Touring guitarist and veteran session player Jeff Pevar welcomes you to A. Davis Guitars and gives you a little history on how The Peev has been using our guitars as of late:
Check out this interview with "the first call in Hollywood", Dean Parks. This long-time touring guitarist and session player discusses how he got into the biz and why he's currently using his A. Davis Guitars on tour and in the studio:
Check out this vid of our bud Crosby Loggins with fiddle player Paul Cartwright backstage at the Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA. The footage was shot on the tour bus of blues legend Joe Bonamassa after Crosby's set.
Here's footage of Crosby and Paul peforming "Always Catching Up" of their album "We All Go Home". For more on Crosby Loggins and The Light, check 'em out at www.CrosbyLoggins.com.
Crosby Loggins - "Always Catching Up"
Check out some footage of our bud and A. Davis enthusiast Rich Berra in some recent action - jamming with Maroon 5 live on a morning radio show as well as in the studio with Jesse McCartney. Check out Rich's MySpace page as he's in our Top Friends.
Rich Berra with James Valentine and Adam Levine of Maroon 5
Rich Berra in the studio with Jesse McCartney
We caught up with Doobie Brothers singer, songwriter and guitarist Pat Simmons outside Humphrey's By The Bay in San Diego, CA before a recent performance. Pat sat down with us to talk A. Davisw Guitars and to do some pickin' and grinnin'. Check out the footage.
Check out some vid of our buds The Pat McGee Band backstage at The Roxy.
They treated us to performances of their singles "Must Have Been Love" and "Shine". Pat is playing our J-1 (Jumbo) model - Brazilian Rosewood back/sides, Sitka Spruce top and East Indian Rosewood trim. Lead guitarist Brian Fechino is playing our M-1 with Monterey Cypress back/sides and an Adirondack Spruce top.
Pat McGee Band - "Shine"
Pat McGee Band - "Must Have Been Love"
Here's some footage of Paul Barrere, Peev and Steve Postell jamming on a few of our guitars back at the hotel after the 2007 NAMM show in Anaheim.
This is Part I of VI. Check out the rest of the footage on ADavisGuitars.com when we relaunch June 2007!
Check out this footage of the Doobie Brothers 'Live at Wolf Trap' with Tommy Johnston playing his A. Davis on stage. Make sure to scoop up the Doobies' latest concert DVD and listen to how well the A. Davis line sounds live. Solid stuff.
Check out Grammy Award-winning producer Mark Mancina in his studio (Pitchpipe Productions) talking about his half a dozen A. Davis Guitars as well as how they sit in a recording.
This is the official MySpage page for A.Davis Guitars. Our official website www.ADavisGuitars.com is currently receiving an total update.
A.Davis Guitars is an acoustic guitar company based in San Diego, CA where luthier Arthur Strum Davis has built and repaired guitars since 1978.
From 1986 through 1997, Art further honed his craft as a luthier for Taylor Guitars. Leaving Taylor and a steady paycheck was brutal at first and it soon became a blessing. The freedom to explore solutions to unclaimed problems is the heart of A.Davis Guitars as evidenced by this Y2K press release:
Art Davis set out to create the most player friendly, studio-worthy and performance-ready acoustic guitar possible - "The lightness in construction gives my guitars their warmth and liveliness. It's the precedent setting top bracing that provides their punch and sustain.
The gentle curves, well-proportioned bodies and neck angle geometry create the balance of volume, tone and strength," says Davis. "I've found a way to do all of this without compromise; something I never thought could be done."
A.Davis Guitars has spent the past several years forming relationships with artists. Session players. Touring guitarists. Singers and songwriters. Producers. Those in the industry that make their living writing, recording and/or performing. Their input helps us constantly fine-tune the guitars and our way of “doing business”.
Our guitars are handmade and we custom build to specifications generated by our clients. Because of our attention to detail and high standards, only so many can be produced annually. This gives us more time to find the guitar that is “yours”. If you're playing a sold out venue or to a room full of friends, recording at Abbey Road versus at home with Pro Tools; you're getting the same quality instrument and personal attention we give the best in the business.
Our new, top notch website will include our array of guitars, more on what A.Davis Guitars is all about and how we're going to connect with elite guitarists in search of their ideal acoustics.
Please check back for the unveiling of www.ADavisGuitars.com in June of 2008. In the interim, watch some recent videos featuring friends of A Davis enjoying our guitars.
Questions about our acoustics? Email us and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Get ready. Something incredible is about to happen...
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone in search of the best handmade acoustic guitars on the market. The sound, the feel of everything an acoustic guitar should deliver is built into every A. Davis guitar to your specification. Choose and work with us to create your own unique instrument.
I am honoured to be a part of the A. Davis Family! Your endorsement is awesome!!!
Art you're the "Picasso of Luthier's" Man!!!
Will you build me another 12 String so I can chew the pine and blow more minds!!!
