Silvertone Reissues the Jupiter & 1449
Summer NAMM started yesterday, and here’s the first thing that caught my eye. Although these reissues are not going to capture all the tones and charm of the originals, I think they are interesting guitars in their own right. I have a reissue of the Harmony version of this guitar. It’s rather different then the […]
Entertaining Interview with St. Vincent
From episode 8 of the series “Guitar moves”. Annie Clark demonstrates some of her techniques.
Duo-Sonic II Project
I haven’t posted any of the projects I’ve been working on for a while, but this one came out really well, so I thought I’d share it. I still haven’t worked my way up to building a guitar from scratch yet, but I have been slowly accumulating the tools and knowledge. This copy of a […]
Insanely Ingenious Home-made Guitar FX
Just saw this over on ToneFiend. This guy on youtube who goes by the name MotorGoblin, is the MacGuyver of the guitar world. You won’t believe the way he goes about making a vibrato, wah and flanger. Each one of these videos made me laugh out loud when it was revealed what he was building.
Fishman’s New “TriplePlay” Wireless Midi Controller
Fishman, mostly known for their acoustic guitar pickup systems, just announced the release of their new guitar midi controller, the “TriplePlay”. Unabashedly calling it “the best Midi guitar controller the world has ever seen”. It uses a very thin hexophonic pickup that easily mounts to the guitar with no permanent modifications, and uses a wireless […]