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John Abercrombie - His Life and Guitars
John Abercrombie with a Les PaulJohn Abercombie, passed away on August 22nd of this year. Abercrombie was a well-know, world class jazz guitarist, with a lyrical style that is hard to pin down to one...
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Steely Dan Guitarist Walter Becker - His Life - His Guitars - His Guitarists
Steely Dan - Becker and FaganSome of the greatest songs from the 1970’s came from the “group” Steely Dan. Although for two years, Becker and Fagan toured as a group, most of their creations took place...
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Peavey T-60 Guitar and T-40 Bass
Peavey T-60& T-40One of the most underrated, and best solid body guitars made in the USA was the Peavey T-60. The same can be said for the Peavey T-40 bass guitar.Hartley Peavey with T-60Hartley...
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Surf Guitar - Instrumental Guitar Music
The British InvasionIn 1965 the British Invasion was in full force, and so was the guitar boon. As a 13 year old boy, I had to have a guitar, and so did many of my friends.The SurfarisThe popular...
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Tom Petty - His Life and Guitars
Tom PettyCharlie T. Wilbury Jr has died, and so has Tom Petty. When I think of Tom Petty, I think of one of the last real rock players. There are some others still with us; Petty was one of the...
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Carvin Audio Closes It's Doors After 71 Years Of Business
Carvin AudioOn October the 11th, the owners of Carvin Audio announced that after 71 years of being in business they are closing.LC Kiesel demonstrates a mandolin pickup and an amplifierCarvin guitars...
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Gibson Memphis Guitar Factory Is Up For Sale
Gibson Factory in MemphisGibson Guitars has put their downtown Memphis facility up for sale.In a press release, the company implies that the Memphis factory is not closing, or leaving Memphis, but...
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J. Geils Guitars From His Estate Are Being Auctioned
J GeilsOn Sunday, November 19th, 2017, the Fine Musical Insturments department of Skinner Auctions, will be offering the remaining guitars and musical instruments from the estate of J. Geils.J...
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The Beach Boys and Their Guitars - Surf Music Part Two
The Original Beach BoysJan and DeanThe instrumental surf bands were great, however the other part of surf music were the vocal bands. Most of these groups yielded only one hit wonders. Jan and Dean...
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The Original 1954 Fender Stratocaster - A Most Versatile and Unique Guitar
George Fullerton - Leo Fender - Freddie Travares - Bill CarsonIn 1954 Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares collectively designed and built one the greatest electric guitar...
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Stella Guitars
The Oscar Schmidt Factory Jersey City, NJStella was the model name given to a series of guitars manufactured by The Oscar Schmidt Company of Jersey City, New Jersey. This company was established...
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Norma Guitars
Norma GuitarsIn the mid 1960’s, a wholesale musical instrument distribution company existed known as Strum and Drum. They were based in Chicago, Illinois and imported guitars from all over the world...
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Nokie Edwards, Surf Guitarist and Much More
Nokie Edwards 1935 - 2018Nokie Edwards, best know as lead guitarist with The Ventures passed away on March 12, 2018 at the age of 82.Born Nole Floyd Edwards on May 9, 1935 in Lahoma, Oklahoma, and...
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Guitar Rifles - April 1 2018
Sincere protester that should have paid more attention in classThese days there is much turmoil in the United States regarding guns. I have no opinion. I am neither pro or anti-gun. But I do have a...
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Maton Guitars
Tommy EmmanuelTommy Emmanuel was in town recently and put on a wonderful concert. Emmanuel is an amazing guitarist, and endorses Australian made Maton guitars.Maton GuitarsThe Maton brand is not well...
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The Epiphone Scroll Guitar
Possibly the most unique guitar ever made under the Epiphone brand is the Epiphone SC Scroll. It was produced in Japan at the Matsumoku factory from 1976 through 1979 and is named for the carved scroll...
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Josh White Guitar - The First Signature Guitar named for an African-American.
Josh WhiteRecently I was talking with a friend about recordings, and he brought up Josh White. I knew very little about this man. What I did know was that the first signature Ovation guitar was The...
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Gibson Brands Files For Bankruptcy Protection - A New Hope
Gibson GuitarsGibson Guitars has recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This is a legal way for companies, or people for that matter, that cannot pay their bills, to reorganize, and...
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Archtop Guitars - Their History
Orville GibsonI am surprised that the archtop guitar is a much more modern instrument than I imagined. We have Orville Gibson to thank for creating the archtop guitar. His original design was a much...
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The Fender Lead Series
BeatlemaniaBeatlemania and the British Invasion hit the world in 1964. The result was a huge uptick in guitar sales, particularly electric guitar sales.The Weavers - A Folk Revival GroupA similar event...
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