I've accumulated a number of acoustics over the past 35 years. Many have come and gone. I've become more careful to hold on to them more recently. Here is my current lineup. God didn't bless me with daughters so I guess I was meant to be a "dad" to these beauties.
Emerald Guitars X7 Custom Design/Spec (Born in 2026)
A compact, all-carbon-fiber acoustic featuring a striking Royal Ebony wood veneer, ergonomic offset soundhole, pinless carbon bridge, and LR Baggs HiFi Duet electronics. Eevi has a surprisingly big, articulate voice for her small body, with exceptional note separation, sustain, and clarity that makes her especially responsive to fingerstyle playing. Nearly impervious to changes in temperature and humidity, she combines boutique-level craftsmanship with genuine workhorse durability. Best suited to fingerstyle, singer-songwriter material, folk, Americana, alternate tunings, and live performance.
Martin GPC Special 16 (born in 2019)
A Grand Performance cutaway with a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides. Maggi has the depth and low-end warmth associated with Martin and rosewood, balanced by clear trebles and good projection. A versatile guitar particularly well suited to singer-songwriter material, folk, country, fingerstyle, and full strumming.
Martin 00-10E Retro Joe Bonamassa Signature (Born in 2026)
A compact 00-size Martin with a solid spruce top and solid sapele back and sides, inspired by small-bodied guitars of the 1930s. Dotti has a focused, woody voice with strong fundamentals and a comfortable, intimate feel. Especially well suited to roots music, country blues, fingerstyle, Drop D, slide, and old-time acoustic styles.
Taylor 214ce (Born on Dec. 3rd, 2008)
A Grand Auditorium cutaway with a solid spruce top and layered rosewood back and sides. Bobbi has Taylor's characteristic clarity, balance, and note definition, with a body shape that handles both picking and strumming well. An excellent general-purpose guitar for pop, folk, country, contemporary acoustic music, and fingerstyle.
Taylor GS MINIe Koa Natural (Born on July 26, 2024)
A short-scale GS Mini featuring a solid Hawaiian koa top with layered koa back and sides. Anni has a warm, slightly compressed voice with a strong midrange and the comfortable feel of Taylor's compact GS Mini design. Best for relaxed fingerstyle, light strumming, folk and singer-songwriter material, as well as travel and casual playing. (Renamed Dolli in Aug. 2026 in honor of the passing of the great Dolly Parton, who famously played a blinged out Taylor GS Mini in 2014 at Glastonbury.
Fender Hwy Series Dreadought Mahogany (Born in Sept., 2023)
A thin-bodied dreadnought built with a solid Sitka spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, designed specifically with amplified performance in mind. Molli has a direct, balanced acoustic response and a natural plugged-in sound. Best suited to live performance, rhythmic strumming, contemporary acoustic arrangements, country, and pop.
Ovation Pro Series Elite 2078TX (Born in January, 2025)
A deep-contour Ovation with a solid spruce top, Lyrachord composite back, and the Elite multi-soundhole design. Billi produces a focused, articulate sound and is particularly strong when amplified. Best suited to live performance, strong rhythm playing, rock and contemporary acoustic music, and situations where feedback resistance matters.
Ovation Celebrity CS28P-KOAB (Born in 2016)
A mid-depth Ovation featuring a figured koa-burst top and Lyrachord composite back. Holli combines Ovation's comfortable rounded body and dependable electronics with a clear, controlled amplified sound. Best suited to live acoustic work, pop, country, worship music, and general rhythm playing.
Ovation Celebrity CC44 (Born in circa 2007)
A mid-depth Ovation with the company's distinctive multi-soundhole design and Lyrachord composite back. Luci has the focused midrange and controlled response characteristic of Ovation guitars, particularly when plugged in. A useful stage guitar for strumming, contemporary acoustic music, worship, and pop/rock arrangements.
Gretsch Jim Dandy Sunburst (Born in 2026)
A small parlor-style acoustic based on the simple American guitars of the 1930s–50s, with a laminated basswood body and short 24-inch scale. Jimi has a dry, boxy, mid-forward voice rather than the broad resonance of a larger modern acoustic. That makes her particularly good for country blues, slide, old-time music, roots playing, alternate tunings, and intentionally vintage-sounding arrangements.