by admin | Mar 27, 2024 | Blog
We have a new guitar coming soon from Baltimore-based luthier Ross Gutmeier. And we’re particularly interested to hear that after building double-top and otherwise ‘modern’ guitars for many years Ross is returning to a more traditional approach after spending some...
by admin | Mar 27, 2024 | Blog
“I wanted to reflect on some of the things I’ve learned as someone who has bought and sold a lot of gear,” begins YouTuber and gigging player John Nathan Cordy. He estimates this amount being in the £100,000 territory over the years, which is...
by admin | Mar 26, 2024 | Blog
Ever wanted to improve your picking skills? Imagine if you didn’t have to. Guitar player Olav Kvern has built a robotic device that fits to an electric guitar and picks its strings for you.The idea started when Kvern was watching a Seattle guitarist he admired,...
by admin | Mar 26, 2024 | Blog
Check out this lovely piece on NPR about Leo Brouwer’s legacy, which includes some very interesting details about his life and how that influenced his musical upbringing. Here’s a great quote that I think we all responded to:“To be useful is something incredible,...
by admin | Mar 26, 2024 | Blog
Johnny Marr was a recent guest on the Broken Record Podcast. And it found him digging into his past and huge body of work with other artists. But the overarching impression is that Marr’s wonder at his role as a guitarist remains the same as it was when he was a...
