About John Kerns

• member since 1973
• voice, electric, acoustic, and lap steel guitars, telephone
• songwriter, producer, arranger, concept design, visionary
• "in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make your path straight." proverbs 3:6

influences

• musical
  • Bev and Dan Kerns, Sesame Street, Saturday morning cartoons, Michael W. Smith, Petra, King’s X, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Lee Roth, Extreme, Seal, Metallica, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Lenny Kravitz, Sting, Beatles, Ben Folds (Five), Sade, Honeydogs, Skycycle, Black Crowes, Phish, Scott Laurent, Jonathan Rundman, The Red House That Rocks: 101.7 WHMH, Rockin’ 101 (Minnesota’s Best Rock), The Humbugs, John Lawyer, Spirit Garage
• Personal
  • Dan & Bev Kerns, Jesus Christ, Erin Walton, John Bruns, Pam Fickenscher, Rob Norris-Weber, Ryan Torma, Craig Holmquist, MPR, Michael Moore, G.I. Joe, Stephen King, Playboy Magazine, Kevin Smith, George Lucas, The Bible, Jon Stewart, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Dane Cook, Patton Oswalt, Paul & Trudy Schaefer

guitars

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  • 1997 Fender Roadhouse Stratocaster: “Charlene”
  • 1998 Fender Telecaster Custom: “Blackie”
  • 2000 Danelectro Doubleneck baritone/6 string: “Missy & Chrissy”
  • 2004 Gibson J-45: “Rachel”
  • 1940’s Kernseycaster home-made lap steel: “Lynn”

amplifiers

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  • 2004 Fender Vibrolux-Reverb Amp
  • Sears Silvertone Twin Twelve 1484

effects

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  • Fulltone Distortion Pro
  • Boss Blues Driver
  • Boss GE-7 Equalizer
  • Morley Bad Horsie Wah
  • Boss Tuner TU-2
  • Ernie Ball Volume
  • Jim Dunlop Rotovibe

miscellaneous

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  • Home-made Telephone Microphone
  • Apple iPod