Watch Mimi Fox Perform “Triste” on a 1965 DiGiorgio Serie Artistica Autor No. 3

The guitar heard on Brazilian bossa nova recordings is most often the DiGiorgio Serie Artistica model. Here, Mimi Fox plays Jobim's “Triste” on a 1965 DiGiorgi... Read More...

Watch Mimi Fox Perform “Green Dolphin Street” and “Body and Soul” on a 1998 Gibson ES-175 Archtop

What better way to showcase this 1998 Gibson ES-175 archtop—one of 27 guitars offered in the Acoustic Guitar Auction that begins May 13, 2021—than by summoning... Read More...

Watch Mimi Fox Perform “Wave” on a 2011 Santa Cruz Firefly

Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Wave” was the title track of his fifth album, released in 1967. Mimi Fox summons the spirits of several jazz guitarists in her renditio... Read More...

Watch James DePrato Perform “Kicky” and “Smile” on a 1993 Gibson J-200 VS Jumbo

James DePrato pairs contrasting tunes—Jerry Reed’s rollicking instrumental “Kicky” and Charlie Chaplin’s wistful “Smile” from the classic film Hard Times—in a ... Read More...

Watch James DePrato Perform a Led Zeppelin Medley on a 1999 Martin 00-18SH

Is it kosher to play Led Zeppelin tunes on a Steve Howe signature model guitar? Yes! James DePrato solos on “What Is and What Should Never Be” and “Ramble On” ... Read More...

Watch James DePrato Perform “Blues for Nola” and “Abandoned Love” on a 1999 National Tricone Style 4 Custom Resonator

James DePrato’s “Blues for Nola” and Bob Dylan’s “Abandoned Love” both ring bold and true on this custom 1999 National Tricone Style 4, one of 27 guitars offer... Read More...

Watch James DePrato Perform “Junk” and “That’s the Way Love Goes” on a 2008 Collings D42 Dreadnought

A bit of whimsy from Paul McCartney’s debut solo album and Merle Haggard’s bittersweet ballad; no wonder James DePrato makes this 2008 Collings D42 dreadnought... Read More...

Watch Mimi Fox Perform “Four on Six” on an Alvarez-Yairi WY1BR

Mimi Fox gives Wes Montgomery's "Four on Six" a workout on this Alvarez-Yairi WY1BR, one of 27 guitars offered in the Acoustic Guitar Auction that begins May 1... Read More...

Watch Dix Bruce Perform “Railroad Bill” on a 1943 Martin 000-18

Was outlaw Morris Slater the original Railroad Bill, or did he acquire the nickname from an earlier blues ballad? Ethnomusicologists may differ, but there‘s no... Read More...

Watch Giacomo Fiore Perform “Genteel” on a 2017 Jewitt OM-MPL

Italian-born guitarist and musicologist Giacomo Fiore has released eight albums and premiered more than two dozen new works for justly tuned, electric, and cla... Read More...