My Guitars - Hailey

Whenever I bring out Hailey (click on the thumbnail to enlarge the image), people often ask me if she's new, but the truth is that I've had her since 2003. She was my primary electric axe for Lightly Toasted Touche, the recording on Shipwrecked... My Sentiments and I've been using her extensively with Angels Breaking Silence. One of the great things about her is that she keeps tune really well because of the double locking (Floyd Rose) bridge. She also has fantastic tone, but it took awhile to find an amplifier that compliments her (my Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier seems to do the trick).

I had a clear plastic pick-guard put on her, to prevent damage to the body. In actuality, it's inevitable, but it will protect the finish from pick scrapes for the time being. I can't say I'm too concerned, because guitars always get dings and scrapes over time. It just adds to the character.

I suspect that Hailey will continue to be my main axe for work to come. Of course, when it comes to recording, it's good to have as many different options as possible so she won't ever be my only guitar. As I continue to learn more about recording and guitar tone, I've figured out that it's rare for most guitarists to use a single guitar on any particular song. People always notice a difference when I switch from Hailey to my Mexi-Strat (a.k.a. R3), if that's any indication of the difference in tone.