As I've mentioned before on this blog, I live near Nashville, TN, Music City USA. Nashville gets its name because it is the home of Country music, but Nashville also has a thriving music scene outside of country music. On any given night, you can go see local, regional and national artists playing anything from jazz to blues to rock at venues all over the city. For 22 years, … [Read more...]
Quick Links
This is a collection of links I’ve found interesting over the past several weeks. DeVillain Centerfold - A folding (yes, folding) electric guitar that looks pretty cool (via Dan Cederholm) Led Zeppelin reunion show postponed - Show now being held on Dec. 10 Kaman Will Sell Music Division to Fender - Included are Ovation, Takamine, Hamer, Genz Benz, and others (via … [Read more...]
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan’s ‘Lenny’ Guitar
It's been fairly well reported that Fender is going to be issuing a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar named Lenny, but I thought I'd mention it as well because I think the Tribute Series guitars by Fender have been great. Aside from "Number One," "Lenny" is the most recognizable guitar that Stevie Ray played; he played it in concert each time that he played the song … [Read more...]
My Gear
I always enjoy looking at photos of other people's guitar setups, so I thought I'd post a few photos of my office, where I keep all of my guitar gear. In the photo below, you can see my electric guitars/bass: a Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Strat, a Fender Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass, and a Paul Reed Smith Singlecut SE. In the next picture, you can see my … [Read more...]
Quick Links
This is a collection of links I’ve found interesting over the past week or so. In Rainbows - Radiohead's new album, sans record label, where you pay what you feel the album's worth. Not so shocking insight: most fans are paying retail prices for the album The Added Value of Free - Thoughtful comments from my friend Taylor about "giving away" music: "When music consumers … [Read more...]