Even though David Grier is based out of Nashville, I don't know much about his music. The Fretboard Journal recently spent an hour or so speaking with Grier about guitar and music: With Fretboard Journal Live, we sit down for one-on-one talks with some of the world’s most interesting musicians. Our first episode features flatpicking guitar legend (and cover story for our 16th … [Read more...]
Home Recording on a Small Budget
Ed. Note: This article is a guest post written by Alexander Briones who is one of the specialists at Hitsquad which provides a range of music equipment guides. You can follow him on Twitter @MusiciansNews Thanks to the flood of affordable home recording equipment, making music at home has become increasingly accessible. So if you've been hesitating to record your music, the … [Read more...]
Only 88% of Guitar Center Customers Make it Big
Venerable news reporting agency The Onion has uncovered some depressing news for those of us who have shopped at Guitar Center in the past: Contradicting conventional wisdom that shopping at the musical instrument retail chain guarantees one a renowned and highly successful career in music, a new study released Monday revealed that a mere 88 percent of Guitar Center customers … [Read more...]
Reverb.com
Reverb.com is a fairly new entry in the guitar marketplace. It's a competitor to eBay that is focused solely on musical instruments. The site is founded by the owner of Chicago Music Exchange, so there's a history of running a guitar retail shop behind the site. I recently purchased a Gibson SG '61 Reissue from the site, and I was pleased with the experience. Communication … [Read more...]
Why I Paid $37,000 for One Record
I can't imagine paying even just a few hundred dollars for a vinyl record, but John Tefteller recently paid much more. $37,000 to be exact. For one record: Tommy Johnson's "Alcohol and Jake Blues". Fuse.tv recently had a Q&A with Tefteller asking him about the purchase. One night, as he does every night, Tefteller was trawling eBay when he came across the record from a … [Read more...]