo into the gold covers.

This LP has '57 Classic Pickups in the photos, but I'm working on a 50's wiring with a Seymour Duncan JB (coil split) in the neck - SOUNDS GREAT! - and my own humbucker wound to PAF specs in the bridge. Still working on it... the guitar is in pieces right now as I write this, but it's a great guitar. Very happy.

Ibanez SA Series - Not impressed! -

This (WAS) my Ibanez SA Series.... I liked the pups (sounded really good actually) and the feel of the neck, but the guitar didn't have enough substance to it. It was very light, and 'felt' like a toy to me instead of a 'real guitar'. In the end the fact that this guy wouldn't stay in tune and didn't 'feel right' won over the pickups and the neck's feel.


Ibanez SA160QM Electric Guitar Specs:


SA neck
Maple Neck Material
Mahogany w/Quilted Maple top Body
22/Medium frets
Rosewood Finger Board
SAT30 bridge
IBZ AS2 (S) Neck PU
IBZ AS2 (S) Mid PU
IBZ AH4 (H) Bridge PU
Pearl Dot Inlay
CH : Hardware Color