by Whitney Phaneuf Martin went bold directions for its newest guitars — devoting one to iconography from the California marijuana legalization movement and going ornate on its watch-inspired 2-millionth Martin (which readers had a lot of opinions about). Watch above as artist-in-residence Robert Goetzl and Martin historian Dick Boak unveil 5 new…
At Winter NAMM 2017, Ashley Jensen from Luna Guitars unveiled three new models, the Art Vintage Folk, the Vista Series Deer Model, and the Flora Orchid A The Art Vintage boasts a solid Spruce top and a distressed brownburst, a solid folk size, “also available in dreadnought,” says Jensen, at an affordable price ($249).…
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by Greg Cahill Acoustic guitars with high-tech-treated torrefied tops and spot-on Fishman electronics for $499! You know something’s going on in the guitar trade when these coveted appointments, until recently reserved mostly for expensive axes, are becoming commonplace (a prime example above is the Michael Kelly‘s 3-D Grand Auditorium with a torrefied solid-spruce top, Java mahogany…
By Greg Cahill One of the standouts of Winter NAMM 2017 could be found at the Martin Guitar booth in a reproduction of an ultra-lightweight guitar based on a rare guitar from the venerable company—only two original models were ever built! Remaining true to its origins, the 000-30 Authentic 1919…
by Whitney Phaneuf Last year, Guild embarked on a new era of US production, rebirthing classic models built at its factory in Southern California. At Winter NAMM 2017, Guild unveiled its newly refreshed D-55, which product manager Brandon Schmidt calls “The most ornate guitar we’ve built in California thus far.” Watch above as Schmidt provides some background…
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By Greg Cahill Country-bluesman Catfish Keith, the two-time W. C. Handy Blues Music Award nominee for Best Acoustic Blues Album and 2008 inductee into the Blues Hall of Fame, visited the Acoustic Guitar booth at the NAMM musical-instrument-trade show in Anaheim, California, to demonstrate his custom Santa Cruz Guitar Co.…
