Got my first Sears guitar (with the spray painted sunburst) for Christmas at 10 in 1960, but my love of two piece single cutaway style guitars began in 1970 when I traded a (yellow to green sunburst) 1960 Epiphone Sorrento thinline for a grocery bag full of one 1954 Blackguard in pieces.

Around the same time I apprenticed and worked at Arrowhead Guitars in Duluth, Mn, a shop that specialized in six and twelve string acoustic guitars and repairs and restorations. I learned from two talented luthiers who had worked with long time builder Charles Hoffmann from Minneapolis. Later I built custom "T" style guitars with phenolic and wood composite necks with one piece swamp ash bodies (a few with artwork engraving) in the early '90s working out of Greg Curbows shop in North Georgia (visit Early Guitars). Greg was an immensely talented designer, builder and cranky perfectionist, a friend and an inspiration to me.

Over the years I've developed a point of view on this guitar building thing. I've gone from a high tech, modern design of a classic back to a traditional approach using the elements I believe to be important factors for great electric single cutaway guitars. There is a beauty in simplicity.