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Throughout my career as a master luthier, specializing in OEM manufacturing, guitar repair, custom builds, and amplifier repair, I’ve had the honor of working with a diverse array of legendary artists, including:
Rock & Blues Icons
- Randy Jackson (Journey)
- Robben Ford (Robben Ford and the Blue Line)
- Walter Trout (John Mayall & the Blues Breakers, The Walter Trout Band)
- Blues Saraceno (Poison)
- Slash (Guns N’ Roses)
- Scott Page (Pink Floyd, Toto, Supertramp)
- Chris Duarte
- Rick Derringer
- Steve Jones
- Jack Sonni (Dire Straits)
Jazz & Fusion Greats
- Mark Mancina (Grammy-winning film composer; Lion King, Tarzan, Moana)
- Melvin Davis (Chaka Khan, Pat Metheny)
- Carlos Rios (David Sanborn, Stevie Nicks, George Michael, Whitney Houston)
- Terry Wollman (Wilson Phillips, Grammy-nominated Bimini album)
Country, Folk & Americana Legends
- John Beland (Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard)
- Henry Kapono & Cecilio Rodriguez (Cecilio & Kapono)
- Jeremy Camp
Session & Touring Pros
- Mike Lent (Barry Manilow, Jeffrey Osborne, Babyface, Donna Summer, Usher, David Foster)
- Bobby Schneck (Slash, Eddie Money, The Buddaheads)
- Arlyn Roth
- Steve Fister (Lita Ford, Steppenwolf)
- Becky Barksdale (Michael Jackson, The Becky Barksdale Band)
- John Heussenstamm (Denise Williams)
- Mike Dean (Corrosion of Conformity)
- Joey Tafoya (Michael Sweet)
This is just a glimpse of the incredible musicians I’ve had the privilege to work with in Monterey, Carmel Valley, Santa Cruz, San Jose, and beyond.
Mike Lent