To celebrate our 10,000th guitar, we wanted to build something special. So, we turned to Bruce VanWart, our “wood guru” who also happens to be our most senior employee and former master boat builder from Massachusetts. We decided on a 45 style Brazilian/Adirondack Dreadnought. I...
By now you've probably seen plenty of videos of two people on one guitar playing a song. It's pretty awesome. Well we have something it's 5x more awesome than that! That's right - 5 people on one guitar playing a song.
This probably represents the legal limit. Also the guy on the far right is apparently a sea captain.
Since we live in the Bay Area (well, Brian currently lives in Chicago but he'll be moving back to the Bay Area soon), we know what a treasure it is to have Gryphon Stringed Instruments right here in our own back yard. Mostly, we like Gryphon Stringed Instruments because of their amazing collection of acoustic guitars.
But lately, we have really been enjoying the videos that they have been posting on YouTube. Since we're in the holiday spirit, we especially like today's video in which Tom Culbertson plays Winter Wonderland on a Taylor GS Mini.
Rice Guitars out of Chicago, Illinois is giving away a set of Rice MR-S pickups at the end of the month. With over 50 years of combined experience, the father and son duo of Rich and Chris Rice are talented luthiers who craft the finest quality custom made guitars. Specializing in unique wiring schemes and hand applied finishes, both are lifelong players and teachers with a deep understanding of their craft.
Here at Fretbase we're pretty unrestrained in our admiration for Lyle Lovett. It's hard to not be enamored with the Long Tall Texan who also turned us on to Collings Guitars. So you can imagine we were pretty happy to kick off the holiday season by learning that Lyle Lovett is about to release a digital Christmas album. According to Lyle's Facebook page, on Monday Lyle will be releasing a digital album called "Songs For The Season."
Over a year ago VHT released a hand-wired 6-watt amp called the Special 6, that allowed guitarists with light pockets to afford a quality tube amp. Along with the Special 6 Ultra, VHT is adding the Special 12/20 - a versatile amp designed for power tube customization in a pedal-friendly package.
David Mandelbrot posted a video of Martin OM-21 - 3 days ago
Rudy Verkaik added Brian May Signature Red Special to Guitars I Want - about 1 month ago
Alan Geddes posted a comment on What A Wonderful World - about 1 month ago
Ashby Delagarza posted a video of Martin OM-1 - about 1 month ago
