Rolling Stones Gear

About the Author

Andy Babiuk is a musician, writer, producer, founding member of the Chesterfield Kings, and owner of the boutique guitar shop Andy Babiuk's Fab Gear. He has been a professional in the music industry for more than thirty years and is a consultant to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and to major auction houses in London and New York. Babiuk is a respected expert on vintage guitars and the foremost authority on the equipment used by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. His critically acclaimed book Beatles Gear (2001) manages to be both a historical document and an entertaining read. He is also the author of The Story of Paul Bigsby: Father of the Modern Electric Solidbody Guitar (2009). He worked as technical consultant and associate music supervisor for David Chase's feature film Not Fade Away released by Paramount Pictures in the fall of 2012. He lives in Rochester, New York, with his wife, six children, and a very large collection of guitars and music memorabilia. He can be contacted at andy@andybabiuksfabgear.com.



Greg Prevost is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and founder of the psychedelic blues band the Chesterfield Kings, he is also a journalist who has written for countless fanzines and magazines since the early 1970s (including his own magazine Future/Outasite, published sporadically between the years 1976 and 1999) and is currently a staff writer for the highly acclaimed Ugly Things magazine. Prevost is recognized worldwide as an authority on '60s and '70s rock 'n' roll, vintage television and film, and anything concerning the Rolling Stones. He lives with his wife in upstate New York.