JOI Guitars – Reuben Forsland
By Zac Delvechio In a world where boutique luthiers seem to be coming quite literally out of the woodwork, the bandwidth for unique seems to be getting thinner. While many acoustic makers all make extraordinary …
Of Wood and Words….Master Guitar Builder, Ervin Somogyi
By Pat Bianculli On a beautiful, sunny day in late July 2014 (to a New Yorker, every day is beautiful and sunny in the Bay area of California!) I scouted out the legendary steel-string guitar builder, …
Guitar Humidification: A “Case” Study
By Damon DeBusk Stringed instruments allowed to dry out will tend to shrink and may experience splitting along the wood grain of the body, bridge or fretboard. Under dry conditions, if not properly oiled, fretboard …
Is Eddie Van Halen the most innovative Guitarist Since Hendrix
The history of rock music will forever be highlighted by a select few who managed to achieve far greater heights than their contemporaries. Jimi Hendrix is one, with the sheer brilliance and expertise par excellence, …
Benjamin Paldacci: “I eat, drink & dream lutherie stuff, for years now. Some people call that a disease, others a curse”
Ben is one of the youngest acoustic builders in our community. He is animated, fierce and passionate. It was such a pleasure to spend time with him at the Woodstock show and to try some …
Loïc Bortot: Bouchereau Guitars
By Steve Rider Guitar Connoisseur: You were born in France and now live in Quebec, Canada. What brought you to The New World? Loïc Bortot: In 2011, at the age of 22, I was facing …
Greg Dayton: I’m very proud of the whole album and I feel it represents a broad scope of what I do
By Zac DelVecchioPhotos by Kristina Zaidner Sailing for the Sun is the second solo album by singer/songwriter Greg Dayton, produced and mixed by Adrian Harpham, and mastered by Greg Calbi in New York City. The …
What Guitarists Can Learn from Neil Peart Rush’s Legendary Drummer Wasn’t Just an Instrumentalist, He was a Consummate Artist
By Michael Molenda The massive onslaught of tributes, tears, salutes, and shock that trended all over social media following Neil Peart’s passing from glioblastoma on January 7, is indisputable evidence of not just his formidable …
Carlos Santana Partners with Left Coast Ventures to Launch Cannabis and Hemp CBD Brands
Legendary artist Santana is developing high-quality cannabis lines, inspired by spiritual consciousness and his Latin heritage Santa Rosa, CA, January 15, 2020: Carlos Santana, the ten-time GRAMMY®-winning and three-time Latin Grammy®-winning guitarist and longtime cannabis …
OZZY OSBOURNE’S’ORDINARY MAN’SET FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 RELEASEON EPIC RECORDS
ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES WITHANDREW WATT, DUFF MCKAGAN AND CHAD SMITH SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE ELTON JOHN, POST MALONE,SLASH AND TOM MORELLO ORDINARY MAN AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDERFRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020 “There’s a line in ‘Ordinary …