David Lusterman

Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys turned an old ballad called “Darling Nelly Gray” into the country sensation “Faded Love.” Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, and Ray ... Read More...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...