Astute Guitar Lifestyle reader Darren M. noticed that Amazon has put a release date of November 9, 2010 on Eric Johnson's upcoming album Up Close. In my experience, Amazon publishes a release date for upcoming projects if the publisher gives them a release date, so hopefully this means that EMI is actually planning on releasing the album in November. It's always possible that … [Read more...]
Celebrity Access Interview with Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz
Larry LeBlanc from CelebrityAccess.com recently profiled and interviewed Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz. The interview covered how Mr. Juszkiewicz ended up taking over Gibson, how Guitar Hero has impacted the guitar industry, how the recent flooding in Nashville impacted the plant, how the foreign guitar markets are a larger portion of Gibson's sales than the US market, and more. … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson News
I know that there are quite a few Eric Johnson fans that visit Guitar Lifestyle, and although there's still no report of when his new album will be released, that doesn't mean that Eric has been resting. Guitar Lifestyle reader Darren M. sent me some links to a few interviews that Eric has done recently to promote his upcoming acoustic tour among other things: Eric Johnson: … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson’s 1962 Strat Is For Sale
EddieVegas.com is selling Eric Johnson's 1962 Stratocaster, which is the Strat that Fender used as the basis for the EJ Rosewood signature series guitars. It's hard to believe that Eric would sell it, but Eddie has all the paperwork from Eric claiming it was his. The asking price is $90,000, so this one is most likely for collector's only. The guitar is also listed on … [Read more...]
Guitar Raffle: Win a Lichty Guitar
Lichty Guitars, the shop of luthier Jay Lichty, have donated a guitar for raffle to benefit the Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) in North Carolina, where Lichty Guitars is located. The guitar is a handmade acoustic OM-style guitar built with African Bubinga and Spruce woods. It is valued at $3500 and raffle tickets are only $10. Only 350 tickets will be sold, so your chances of … [Read more...]