I first saw him in a video he did on a guitar that James Olsen had made for him. Seems like a wonderful man!
Can't believe he's chosen so right now, finally!
Holy cow! That's an impressive sound... & an impressive sounding instrument! I had one briefly from '96 that was pretty-beat when I got it. Had the Frankenstein repair done for seam separation, that was skillfully neglected from the photos in the for sale ad. But I kept if for awhile anyway. Loose binding, very sloppily repaired. And one of the strangest things I'd ever seen - a fret that protruded outward from the end of the treble side of the neck at or around the 7th fret. (which the binding accomodated, and looked kind of like a shallow triange, or corner, rather than a (more) straight-edge. Magnificent sound, that said, and truly a "chorus of Angels!" Quite the substantial case with it as well, as I recall. I wish I could find one from that similar era again, at a price I can/or could afford. Hasn't come close to happening since~