David Grier at Fretboard Journal HQ
Body mods. #tele #guitar #thiscouldbeyours #telecaster #ash #rosewood
Hot Club of Cowtown can be heard on this week’s show, which was recorded on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. We had a lot of questions for Hot Club guitarist & vocalist Whit Smith about the positively ancient looking guitar amp he carries with him - which he was happy to answer. The incredible tone Whit gets during his performance comes courtesy of his 1937 Gibson EH-150 amplifier.
And also, his fingers.
Seriously though, there’s no denying that this is a very special amp. The “EH,” in case you were wondering, stands for “Electro-Hawaiian,” as these were marketed as steel guitar amps in their day. And even though it’s a little worse for the wear on the outside, the inside is about as clean as it gets.
Martin ukuleles being made - 1925
Earle Hartzell works at a belt sander at the C.F. Martin factory making Martin ukuleles circa 1925. A batch of ukuleles sit on the table to the right waiting to be completed. These ukuleles have the larger ‘Ditson’ dreadnaught shape. Martin made ukuleles for the Ditson company around that time.
The inventor of the Touch Guitar, playing Exodus. You heard it here first…
A letter every guitarist would love getting
It was sent to the stellar (and very deserving) @breakmirrors.
Here’s the heavily modified Scully lathe. Songs good. (Taken with instagram)
Aaron Embry has played on records by Jane’s Addiction, Brian Blade, Edward Sharpe and many more. Now he’s performing solo shows on his piano and tenor guitar. We asked him to play a few songs for us.
(Source: vimeo.com)
A glimpse at Semie Moseley’s old shop.
