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Gridlock

Manufacturing Engineer Manager / Operations Manager
Location
Tampa, Fl
Current Gear
Guitars:
2004 Gibson Les Paul Classic (Gold top)
2012 Gibson Les Paul Traditional (Desert Burst)
2001 Fender ‘52 AVRI Telecaster (Butterscotch)
2009 Fender American Standard Stratacaster (Sunburst)

Amps:
1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb
1966 Fender Super Reverb
1979 Marshall JMP 2104
2015 Marshall Astoria Classic
Previous Gear
Guitar’s
Many Gibson Les Paul’s and SG’s and Fender Stratacaster’s and Telecaster’s (from 1973-2012)

Amps:
Many Marshall’s from a 1969 18 watt (modded Popular model 1930), to JMP’s, JCM800’s, JCM900’s, 1987x, Vintage Moderns, 1962hw Bluesbreaker’s, 1974x’s, and all the Astoria models and others.

Most all BF and SF Fender combo amps (1964-1977) multiple times.

Mesa Boogie Mark 1RI’s p, Mark IIB’s and a Mark III.
Musical Influences
Led Zeppelin and Stevie Ray Vaughn

Signature

Guitars:
2007 Gibson Les Paul Studio (Alpine White w/ Ebony board)
2013 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Ebony)
2014 Gibson Les Paul R7 (Goldtop)
2022 Gibson Les Paul R8 (Gloss Lemon Burst)
2024 Epiphone IBG Les Paul Custom (Alpine White)

Amps:
1971 Mesa Boogie Mark-1 Combo
1972 Fender Deluxe Reverb
2015 Marshall Astoria Classic
2016 Marshall 1974x
2018 Marshall JTM 45 Clone

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