I just happened to stumble on this and thought it needed reposting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8lcLxGd6SQ
Paul Westerberg is about as cool as it gets, and seeing him play “Alex Chilton” alone on his Gibson ES-335 just doubles that feeling.
Happy weekend!
Took in some of SXSW over the weekend and was lucky enough to get up near the front at The Breeders show. This is a pretty poor quality shot, but this was part of the backline:
That is one road-weary Marshall head that was being used by their newest support guitarist whom I completely missed her [...]
The Teisco guitars seem to be everywhere these days. On eBay there’s a pretty good deal right now on a vintage ET-200 with the tulip-shaped body.
According to the seller, the neck is straight and the guitar plays fine. If the pictures are any indication, this guitar is in fantastic shape.
This auction for a 1965 Teisco [...]
In yet another case of corporations trying to kill the goose that laid the golden egg, Gibson Guitars is trying to extort money from Activision by claiming Guitar Hero infringes on some patents, leading the game maker to file a lawsuit against the guitar company.
Gibson claims that it has a patent on a system of [...]
Taylor Guitars is hitting the road and hoping to create a few converts and sales.
The El Cajon, California-based company is sending teams out on tour to put on small events in select cities where you can get hands-on with one of their quality guitars. You can meet their staff, talk a little shop, and of [...]
Spotted a nice article highlighting master luthier James Olson and his guitar business up in Minneapolis. Olson started making guitars back in 1977 and now has an impressive list of high-profile customers. James Taylor plays his Olson guitars pretty much exclusively. For a look at the finished products, check out the James Olson Guitars [...]
The Gibson Melody Maker was one of the company’s most popular guitars in the 1960s. It was introduced in 1959 and marketed as a budget guitar for the beginner, but the solid body axe gained a reputation among experience players for its light weight and great tone.
On eBay someone is selling a 1962 Melody Maker [...]
Spotted a funny post at the Washington City Paper about finding an ad on Craigslist for a vintage 1957 Gibson Les Paul that the seller is offering for $145,000. Wow! But if you don’t have that amount of cash, you can see and play the vintage guitar for about an hour for just $500. [...]
Huey Long was an original member of the Ink Spots and is now 103-years old. He’s also in poor health these days and recently fractured his hip bone. But at least now he has his guitar back.
Long had his custom-made D’Angelico acoustic guitar returned to him after a court order this week in a lawsuit [...]
