Do you have a guitar-loving woman in your life? It's always a good idea to send them flowers, and now you can send them a guitar--related flower arrangement from Flowers That Rock. Flowers That Rock is a site where you can buy flower arrangements made out of guitar picks and recycled guitar strings. The arrangements look great, and, as my friend Darren M. pointed out, won't … [Read more...]
Fretboard Journal Podcast #39 Featuring Creston Lea
My favorite guitar magazine Fretboard Journal also has a pretty interesting podcast featuring a number of the builders and players featured in the magazine. The most recent episode features an interview with Vermont-based luthier Creston Lea of Creston Guitars. Lea makes Fender-style guitars, but with his own unique touches. For example, I believe that most of his guitars … [Read more...]
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Childhood Home
This is an interesting article about Stevie Ray Vaughan's early childhood home in Oak Cliff, TX: Blues is the music of people who have tasted not only the sweet things in life, but also the tragedy, the struggle, the loss and redemption; not music for top 40 listeners, but for people who are willing to stare life and death in the eyes, and sing about it. The same can be … [Read more...]
Guitar Oscillations Captured From Inside a Guitar
This video made the rounds recently and has sparked a lot of debate. The video is of an iPhone 4 placed inside of an acoustic guitar that records the strings as they are played. Whether or not the video has been edited doesn't matter to me. I just think it's a cool video. Check it out: … [Read more...]
Sweetwater GearFest 2011
Sweetwater's annual GearFest is happening later this week at Sweetwater's headquarters in Fort Wayne, IN, on June 24 and June 25. At GearFest, you can test drive gear, learn from experts, hear live music, and get deals on gear. Sounds like a guitar lover's idea of a great day! Alan Parsons is one of the featured speakers, as well. I've had the chance to hear Parsons speak, and … [Read more...]