Stetsbar Artists

Artists and Stetsbar We are delighted to be able to feature - and thank - those artists who have chosen the Stetsbar as part of their professional set-up and helped us refine our designs to stand up to the rigors of a full touring schedule. It goes without saying that all of the artists featured here have both huge musical talent and a mass of professional experience.
	Jan Akkerman - It's easy to run out of superlatives when you start to describe the guitar virtuoso that is Jan Akkerman. Although perhaps best known for his time with the Dutch prog-rock group Focus, Jan's career has spanned more than 40 years with musical styles that vary from Gypsy jazz through classically influenced rock to lute madrigals. Jan has Stetsbars fitted to his three main performance guitars; a Gibson Les Paul Special (pic 1), a Les Paul Personal (pic 2) and a "Langcaster" made for him by Dutch Luthier Joh Lang. More details and tour dates can be found on Jan's website.

	Snowy White - is one of the UK's premier blues orientated guitarists. Snowy has played with Peter Green, Thin Lizzy and Pink Floyd as well as enjoying a long career as a top class session musician and fronting his own band the "White Flames". Snowy is currently playing with Roger Waters on his latest world-wide tour. Snowy is pictured here, at a tour sound check and in performance with his Stetsbar equipped Les Paul Goldtop. Snowy says "I don't feel comfortable playing Stratocasters so I found a 1998 re-issue of my '57 Goldtop. The feel of it ,the neck especially, is similar to the guitar that I have been playing for the last 37 years. Then I had a 'Stetsbar' fitted, which is a new type of tremolo arm. It fits in the existing holes which take the bridge so no changes have to be made to the actual guitar body and it can be removed at any time and the guitar returned to normal. It's a great piece of kit, and I'm very happy with the way it works. I had the guitar set up so that it feels as close to my old Gibson as possible, so now I feel comfortable playing either of them." Snowy's website can be found here For Roger Waters tour dates follow this link

	John Cabán - Brooklyn based guitarist, John Cabán's unique playing has graced performances and/or recordings with such diverse artists as - Richard Bona, Alana Davis, Art Neville, Bo Diddley, Kenny Kirkland, KJ Denhert, JABR, Organic!, Neycha, Gianna Nannini, Dispatch, drum 'n' bass maverick's Boomish and many others. With roots deep in rock, blues, funk, r&b, experimental, ambient and world music, a rich tonal palette, lyrical sensitivity and strong rhythmic feel combine to make his distinctive atmospheric guitar style a fixture on both the stage and studio in NYC and beyond. A First Act guitars endorsee, John is pictured here during a sound check in Paris, France (June 07), with his First Act Delia factory fitted with an OEM Stetsbar. www.JohnCaban.com www.JABRband.com
See also www.FirstAct.com/Artists/John_Caban