Bruce Illig

"All American Boy" by The Big Bopper: "Come gather 'round son and I'll tell you a story, 'bout how to become an All American Boy. Buy you a guitar, put 'er in tune....you be rockin' and rollin' soon....long hair...fast cars................... women....."

I will work for hourly wage. I will work on Tuesdays.

48 years professional playing experience. Chicago Musical College at Roosevelt University BA. I have worked with Chad Mitchell, BJ Thomas, The Tokens, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Johnson, Paul Wertico, Jose Feliciano, Sugar Blue as well as countless Chicago rock, blues, R+B, jazz and country acts.

Studio: Our secluded, wooded , green (chemical-free non-toxic) HD3 ProTools facility was a custom build-in by some of Chicago's top studio designer/builders. It features three live rooms of varying size, and behind the superbly isolated glass of the control room is contained the HD3 and Mac G5, 192 i/o, 96 i, Soundcraft Ghost 32 in an Argosy desk, Digidesign Control 24. and Genelec 1031A's. Live room A features JBL Pro 6328P 5.1 monitors, 2000 watts! B has Mackie HR824 monitors, and the Hammonf B3, 122 Leslie, and Chicago upright piano. The cathedral ceiling room C has Manley's VTL M450 500w monoblocks driving Thiele C6 speakers. Guitars: 1939 Gibson J-35, 1941 Martin D-18, 1947 Gibson ES-350, 1949 Gibson L-5 Premier, 1957 Gibson L-5CES, 1961 Gibson L-5 CES, 1997 Gibson L-5 WM, 1957 Gibson Les Paul goldtop, 1959 Gibson ES-345, 1996 Les Paul goldtop, 1997 Les Paul 59RI sunburst, 1951 Silvertone Thin Twin, 1952 Fender Telecaster, 1963 Fender Stratocaster, 1998 Tyler strat, 1999 Tyler strat, 2008 Linhoff Special, 1997 Rainsong graphite flat top (2). Amps: 1968 Dumbleland Special (Doobie Bros), 1972 Dumble Overdrive Reverb 100 (Jackson Browne), 1997 Dumble Overdrive Special, 1955 Fender 50w tweed Twin, 1957 Fender 80w tweed Twin, 1959 Fender 80w tweed Twin, 1958 Fender tweed Deluxe, 1954 Fender tweed Deluxe, 1963 Fender Vibroverb, 1963 Fender Concert, 1963 Fender Super Reverb (3), 1963 Fender Showman, 1964 Fender Twin Reverb (3), 1963 Fender Vibrolux Reverb, 1968 Fender Vibrolux Reverb, 1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb, 1968 Fender Deluxe Reverb, 1955 and 1960 Fender tweed Champ, 1951 Silvertone (Danelectro) 1331 1X8, 1334 1X12, and 1336 2X12 (the first 2X12 4 6l6 amp, way before Fender Twin) Marshall 1966 JTM45, Marshall 1968 JMP100, Marshall 1966 model 1974 18w 2X12 combo, holy grail of Marshall combo amps, set up by Howard Alexander Dumble, this very unit is the featured amp on many Eric Johnson recordings. Much more in guitars and amps. This is a guitar players guitar and amp recording heaven! Effects: 1964 white Fender Reverb Tank, 1960 Echoplex EP-1, Fulltone TTE, Chandler stereo rack delay, Soldano Surf Box (2), Way Huge Aqua Puss (2), Way Huge Green Rhino and Red Laama, 1972 Big Muff, T.C. Electronics chorus, Stamps dual overdrive, Millenium overdrive custom, Teese halo wah, Bud Wah, 1962 Kay orange plastic fuzz tone, and others too numerous to mention. This is a guitar and amplifier recording cathedral.