Guitar Sessions - Remote or On-Site
Send stems or zipped Pro Tools or Logic Pro sessions of your songs and receive flawless, electric, and acoustic guitar parts tailored to your songs, beautifully recorded and ready to drop into your mix.
Guitar session credits include Idina Menzel, Mary Lambert, Pablo Alboran, Jacquie Lee, Andy Vargas, Vanesa Martin, Tony Lucca, Jason Castro, J.R. Richards, Wilson Phillips, Alyse Black, Grace Vardell, Eric Rosse, Desmond Child, Howard Benson, Brad Cobb, Louna, Kenichi Kurosowa, Agnes Chan, MAX, Nogu Svelo!, Capitol, Warner Music, Sony Music, Universal Music, Warner Chappell, Interscope, hundreds of national TV commercials including Coca Cola, Ford, Lincoln Mercury, Toyota, Honda, NASCAR, Sega, Outback, Kawasaki, Sonic, Asahi, Bonefish Grill, trailers & themes for Miramax & Disney, CBS, TBS, Sony
Email info@michaelcarey.com or reach out here for rates and info.
A creative direction conversation is highly recommended.
Also available for on-site sessions.
Instruments/Amps/Pedals
Electric Guitars
1973 Les Paul Custom “Black Beauty”
1991 Eric Chaz Custom Melody Maker w/Sunrise single coils, Tom Anderson #3 splittable humbucker, Khaler Tremolo
2005 Fender Telecaster w/Grosh Hand-Wound GT-Neck & GT-Bridge Pickups
2005 Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet w/ Bigsby Tremolo Tailpiece
1991 Jerry Jones Baritone Guitar w/Soap Bar Pickups
1980s Rickenbacker Electric 12-String
1982 Peavy 5-String Dyno-Bass
Acoustic Guitars
1957 Gibson J-50 Dreadnought
1961 Gibson L4 Archtop
1973 Guild 12-String Dreadnought
1973 Wilson Flamenco Gut String
Gretsch 69240 “Alligator” Resonator (Dobro-style)
Michael Kelly L-DLX Mandolin
Martin Backpacker Acoustic (Hi-Strung/Nashville Tuning)
Guitar & Bass Amps
1974 Marshall JMP 50w Head (optimized by Roy Blankenship)
1964 Fender Princeton 20w Combo (Tan, Pre-CBS model- optimized by Roy Blankenship)
1991 Demeter TGA-3 75w Tube Head
1973 Traynor YBA-2A Bass Mate 60w Head (optimized by Roy Blankenship)
1954 Premiere Model 71 50w Combo w/original Alnico 12”
1952 Wilson 15w Combo w/8” Speaker
2002 custom-built Roy Blankenship “Carry On” 30w head (based on the famed mid-60s Watkins Dominator circuit)
Guitar Cabinets
Lamar Oversized Birch 2x12 Slant Cab w/Scumback H55s
Marshall 1986 JCM800 Lead Series Straight 4x12 w/original Celestion G12T75s
Swanson 1x12 “Bluesbreaker” Cab w/Scumback “Scumnico” (Alnico) Speaker
Leslie Model 16 “Vibratone” Model w/JBL 100w 10”
Custom Pine Open-Back 1x12 w/WGS G12C/S Vintage American-Voiced 12”
Pedals
Wah: Jam Pedals Wahcko +
Volume: Mission Engineering VM-Pro
Compressors: Jam Pedals Dyna-ssoR | Demeter Compulator | DryBell Unit 67 | Xotic SP Compressor
Dirt: Jam Pedals Rattler LTD | Jam Pedals Red Muck | Lovepedal COT 50 Lil China (hand wired) | Lovepedal Eternity Burst (hand wired) | Zvex Box Of Rock
Fuzz: Jam Pedals Fuzz Phrase LTD | Pedal Pawn Fuzz | Demeter Fuzzulator | |Lovepedal Believe (Octave) | Lovepedal Bonetender
Boost: Pedal Pawn Texan Twang | Analogman Beano Boost | Sweet Sound Habenero | Retro-Sonic Preamp | Xotic EP Booster
Modulation: Demeter Tremulator | Sweet Sound Mojo Vibe | Hartman Analog Flanger | Strymon Lex Rotary | Neo Mini Vent Rotary
Delay: EHX Deluxe Memory Man (modded by AnalogMan) | Lovepedal, EchoBaby | Lovepedal Gen5 Echo