Artists

Michael Sweet - STryper

Michael shreds on a sully, AND YOU SHOULD TOO!

Established in southern California in 1983, multi-platinum crossover Christian metal band, Stryper, continues to share their positive message and energetic stage presence with a passionate following throughout the world.

Michael joined the Sully Guitars artist family in March of 2020, and he’s been growing his collection since!

Check out Stryper’s newest video for their song Transgressor!

Guitars: MS Revolution, MS Concorde, MS Supernova, ‘71 Trella

Andee Blacksugar - Blondie/KMFDM/Solo artist

Andee shreds on a Sully, and you should too!

A very prolific artist, Andee has multiple outlets for his creativity; whether it's Black Sugar Transmission, Sheer Velocity (what he calls his outlet for the “more bizarre and indulgent musical notions”) to headcutting collaborations with players such as Vernon Reid, Jason Bieler, Dee J Nelson, Andy Wood, and most recently, Adam Nañez, to song for song covers of Madonna's first album, Joe Satriani's Surfing with the Alien, Motorhead's Overkill, and Garbage’s debut album. Oh, and he’s also a member of Blondie and KMFDM

Guitars: Stardust, Raven

Photo credits: Andee Blacksugar, Erica Vincent, Cat Hedlund, Hanka Photos

STEVIE D - Buckcherry

STEVIE D SHREDS ON A SULLY, AND YOU SHOULD TOO!

Stevie D has toured the world many times over as a member of Buckcherry and now he's touring the world with a couple of '71 Trellas! Stevie is a phenomenal player and and we're very happy to be working with him.

Guitars: '71 Trella, '71 SD, ‘92

Photo credits: Front Row Perspective, Sully Guitars, Frisketti Photo

ROMAN SURMAN - Wednesday 13

Roman shreds on a Sully, and you should, too!

Roman recorded the guitar work on the newest Wednesday 13 album, Necrophaze, with a Raven, and he’s just added an Elita to the arsenal.

“These guitars are amazing! Absolutely perfect for me. I've worked with great companies in the past, but I finally found the one. It's like every model of guitar I have played over the past few years rolled into one super guitar...my search is over!! The detail and love that go into these things is incredible, and they look SO cool.”

Guitars: Raven x3, Elita

Adam Nañez  - solo artist

Adam Nañez shreds on a Sully and you should too!

Adam Nañez is a guitarist and songwriter based out of Dallas, Texas. Having recorded and performed for many years with Plastic Tongue and The Suicide Hook, Adam has recently ventured into guitar-driven instrumental music.

With influences spanning from metal, blues, rock, funk and jazz, he has melded all of these elements into his playing style. With the help of long-time friends Danny Peeples (bass) and Ian Flannigan (drums), he formed The Adam Nanez Band. In the short time since being together, they have released their self-titled debut CD and opened for artists such as John 5, Marty Friedman, Ian Moore, Uli John Roth and Richie Kotzen. Check out their album here!

Guitars: Stardust, Raven, 624T, '71 Starling

Perfecto De Castro - solo artist/Arnel PIneda

Perfecto shreds on a Sully, and you should, too!

Perfecto De Castro is the quintessential guitarist’s guitarist. Well-versed in a multitude of musical styles, his affinity with the instrument is evident in everything he does; from unleashing an emotion-laden solo with an overdriven electric guitar, to navigating complex musical counterpoint on his 10-string classical guitar.

Perf, as he is known to Filipino music fans, is best recognized as the original guitarist for 90s Pinoy Rock supergroup  Rivermaya. Since his departure from the band he has added numerous credits to his wide and varied list of accomplishments; producing platinum-selling albums by Wolfgang and Marc Velasco, lending his guitar wizardry to Philippine Music Icons Mike Hanopol and Francis M, and garnering awards such as NU 107’s Guitar of the Year as well as from Philippine Music organizations Awit and Katha.

Based in Southern California since 2004, Perfecto continues to pursue a diverse musical career which ranges from solo Classical and World music concerts performed on the 10-string classical guitar, orchestral coalescence with the Filipino American Symphony Orchestra to hard hitting, down and dirty Rock N’ Roll with RockStallion. When Perfecto is not touring, he resides with his family in Los Angeles, where he teaches next generation guitarists in person and online via Skype while continuing to challenge himself with new musical ventures. Check out his youtube channel here!

Guitars: 624T, Stardust Deluxe, '71 Starling, Stardust, Elita

Rodrigo Burotto - Solo artist

Rodrigo shreds on a Sully and you should, too!

Rodrigo Burotto is an international musician with tireless love for what he does.  After starting in the 90’s as a classical guitar player out of Santiago, Chile, Rodrigo has been involved in a lot of different projects, going through styles as diverse as Funk, Rock and Roll, Metal, Rap, Progressive Metal and Hip-Hop. 

Normally, he gravitates to instrumental music, but throws a scream or two from time to time as well. Rodrigo, who regularly does guitar clinics and performs live, has also composed and produced music for TV and theater.

As a confessed gearhead, he produces a lot of material regarding equipment reviews and comparison for different magazines and youtube channels, including his own. Alongside Sully Guitars he Works closely as an artist with Santo Angelo Cables (Brazil), Headrush (USA), Nobels Pedals (Germany), Basso Straps (Brazil) and DR Strings (USA).

“What I like the most of working with Sully Guitars is the fact that we both are hardcore fans of the instruments and share an admiration for the history of the electric guitar and what it takes for one to be more than just that and become an object of inspiration. Let’s make it fucking sparkle!”

Check out Rodrigo’s latest music at Bandcamp

Guitars: Raven, ‘71 Starling

Caitlin Montclare - Monte

Caitlin shreds on a Sully, and you should, too!

Caitlin Montclare is a versatile guitarist who is undoubtedly inspired by punk rock and classic metal legends such as The Lunachicks, The Plasmatics, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.   Montclare has been playing and singing in bands for 18 years as well as producing her own music and gigging with other musicians.   She fronts a three piece Hard Rock band from New York City called MONTE. They seamlessly blend hard rock tones and gritty vocals with melodic guitar riffs and catchy hooks that are both original and relatable.  MONTE just released a Christmas Album featuring an original song called “Merry Xmas (It’s Over).” The album was produced, tracked and recorded by Montclare and drummer and drum maker, Ismael Baiz (Maelo Drums) in his studio at Latin Experimental Records LLC.  They will be recording their first full-length this Winter

Guitars: Stardust x2

Aria Hurtado - Hoity Toity

Aria shreds on a Sully, and you should, too!

Aria Hurtado is the guitarist of the California-based all-girl alternative band Hoity-Toity. Since their debut as teenagers in 2016, the band‘s once-straightforward powerpop sound has only become more eclectic as the girls have grown up. Along the way, Hoity-Toity has performed at the Vans Warped Tour and opened for acts such as 70s punk pioneer Alice Bag and 80s glam rockers Great White. The band’s expanding sonic palate, Aria’s background as a metalhead, and her college education in jazz led her to seek out a more versatile instrument, which she found in her Stardust!

Guitars: Stardust x2, ‘71 Starling

Pascual Romero - Devil’s Throne

Pascual shreds on a Sully, and you should, too!

Pascual Romero entered the metal world in Los Angeles two decades ago, and his rise was sparked by his tenure in the early days of the popular metal band In This Moment. He since has been a member of and worked with many bands in the metal world such as Pathology, Black Veil Brides, Fear Factory, Dysphotic and Divine Heresy. As a guitarist and songwriter, Pascual is currently in Devil's Throne, a blackened doom band that has been steadily making its mark on the underbelly of metal playing with bands like Intronaut, Witch Mountain, and the Monolith on the Mesa festival headlined by The Obsessed and Om.

Pascual’s joining the Sully family ushers in a new range of baritone instruments to the Sully lineup, and we couldn’t be more excited!

Guitars: Elita baritone

Chef Brian Tsao

Chef Brian Tsao slices, dices, and shreds on a Sully, and you should, too!

Chef Brian Tsao is not your typical chef. Defeating Bobby Flay on the first season of his eponymous Food Network show, Beat Bobby Flay, hosting Metal Injection’s web series “Taste of Metal” with guests such as Zakk Wylde of Ozzy Osbourne & Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage, Tsao's career speaks for itself.

Based in NYC, Brian is currently developing a sandwich shop chain due to open its first location late 2020. Playing guitar for the newly formed band Loss Becomes, Brian tracked the unapologetically brutal & heavy debut album, slated for an early 2021 release, with his trusty Sullys! Check out the video for their first single, Focus!

Guitars: ‘71 Starling, 624T, Elita

Zaria - solo artist

Zaria shreds on a Sully (wearing whatever t-shirt she pleases) and you should too!

Zaria has made a name for herself in the Carolinas as a Hip-Hop and R&B artist in 2020. However, her rock/metal roots put her in the spotlight when her TikTok video shredding classic Metallica songs went viral and garnered support from Loudwire, Billboard, and even Metallica themselves. She plans to leverage this newfound fan base and fuse her love of guitar with her smooth R&B vocals and inspire others to be themselves, unapologetically. 

Guitars: ‘71 Starling, 622

LEXXE - solo artist

Lexxe rules the shadows with her Sully, and you can, too!

It’s not everyday a classically trained ballerina sets out to be a punk styled, 80s inspired pop singer, and we're very happy to have LEXXE in the Sully Guitars artist family! Here she is with her Concorde on the set of her video for Meet Me In The Shadows!

Ken Hendricks riffs on a sully, and you should, too!

Ken Hendricks is the singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the band Alter Apex. Starting out on the drums (his first instrument at around 11 yrs old), the moment he learned his very first guitar riff while noodling around on a friend's guitar after a band practice, Ken knew that he’d found his place, and that he was an axe man at heart.

Over the years, Ken’s musical endeavors have spanned the gamut from alternative rock to pop and pop-punk, and now to what ultimately started as a nostalgic “just for fun” project turned full fledged band with Alter Apex.

Having their start during the thick of pandemic and quarantine, Alter Apex organized a grassroots effort to promote their own music, and the music of others online with their Youtube show Alter Apex Radio. The show has the band showcasing songs by other up and coming rock acts, reacting to them and providing deep and thoughtful analysis.

Believing in the importance of community, Ken and Alter Apex aim to keep rock music alive both through creations of their own, as well as keeping a lookout to discover and befriend others around the world who’re busy creating the next great rock songs of our time.

Check out Alter Apex on Spotify!

Sebastian shreds on a Sully, and you should too!

Seba is a Chilean guitarist who has dedicated himself to the art of playing thrash and death metal guitars. His choice of Sully Raven and Revolution models have elevated his craft both in the studio and live shows. "Sully Guitars came along at just the right time to inspire new sounds. The quality of the instruments, in both the Conspiracy Series and the Customs is incredible, comfortable and able to withstand the most extreme situations".

Check out his band Abominy - Spotify | Instagram | Youtube

Guitars: Raven (x2), Revolution

Luis Encina - Cronos debe Morir

Luis plays his Sully MAS RAPIDO, and you can too!

Luis Encina is a Chilean guitar player who currently plays in the band Cronos Debe Morir. His influences range from Bad Religion to Yngwie Malmsteen, and you’ll hear both of those at Cronos Debe Morir's show 'hyper stratospheric madness #másrápido faster experience' Luis says about his Conspiracy Series ‘71 Starling " It's the guitar of my dreams, using it constantly has allowed me to reach my best level so far".

Follow Luis and his band, Cronos debe Morir! Spotify | Instagram | Youtube

Guitars: ‘71 Starling

Annie Jean Linn

Annie creates with a Sully, and you should too!

Annie Jean Linn is a musician, visual artist, and creative director in Philadelphia, PA. Her bold experimental approach varies from dark surrealism to zany comedy and everywhere in between. Outside of music and film, she has published a book of feminist poetry named Captor and illustrated her forth-coming children’s book, Annie’s Animals.

Check out her work on Spotify and Youtube

Guitars: Stardust

Justin Hold - Stareview/Dropsy

Justin Hold plays a Sully, and you should too!

Justin Hold, guitarist/bassist for Dallas rock band Stareview has been a long time Sully Guitars supporter. He's spent a bunch of time in the studio with some '71s, and now he's added a Stardust to the collection!  

Per Justin, "I've been jamming on the '71 and getting the feel for it. It's bad ass. Feels great to play."

Guitars: Stardust, '71 Starling, Raven

Brett Aveni - solo artist

Brett plays a Sully, and you should, too!

Brett Aveni is a guitarist, composer, producer and co-owner of Fight Mannequins in  New Jersey.

Brett started his successful career with his band "The Substance" (APG Music).   He then began playing session work in NYC for various artist/labels including: Cher, Columbia Records, and Interscope Records. After taking a break from touring for years (opening for various acts including Maroon 5, Sugar Ray, Gavin DeGraw), Brett formed the critically acclaimed "Return to Earth" (Metal Blade Records) with his friend and world-famous drummer Chris Pennie (Coheed and Cambria, Dillinger Escape Plan).

Brett and Chris are now the co-owners and creative forces behind the successful Music Production Company Fight Mannequins.  Clients include: Ford Motors, Google, Bentley, Revlon, Benjamin Moore Paint and countless others.

Guitars: Stardust, Raven x2, ‘71 Starling, 622, 624, 625
 

Christian Dryden - The Ritualists

Christian finds his muse on a Sully and you will too!

Christian Dryden, the frontman of NYC-based, The Ritualists is something of an anachronism; A multi-instrumentalist who relishes the performance aspects of a live show, while also challenging his audience with lyrics that reference 19th Century Romance poetry and musical arrangements flush with ornate, art-rock sensibilities. 

Check out the video for The Ritualist’s album, I’m with the Painted People, below!

Chris Stark - solo artist

Chris shreds on a Sully, and you should, too!

Chris Stark is a guitarist and composer from the Big Island of Hawaii.

Chris is an experienced Hawaii-based musician and has played with numerous local bands, contributed recording session work to various local artists, and served as a hired sideman for touring acts in Asia and Europe. Chris is currently focused on his solo instrumental music project and performs regularly to a global audience via the StageIt live streaming platform. Chris' 2019 album "Electric Sky" was a finalist for Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts prestigious Na Hoku Hanohano awards for 2020 instrumental album of the year. You can find Mr. Stark working as a staff member and jam session leader for Dreamcatcher Events guitar camps, including Vai Academy, Joe Satriani's G4 Experience, and John Petrucci's Guitar Universe. When he's not got a guitar in hand, Chris is the senior Linux guru for a multinational astronomical observatory organization.

Guitars: 625, 622, Conspiracy Series 624 Prototype

Tim Kuhn

Tim shreds on a Sully, and you should, too!

(Also known as Y. Werther)

Born in Chicago, IL and based in Denver, CO - Tim Kuhn is as an accomplished guitar player, song writer, engineer and producer. His work includes various contributions to the metal scenes in both Chicago and Denver. He is the creative force associated the critically acclaimed groups Headshrinker, Polyptych and Closed Casket. Additionally, he runs recording studio located in Denver named Dead Shed Studios.

Guitars: Elita

Kaitlyn Dever plays a Sully, and you should, too!

Kaitlyn started taking guitar lessons from ol' Sully at the age of eight, and I'm convinced that the careful mix of fundamentals and the important stuff like the proper way to raise one's goblet to the Gods of Rock got her started off the right way. As she grew and progressed as a player, she inevitably outgrew her guitars. That problem was solved with a Sully '92. 

You may know Kaitlyn from her role as Eve Baxter, the daughter of Tim Allen's character on ABC's Last Man Standing, or as Loretta McCreedy in FX's Justified, or you may have caught her as a Girl Scout whose cookie sales pitch went sideways on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. She's been in movies such as Short Term 12, Bad Teacher, and The Spectacular Now, among many others.

Not only is she a talented actress and musician, but she's a great young lady who comes from one of my favorite families. And as busy as she is, she's still playing guitar; rather well, I might add! Rock on, sister!

Guitars: '92 Prototype

When it comes to endorsement considerations, it's important for me to set the expectation that everyone pays full price for their guitar (at least on their first one); I'm not throwing free guitars at folks. When you think about it, that would be kinda mean; could you imagine being poked by one of my headstocks? Ouch. So yeah, the lovely and talented folks you see on this page paid for their guitars. 

I ask for the following information; Press kit, CD, Touring schedule, Management info, photos/press clippings from local or national magazines/newspapers, Web/Social network presence, and finally, why Sully guitars? This needs to be a mutually beneficial relationship and if something seems to be a good fit, I'll letcha know and we can take it from there.