On September 21st, I took a trip to Los Angeles to meet up with Brent Mason, who is an incredible guitar player. Brent has recorded with many of the big names in country music; George Strait, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley and Shania Twain, just to name a few. I drove down with Doug Scott my record producer and guitar player and we spent the time discussing my upcoming 2nd CD. On the way, we decided to stop at Guitar Center and we ran into a couple of friends. Spent some time in the vintage room of Guitar Center playing some D’Angelico’s. I also had a great chat with the manager Dave Weiderman. Went across the street to Art Valdez who is a classical guitar builder I have known for 30 years. Then it was on to Burbank to meet Brent Mason.
We went out to an Italian restaurant with Brent and his daughter Zoe, who I’ve known for a long time. We had a great chat about all the sessions and the artists he has worked with throughout the years. It was great listening to Brent tell me about his music and his guitars. We have been working on Brent’s pickups for about 15 years. If you have a chance, check out his website.