Happy New Year! Thanks for making 2010 the best year yet for Guitar Lifestyle. I hope that 2011 brings you much joy, and I hope that you achieve all of your guitar goals this year. … [Read more...]
Luthier Jay Lichty Overall Winner of Made in the South Awards
Congratulations to luthier Jay Lichty, who is the overall winner of the first annual "Made in the South" award for craftsmanship. I have a deep appreciation of handmade goods of all kinds, but, as a guitarist, I have a particularly deep appreciation for guitars that are still made by hand. Boutique guitars, like those made by Lichty, have become more popular over the past few … [Read more...]
Submit Questions for Joe Bonamassa
I'm going to be interviewing Joe Bonamassa later this week. If you have a question you'd like me to ask him, you can submit it as a comment on this post or via my contact form. What should I ask him? … [Read more...]
GNUGuitarINIX
This appeals to the geek in me: GNUGuitarINIX is a Linux distribution made for guitarists. This distribution ships with a number of music applications, including: - Gnome Alsamixer (Volume Control) - Rakarrack - Guitarix - Tuxguitar - Jack Rack - SooperLooper - QJackCtl - Hydrogen - Audacity - Aqualung - PCManFM - gNinjam As a Mac user, I'm not familiar with … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson’s 1962 Strat Is For Sale
EddieVegas.com is selling Eric Johnson's 1962 Stratocaster, which is the Strat that Fender used as the basis for the EJ Rosewood signature series guitars. It's hard to believe that Eric would sell it, but Eddie has all the paperwork from Eric claiming it was his. The asking price is $90,000, so this one is most likely for collector's only. The guitar is also listed on … [Read more...]