Strat'Ovarious was recorded and mixed by Dave Beegle in Loveland Colorado with guitarist and Musical Director Dr. Robert M. Williams. An interesting range of vintage guitar amps (Marshall, Fender, Vox and Gibson) were carefully selected by Dave Beegle to match the tone of the original classic and mic'd at high volume and mixed by Dave Beegle using ProTools. Quite a range of primarily Fender Stratocaster guitars (thus the album title "Strat'Ovarious") were used including both vintage, vintage re-issue, Custom Shop and Masterbuilt guitars. On the Pat Metheny song "Sunlight", Colorado artist Mark Sloniker played piano. In addition, for Sunlight, an entirely new guitar and piano composition for the last half of the song was written and recorded by Williams and Beegle using a vintage Roland guitar synthesizer. On the classic Eric Clapton tune "Layla", Jill Janssen Williams plays piano for the second movement of Layla. On the Santana song Evil Ways, a vintage Hammond B3 organ was used and played by Dave Beegle. Piano parts on Key to the Highway were played by Dave Beegle. Acoustic guitars were also used on several tracks including a vintage 1967 Martin 0008, and a Breedlove concert guitar (Sunlight, Key to the Highway). Other artists on Strat'Ovarious includes singer Keith Rosenhagen (all tracks), bass guitarist Mike Olson (all tracks except Pride and Joy, Key to the Highway, Evil Ways and Comfortably Numb), bass guitarist Dr. Douglas H. Thamm (Pride and Joy, Evil Ways, Key to the Highway), and bass guitarist Lou Gobis (Comfortably Numb). Percussion is provided by Matt Henderson (all tracks except Pride and Joy, Evil Ways and All Along the Watchtower), percussionist Eric Dunlop (Pride and Joy, Evil Ways) and percussionist Randy Amen (All Along the Watchtower). Mike Olson also composed synthesizer tracks on Sunlight. Guitarist Dr. Hiroaki Suga from Tokyo Japan, contributed lead guitar parts on Sunlight, Layla and Key to the Highway. Dr. David Grainger contributed vocals on Evil Ways. The Masterbuilt Stratocaster featured on the album cover (center guitar) was built by Fender Master Builder Paul Waller. This album is the second album by Williams and Beegle with the previous album "Strat'Osphere" being previously released in 2012. For all of these cover tunes, Beegle and Williams tried to emulate and pay tribute to the original version and added substantial original instrumental “jam” sections on the latter half of each tune. Song specifics. Layla (Eric Clapton & Jim Gordon). Musicians: Robert M. Williams, lead and rhythm guitars; Dave Beegle, lead and rhythm guitars; Hiro Suga, lead guitar; Keith Rosenhagen, vocals; Jill J. Williams, piano; Mike Olson, bass guitar; Matt Henderson, drums. Guitar Amps included a vintage black face Deluxe, Vox AC 30; a 10 W Marshall Popular; a 1968 Superbase Marshall Plexi. In some sections, the guitars were run through a Leslie 147 speaker cabinet. Lead and rhythm guitars were 60th Anniversary Fender 1954 vintage re-issue Stratocaster, vintage 1965 Fender Stratocaster. Slide guitar was played on a carved Koa top Fender Telecaster. Acoustic guitars are played together using a Breedlove concert and a 1968 vintage Martin 0008. Rhythm guitar parts also played on a Dan Electro 12 string. Key to the Highway (Charlie Segar as re-interpreted by Eric Clapton of Derek and the Dominos). Musicians: Robert M. Williams, lead and rhythm guitars; Dave Beegle, lead and rhythm guitars; Hiro Suga, lead guitar; Keith Rosenhagen, vocals; Dave Beegle, piano; Douglas H. Thamm, bass guitar; Matt Henderson, drums. Guitar Amps included a vintage 1954 Tweed Fender Champ; a vintage 1960 Tweed Fender Princeton amplifier; 10 W Marshall Popular and a Gibson GA 40 amp; and a wood Fender Princeton amp. Lead and rhythm guitars included carved Koa top Fender Telecaster; a 60th Anniversary Fender 1954 vintage re-issue Stratocaster and a Masterbuilt 50th Anniversary Fender 1954 vintage re-issue Stratocaster and a home-made pine Telecaster. We also used your Princeton amplifier for some of the ends lead stuff. House Burning Down (Jimi Hendrix). Musicians: Robert M. Williams, lead and rhythm guitars; Dave Beegle, lead and rhythm guitars; Keith Rosenhagen, vocals; Mike Olson, bass guitar; Matt Henderson, drums. Guitar amps included a 1967 vintage hundred watt Marshall Super PA and a vintage 1970 Marshall Popular 10 watt. Lead and rhythm guitars included a 60th Anniversary Fender 1954 vintage re-issue Stratocaster and a vintage 1965 Fender Stratocaster. All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan; version as reinterpreted by Jimi Hendrix). Musicians: Robert M. Williams, lead and rhythm guitars; Dave Beegle, lead and rhythm guitars; Keith Rosenhagen, vocals; Mike Olson, bass guitar; Randy Amen, drums. Guitar amps included a 1966 Fender Dual Showman, a 100 W Marshall Superbase, a 10 watt Marshall Popular, and a 1976 Marshall 50 W Super Lead blackface Deluxe Reverb. Lead and rhythm guitars included a Fender Wildwood-10 Stratocaster and a 1965 vintage Fender Stratocaster . Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix). Musicians: Robert M. Williams, lead and rhythm guitars; Dave Beegle, lead and rhythm guitars; Keith Rosenhagen, vocals; Mike Olson, bass guitar; Matt Henderson, drums. Guitar amps included a 1966 Fender Dual Showman, 10 W Marshall Popular, and a vintage 1967 Marshall 100W Super PA. Lead and rhythm guitars included a 60th Anniversary Fender 1954 vintage re-issue Stratocaster and a vintage 1965 Fender Stratocaster. May this be Love (Jimi Hendrix). Musicians: Robert M. Williams, lead and rhythm guitars; Dave Beegle, lead and rhythm guitars; Keith Rosenhagen, vocals; Mike Olson, bass guitar; Matt Henderson, drums. Guitar amps included a vintage 1967 Marshall 100W Super PA, a 10 W Marshall Popular and a vintage black face Deluxe, Vox AC 30. Lead and rhythm guitars included a 60th Anniversary Fender 1954 vintage re-issue Stratocaster, and a 1965 vintage Fender Stratocaster. Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughn). Musicians: Robert M. Williams, lead and rhythm guitars; Dave Beegle, lead and rhythm guitars; Keith Rosenhagen, vocals; Douglas H. Thamm, bass guitar; Eric Dunlop, drums. Guitar amplifiers included a vintage 1966 blackface Fender Deluxe Reverb and a 1964 Vox AC 30. Lead and rhythm guitars included a Fender Wildwood-10 Stratocaster and a 1965 vintage Fender Stratocaster. Bass guitar is an Ibanez fretless bass. Randy Amen recorded drums at the doghouse studio. Evil Ways (Clarence “Sonny” Henry). Musicians: Robert M. Williams, lead and rhythm guitars; Dave Beegle, lead and rhythm guitars; Keith Rosenhagen, vocals; Dave Grainger, vocals; Douglas H. Thamm, bass guitar; Eric Dunlop, drums & percussion. Guitar amplifiers included a blackface Deluxe 1964 Vox AC 30, a Marshall 10W Popular and a 100W Marshall Superbase. Lead and rhythm guitars were played on a PRS Santana Brazilian; rhythm guitar was also played on a Dan Electro 12 string. Sunlight (Pat Metheny). Musicians: Robert M. Williams, lead and rhythm guitars; Dave Beegle, lead and rhythm guitars; Hiro Suga, lead guitar; Mark Sloniker, piano; Mike Olson, bass guitar; Matt Henderson, drums; Mike Olson synthesizer. Guitar amplifiers included a vintage Gibson GA 40 amplifier and a 1958 Fender Tweed Deluxe. Lead and rhythm guitars included a 1985 Gibson ES Artist, a 60th Anniversary Fender 1954 vintage re-issue Stratocaster guitar, a vintage 1967 Gibson SG Special; a vintage Roland G303 guitar played through a vintage Roland GR300 analog guitar synthesizer and a Dan Electro baritone guitar. Acoustic guitars are played together using a Breedlove concert and a 1968 vintage Martin 0008. Comfortably Numb (David Gilmour and Roger Waters). Musicians: Robert M. Williams, lead and rhythm guitars; Dave Beegle, lead and rhythm guitars; Lou Gobis, bass guitar; Matt Henderson, drums; Dave Beegle synthesizer. Guitar amplifiers included a 10 W Marshall Popular; a 100W vintage 1967 Marshall Super PA; a wood Fender Princeton and a vintage Leslie 147 cabinet. Lead and rhythm guitars included a homemade Fender Stratocaster HSH and a homemade Fender Stratocaster SSH. Technical Notes: All bass guitar was recorded through a vintage Telefunken V 72 tube preamp into and in Empirical labs Distressor into a Retro 2A3 three program equalizer into a vintage RCA Ba86. Vocals were recorded with a vintage Russian Lomo 19a19 large diaphragm tube microphone into a vintage Telefunken V 72 tube preamp into a vintage Gates Sta Level compressor. Matt Henderson's drums were recorded in the big room at Rez. Matt played a DW performance kit with Zildjian symbols. All acoustics were mic’d with a Neumann KM 64 small diaphragm tube microphone into a vintage Telefunken V 72 tube preamp into an Empirical labs Distressor . Dave Beegle plays a 1938 hammond BC Organ through a Leslie 147 that is mik’d with a vintage Russian Lomo 19a19 large diaphragm tube microphone and a Lawson L47 MP large diaphragm tube microphone. Microphone pre-'s are vintage quad 8MM61 modules. All guitar amplifiers are mic’d with a Royer 121 ribbon microphone and a Royer 122 active ribbon microphone. Microphone pre's are vintage quad eight MM 61, vintage Nieve 1272, vintage Telefunken V672, or Chandler Germanium preamps. All mixes are done in ProTools 11 using a Tonelux V–rack analog mixer through various outboard gear.