" Would you like me to record some audio files for your website?"

   When you're a guitar builder and that sentence comes out of the mouth of one of North America's first-call studio guitar players ... you can't say the word "yes" fast enough!

   Michael Francis is a studio guitarist, writer and record producer with over 30 years experience. He has played on literally countless corporate jingles ... dozens of TV shows (everything from Austin City Limits to Beverly Hills 90210) ... hundreds of recordings (everyone from Gordon Lightfoot to Nelly Furtado). Michael has pursued an active live performance role over the years, playing stages with everyone from Chet Atkins to Rosanne Cash.

       I'd like to sincerely thank Michael for all of the work he put in to these recordings. I would also like to thank Chad Irschik and everyone at Inception Sound. It was fascinating to watch two seasoned pro's like Mike and Chad work in one of Canada's premier studios ... what a treat! Inception has had a reputation for working with all levels of musicians for thirty years. If you are tracking, overdubbing, mixing or mastering, these folks will make sure that you get the most out of the time spent at their facility.

   Michael performed several passages on each of my models ... here's a flatpicking audio file and one utilizing fingerstyle technique for the Concert, Remuda and NL-1 models. If you would like to hear more, email me and I'll send them to you.

Utilizing a Pick Fingerstyle

Utilizing a Pick Fingerstyle

Utilizing a Pick Fingerstyle