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Cordova Neighborhood Church -- A Bible-centered church in sunny Rancho Cordova, California, affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
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Mermer Guitars -- Rich Mermer makes wonderful acoustic guitars. You have to get one, that's all there is to it.
Hey Kids Comics -- Fun stuff by a good friend.
Folk Alley -- A wonderful folk and acoustic web radio station!
The Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CAAS) -- The annual CAAS convention in Nashville has become one of the premier fingerstyle guitar festivals in the world.
Georgia Fingerstyle Guitar Association
(Click the iTunes button to find that player's music)
Chet Atkins (official site)
Bruce Emery (I highly recommend Bruce's Skeptical Guitarist books -- music theory in plain English!)
Pat Donohue (you've heard him on A Prairie Home Companion)
Phil Keaggy (Wow! That's all I can say...)
Richard Kiser (Multiple Dove Award-winning Gospel guitarist)
Stephen Bennett (a great player, and proponent of the harp guitar)
Todd Hallawell (get the CD; you have to hear his arrangement of Brazil.)
Tommy Emmanuel (member of the world's most exclusive guitar club: a Chet-bestowed CGP)
Tuck Andress (of Tuck and Patti)
(more to come....)
For hard-to-find recordings of many of the players listed above: Funky Junk
Please note -- I do not have endorsement deals with any of these companies. This is gear that I use and have found to be of value. -RT
Guitars:
Mermer Guitars -- My Morning Star acoustic is an amazing instrument; it has a small body and a HUGE sound. Featured on Blind Willie and Wayfaring Stranger on the Music page.
Godin Guitars -- My Godin Multiac Nylon String SA Electric Guitar is a rich-sounding and verastile instrument for performance and recording. Featured on Come, Thou Fount of Ev'ry Blessing on the Music page.
Parker Guitars -- My pre-Washburn Fly Concert solid-body acoustic (now called the Parker Bronze Fly) is a wonderful instrument for legato fingerstyle pieces. It has a complex sound and sustain for days. You can hear it on Give Me Jesus on the Music page.
Martin Guitars -- I use my OM-15CE for acoustic rhythm playing on stage. Tight rhythm sound in a well-made solid-wood guitar, and relatively inexpensive.
Gibson -- My Chet Atkins Country Gentleman is one sweet-sounding electric guitar. Gibson is no longer producing this model. No, you can't have mine.
Fender -- My original 1965 Fender Jazzmaster has that funky '60s vibe. Played fingerstyle with the pickup switch in the middle position, it sounds almost like a Fender Rhodes electric piano.
Pickups, Electronics and Software:
L.R. Baggs -- The LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI is a wonderful problem-solving tool for recording and performance.
B-Band -- I have an older version of their A1 Active Acoustic Guitar Pickup and Preamp in my Mermer. It really captures the sound of the instrument.
Roni Music -- developer of Amazing SlowDowner, remarkable software for studying and learning from recorded music.
BOSS -- Like most guitarists, I have lots of BOSS stuff. I use one of their older multi-FX processors, the GT-3, and a TU-2 Chromatic Tuner for almost all of my performances.
Fender -- I know, Fender doesn't need another link, but I really like their amps. For acoustic performance and as a portable PA, I use a (now discontinued) Acoustasonic Pro, which I adore. I also have a sweet-sounding Fender 65 Twin Reverb Amp, for recording and just because it's so much fun to play through.