From the UK, twenty-one-year GAL member Veronica Merryfield now lives in Unama’ki, colonially known as Cape Breton, on Canada’s east coast. She made her first headless fretless bass at age seventeen and just kept going. These days she builds to commission, preferring unusual designs that solve playability issues for players with physical limitations. Veronica had a career in electronics and software, and still dabbles in tech. She is semi-retired and doing a bit more lutherie as well other interesting stuff in equity and HR.

▪ bio current as of 2025