By Guitarify on October 9, 2012
You may be first wondering what a “FretLight” guitar actually is. Most likely you’ve seen or heard of the concept, as it’s been around now for over 20 years. This is the guitar with the LEDs embedded into the fretboard that light up and show you how to play…well, just about anything you want to […]
Posted in Gear, Guitars, Learn, Software | Tagged Gear, guitar, PC, practice, software, tech
By Guitarify on September 15, 2012
John Backlund’s guitar designs are pretty distinctive. One quote describes them as the guitars robots would play while driving their flying cars. They have an over-the-top-retro-futuristic design that is truly unique. A good example is their flagship model, the JBD-400 and the Zebra wood JBD-100 below it. These guitars have always been handmade by J.Backlunds master luthier – […]
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By Guitarify on June 1, 2012
Apparently, Taylor guitars now owns 75% of the worlds last legal, commercial supply of ebony. Taylor Guitars co-founder, Bob Taylor, talks about what this means to the guitar industry. I guess it’s good that someone who has a vested interest in seeing this resource become sustainable is in control of it. But it’s a shame […]
Posted in Guitars | Tagged wood
By Guitarify on May 21, 2012
TDPRI is a web forum that bills itself as “the number one Telecaster authority on the web”. I see no reason to argue. It’s a great forum with a huge active membership, covering all aspects of the Telecaster as well as plenty of related topics as well. And with the popularity of the Tele’s design with amateur and professional luthiers, the […]
Posted in DIY, Guitars | Tagged contest, custom, guitar, Telecaster
By Guitarify on May 13, 2012
Saying Deke Dickerson is obsessed with the creations of Paul A. Bigsby, would be an understatement. He has spent the last 20 years tracking down and documenting the very sketchy history of one of the modern electric guitar’s founding fathers. Most known for the iconic Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, which is still very popular today. But […]
Posted in Gear, Guitars | Tagged Bigsby, guitar, history, vintage