Musician's Friend have recently created a community site on their site called The Hub. One feature they have is called "Why I Love My Acoustic Guitar" in which they ask several guitar bloggers (including me) about their favorite acoustic guitars. I'm mostly an electric player, but I feel like I've finally found a combination of woods and size in an acoustic guitar that I really … [Read more...]
Mini-Review: Fano Alt de Facto GF6
Earlier this year, Fano Guitars announced the Alt de Facto GF6 model, which is inspired by and loosely based on the Fender Starcaster models from the 70s. I finally had a chance to play one for a short period of time and have a few thoughts about it. One of the things you can't really tell based on the pictures is the size of the guitar body. I've owned a few 335-style … [Read more...]
Fender American Special Jazzmaster
Fender has introduced a lot of new guitars this year. One of the more interesting to me is the Fender American Special Jazzmaster. Unlike the traditional vintage-style Jazzmaster, the American Special model does not contain a tremolo bar, nor does it have the rhythm circuitry that most people never used anyway. Additionally, it contains humbucking pickups instead of the … [Read more...]
Fewer Guitars
Perhaps it's heresy to speak about reducing the number of guitars you own on a guitar-focused blog, but this year I've been very deliberate about reducing the number of guitars in my collection. While there has been a tinge of regret with selling a few of them, I've been happy about my decision to sell them off. I started the year with 11 guitars, most of which I've … [Read more...]
Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective
Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective is a 7-disc collection of songs spanning Allman's short, but prolific life. From Amazon's editorial review of the collection: Duane Allman was one of the defining musicians of our era, rated second only to Jimi Hendrix in Rolling Stone's list of rock's 100 greatest guitarists. A founding member, with his brother Gregg, of the Allman … [Read more...]