Guitars

Diary of a Mad Man: Building Your Own Guitar

A good friend of mine, Bruce Howlett, kept a journal while building a guitar from a kit that is a worthwhile read for anyone thinking of following suit. You can read about the adventure,...

Fishman and Cutting Edge 3D Printing

Fishman Leads the Pack with 3D Printing IntegrationWhen it comes to making the products that we musicians use, people probably have no idea what companies go through to deliver them. Fishman - one of...

Heartbreaker! Mike Campbell Shows and Tells His Guitars

Mike Campbell, long-time Heartbreaker and creative partner to Tom Petty, is also a blogger for the Huffington Post. UPDATE: Tom Petty Guitars Stolen in Cali. And sticking with the ideology of "write...

Titatanic Guitars Prepares To Launch At NAMM

100 years after the launch of the Titanic, a Belfast company has designed a range of limited edition guitars to celebrate this milestone. Welcome to the launch of Titanic Guitars (1912-2012...

Fishman Rare Earth Humbucking and L.R. Baggs M1a Acoustic Guitar Pickups

A side by side comparison of the Fishman Rare Earth Humbucker and the L.R. Baggs M1a active acoustic guitar soundhole pickups.

Guitar Center Opens New Retail Space In Omaha Nebraska

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — April 27, 2011 on April 14, 2011, an 18,000-square-foot Guitar Center retail space opened at 3115 Oak View Drive in Omaha, Nebraska. Guitar Center...

The Wildwood Artist Acoustic-Electric From DRC

Daisy Rock Girl Guitars has introduced the Wildwood Artist Acoustic-Electric guitar in Royal Blue Burst finish, the newest addition to the Daisy Rock line of full-scale guitars and basses. The...

The Hotel CA Les Paul

Hired by the Eagles in 1974 to help the band make the transition from country-rock to a heavier, rock-based sound, Don Felder selected the Les Paul. In order to bring that sound, feel and look to a...

Music Industry Steps Up to the Plate - Chapter 4

During one of my classes at the Miami Guitar Festival, I was pleasantly surprised by the insight of some of the questions from the players on the subject of amplifying an instrument. One student...

Fender's New Acoustics Feature Fishman

Summer NAMM: Fender moves to Fishman® preamps with built-in tuners for all acoustic guitars with onboard electronics, and releases of two new acoustic guitars, the “Dirty Donny Franken-...