Vince Lee Test Drives the New Airline Folkstar Resonator
Last month I sent my good friend Vince Lee our new Airline Folkstar Resonator guitar – asked him to take it for a test drive. Here are three short videos he sent back.
Walk, Don’t Run! (1967 Heit Deluxe V-2 Electric Guitar)
By Michael Wright
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November 1, 2010
What is it about the Japanese and the Ventures? I mean, I cut my teeth with the Ventures. They were the perfect band to learn guitar from. The Ventures took songs with often complex harmonic structures—like the wonderful Johnny Smith classic—and stripped them down to their basic melodies, gave them a simple rock groove, and played them clean. I had the sheet music to Smith’s song, but there was no way in you know where I was gong to play off that. But follow along with the Ventures’ single? You bet!
Improv 101 for Electric Guitarists
By Guest Post
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November 1, 2010
All music performance is a creative endeavor, whether it’s an original composition or an interpretation of someone else’s piece. Creativity is absolutely necessary to the art of making music, and without it, all we have are meaningless strands of notes trailing across a page or hanging limply in the air. Great musicians nurture creativity, and one of the best ways to do this is with consistent improvisation. How can you give life to someone else’s written music without being able to create your own? It’s possible to mimic musicality, but to own it, you’ll need to create music.
Artist Gear Endorsements: Useful or Useless?
Many guitar gear companies use artist endorsements as a marketing tool. The idea is that guitarist’s gear buying decisions will be influenced by the fact that certain artists use and formally endorse a manufacturer’s product. The question is: do guitarists care?
Eastwood Guitars UK: Now Up & Running in Liverpool
Eastwood Guitars announces the opening of Eastwood Guitars UK. Based in Liverpool, the facility will provide complete warehousing, distribution and set up of all Eastwood and Airline guitars for the UK market.
Tension Reduction, But Not With Shiatsu (1990 PBC GTS 200S Electric Guitar)
By Michael Wright
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October 6, 2010
How often have you ever walked into a music store—an admittedly increasingly exotic experience in this internet age—and had the salesman practically beg you to buy a guitar at a bargain basement price? My guess is not often! Nevertheless, that’s exactly what happened to me with this 1990 PBC GTS 200S!
1960’s Galanti Jetstar Electric Guitar
By Rob Roberge
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September 27, 2010
A buddy of mine (thanks, Garrett!) tipped me to this model on eBay. I’ve long been a lover of 1960’s Italian-made guitars. One of my great regrets is letting go of a Sano hollowbody that was, in all but name, the same as the hollowbody Galanti Rangemaster.
Warren Ellis Signature Tenor Guitar from Eastwood Guitars
Last year Eastwood Guitars got together with Warren Ellis of Grinderman to design a new custom TENOR electric guitar which starts shipping next month. The Warren Ellis Signature Tenor is on sale now and selling fast so get your order in soon, only $499!
Valco Guitars & Effects Pedals Now Shipping!
We are now carrying the new VALCO guitars and effect pedals. VALCO’s focus is to deliver classic designs at affordable prices without compromising quality. All of their guitars feature premium custom wound VALCO pickups – all effect pedals are true bypass with top quality components.
A Missing Link? (1969 Dan Armstrong Modified Danelectro Electric Guitar)
By Michael Wright
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September 1, 2010
Sometimes you take a look at a guitar and the warning bells start ringing: bogus. Like those early “missing links” proposed by inventive amateur anthropologists who put gorilla skulls on anthropoid skeletons. That’s what happened to me the first time a dealer hauled this out and showed it to me. It was a Danelectro alright, but those pickups? Then I looked again. Who would stencil “Dan Armstrong Modified Danelectro” on an aftermarket pickguard? Then there were the pickups. Epoxy potted. Trademark of who, or is it whom? Dan Armstrong. Think his Ampeg see-through guitars. No, on second thought, this had the air of a mystery wrapped in an enigma with a generous dash of authenticity. So it proved to be. And so it came my way and all I had to do was put the links back together again.
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