Born in Brooklyn, Joe Veillette has been a builder since learning from Michael Gurian in 1972, an experience that quickly led him away from the field of architecture which he’d trained for. He’s built acoustic and electric guitars, basses, mandolins, and the occasional tres. He’s done a lot of experimenting over the years with different scale lengths, tuning ranges, and double and triple string courses. He’s also been performing steadily in a wide variety of musical genres. Having recently realized that he’s probably ADD, he’s no longer feeling guilty about his tendency to spread himself too thin.
▪ bio current as of 2010