Rolf Sturm
Bill Bartholomew and Gabriella Rassi
They wife and husband core of Silverteeth, their black Fenders are good visual bookends on stage.
April Marion
April's chose her K Custom Hybrid Crash for the shoot because she "uses it on everything!"
Daniel S.
The Fender Squire Mini is Daniel's favorite guitar, so far!
Aaron Latos
Aaron's vintage Sonor snare drum is his go-to for most gigs.
Angelina Moysov
Angelina's here with her Recording King guitar.
Chase Noelle
This is Chase's 8x14 Ludwig Supralite, a deep steel snare.
Paul Stafford
Paul with his '59 Fender Stratocaster, a very definitive and much sought after instrument.
Larry Heinemann
Larry's got his Koll bass going here.
Dorit Chrysler
Dorit's arm is reposing on a Moog Theremini, of which this particular model is a prototype; she's worked closely with Moog.
Jon Epcar
Jon brought a cymbal bag to the shoot as his favorite instrument and at first it seemed like a funny choice, but the fact is for a working New York drummer, the tools that get you from gig to gig can be as important as the instrument itself. Jon's Can-Sac cymbal bag was a gift from his wife, and it goes everywhere with him and is vital to his work.
Sasha Dobson
Sasha never stops moving, just look at her left hand, and here she is holding her Grandfather's Roland CR-5000 drum machine.
Norman Westberg
Norman's Fender Telecaster on the left has been with him for a very long time, and he didn't want to risk loss or damage to it. His solution was create a clone of the original that looked, sounded, and played like the original.
Guy Licata
The Reflexx practice pad is Guy's brainchild. Combining two different surfaces which are both softer and offer less rebound than typical pads, the user is able to develop superior playing skills and benefits from the surfaces being quieter than most other pads.
Adam Budofsky
Adam's 12" Slingerland tom tom is part of a set that he's had for a while and recently has had custom work performed on it. Originally the tom toms in this set had only single heads - these were converted to double headed drums.
Donald McKenzie
Don plays Mapex drums exclusively and this drum is one component of his favorite set.
Nimai Larson
The three Remo Rototoms floating above Nimai are the centerpiece of her unconventional drum set.
Ira Elliot
The 5.5x14 Ludwig snare is the same model that Ringo used on virtually all of the Beatles recordings. Yet ironically, Ludwig refuses to reissue this classic drum. Ira's fave.
Mandy Hoffman
A Fender bass reissue.
Bill Harvey
Bill's a designer, artist, and musician and knows what he likes in the 3D world and this bass is it. Here he's posing with his '74 Fender Jazz Bass that he's had for a while. Maybe he says it best: "This bass resonates in my bones. I have a physical connection with the instrument - we vibrate at the same wavelength. It is a conduit to the universal pulse."
Cat Popper
Cat with her upright, more to follow.
George Xylouris
Posing here with his lute, more info to follow.
Jim White
The snare drum is a 1920's Ludwig with many modern parts that Jim's been dragging around the world for years.
Sara Abrams
Sara's relationship with this guitar is very unique: She built the body and neck from scratch. It's crafted to her own specifications, aesthetically, sonically, and functionally.
Jake Bloomfield Misrach
It's a Tremoloa. This instrument was born during the Hawaiian music fad in the 1930's. It's extremely difficult to play.
Winslow
Jun Takeshita
Jun is a electronics technician and has customized this guitar to suit his playing.
Ryan Wiesnewski
Ryan and squeezebox.
Brian Beck
Brian's holding the Sonor Jojo Mayer Perfect Balance bass drum pedal which is a fairly radical rethinking of bass drum pedal design but relies on time-tested geometry.
Chris Amott
This guitar is Chris's signature model by Jackson. It's built entirely to his specifications.