Steve Baric + Musician in Whitby, ON

ABOUT

Pro Session Guitarist – Studio & Live | 35+ Years Experience | GTA

Seasoned session guitarist with over 35 years of playing and recording experience across multiple genres. I specialize in tone crafting, tasteful lead work, and adapting quickly to different musical settings, whether that means sitting in for a country-rock session, laying down ambient textures, or shredding on a heavy track.

I run a guitar repair and setup shop in Whitby and demo gear professionally on YouTube, so I’m intimately familiar with how to get the right sound for the right track. I can record remotely in high quality from my home studio (Reaper DAW, high-end interfaces, amp sims and IRs, or mic’d amps), or travel within the GTA for in-person sessions and gigs.

Strong improviser, expert reader, fast learner, reliable, and easy to work with. I’m not here to show off. I’m here to serve the song and elevate your project.

Looking For:

*Studio session work (remote or in-person)

*Rehearsal guitarist gigs

*Touring artists needing guitar tracks

*Producers looking for versatile players

*Songwriters needing arrangement and part-writing support

Let’s talk about how I can bring your project to life.

Sample-based drum tracking and electric bass tracks also available.

Screen name:

Steve Baric

Member since:

Jan 21 2020

Active within 1 week

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

35

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Influences

Rock & Metal: Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore, Zakk Wylde, Misha Mansoor, Joe Duplantier, Jeff Loomis

Shred: Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan, Bernth, MAB

Rock & Blues: Billy Gibbons, Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Thorogood, Jeff Healey, Derek Trucks

Country: Chet Atkins, Brad Paisley, Roy Clark, Vince Gill, Jerry Reed (I can't play like any of those guys LOL), Lindsay Ell, Keith Urban

Fusion: Pat Metheny, Al Di Meola, Jeremy Green

Jazz: Ed Bickert, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Joe Pass

Instrument experience:

Piano:

Expert

Rhythm Guitar:

Expert

Lead Guitar:

Expert

Acoustic Guitar:

Expert

Other:

Advanced

Electronic Music:

Advanced

Bass Guitar:

Advanced

Drums:

Advanced

EQUIPMENT

I run a repair/setup shop, so I tend to build or mod a lot of my own instruments. I also have a YouTube channel (@woodsnstrings) where I demo guitars; as a result, my collection of imports has grown a lot in the last couple of years. I only keep the ones worth playing (and I play all of them regularly). Same goes for my pedal collection.

GUITARS:
- Ibanez Artcore Expressionist
- Yamaha APX6N Classical Electric
- Series A Jackson-inspired HSS Electric
- Oscar Schmidt Acoustic Electric
- Ibanez Gio 5-string Bass
- Jackson Dinky JS22-7 with custom Pegcity Pickups

Donner:
- DST-400 HSS Strat (split coil, modified with Pegcity TEXAN HSS pickups and Freeway switch, Graph Tech open back tuners)
- DST-152 HSS Strat (split coil, modified with Pegcity Texas Triple Stack middle and neck single coils, Guyker rainbow steel hardware)
- DJT-1000 HH/Split ES-335
- DMT-100 HH "Metal" guitar (white, tuned to Drop D)
- DMT-100 HH "Metal" guitar (black burst, in Drop C)
- Donner Rising G carbon fiber acoustic

EART:
- GW2 Headless
- TL-380 HH (split) Tele cut (Charvel San Dimas style)
- E-325 HH Semi-Hollow

Enya Music:
- Nova Go Sonic
- Inspire
- Cyber-G
- X3 Pro Carbon Fiber Smart Acoustic
- X4 Pro Carbon Fiber Smart Acousic

Aeroband synth guitar

Steve Baric Custom:
- Barnfire Burst Strat SSS w. Fishman Fluence pickups
- Outlaw Tele SS w. Pegcity Pickups TC-204's
- Raven's Wing SS LP style w. Bare Knuckle Brute Force pickups
- Luonnotar PRS-style w. Pegcity Pickups Superclutch Humbuckers (split coil)
- Solo JEK-10 JEM-style HSH (all stock Solo kit)

AMPS:
- Peavey Bandit 112 Trans Tube
- Peavey Bandit 65 (vintage 1982)
- EHX 44 Magnum power amp

MULTI-FX Modelers:
- Donner Arena 2000
- Behringer X V-Amp
- Mooer SD30i Modeling Amp & FX
- Mooer Prime P1 Modeling Amp & FX
- Joyo R-15 Preamp House (Fender, Marhsall, Vox, Mesa Boogie, EVH, Engl, Orange, Friedman)

PEDALS:
I demo these on YouTube and run the Great Canadian Pedalboard giveaway, so...yeah...not many of the classic brand names but TONS of pedals to cover every conceivable situation (I also rig pedalboards on the side).

VST AMPS:
Pretty much every amp tone and IR you could ask for.

MUSIC