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“Good Enough,” Day Four: Lauren Sheehan Explores the World of WWII-Era Gibson Guitars

 

“I could learn to play this guitar,” muses Lauren Sheehan while cradling a rare, 1943, rosewood Gibson Southerner Jumbo.

We are nearing the end of a marathon... Continue Reading

05/16/2012 - 5:19pm
The Tenor Guitar Gathering in Oregon, May 31-June 3, 2012

 

No, they’re not a baritone ukuleles. And, no, they’re not flimsy bass guitars. Tenor guitar are something all their own. And, though the four-stringed instruments were... Continue Reading

05/16/2012 - 9:47am
The Fretboard Journal on the iPad

The wait is over. We’ve put the Fretboard Journal on the iPad. Our very first issue available on the device is the extremely popular Fretboard Journal #24 featuring our lengthy interview... Continue Reading

05/15/2012 - 12:10pm
“Good Enough,” Day Three: Lauren Sheehan Explores the World of WWII-Era Gibson Guitars

 

“What do you think, John?”

It’s a question I’ve fielded numerous times over the past three days and I’ve proudly mastered a consistent response.... Continue Reading

05/11/2012 - 1:32pm
Good Enough,” Day Two: Lauren Sheehan Explores the World of WWII-Era Gibson Guitars

 

“OK, I hope that you got the picture because I’ve got some singing to do.”

It’s day two of the Great Kalamazoo Gals Sessions and the press have begun... Continue Reading

05/10/2012 - 6:11am
Hot Cars Kill Guitars

I used to work in a guitar store and around this time every year customers would start coming in to the repair shop with instruments that had been damaged by being left in car trunks on a hot day... Continue Reading

05/09/2012 - 12:53pm
“Good Enough,” Day One: Recording WWII-Era Gibsons with Lauren Sheehan

 

“How’s it sounding out there?”

“Uh, good.  It sounds really good,” I manage to say while choking back tears.

I’m in the studio... Continue Reading

05/09/2012 - 3:56am
"Banner" Gibsons CD Project

 

It was the worst of times and, well, really just the worst of times.  Just before the holidays, we had suffered a devastating attack on our shores.  Evil incarnate was... Continue Reading

05/06/2012 - 3:25pm
Happy Star Wars Day!

A few years ago, Star Wars fans began referring to May 4 as Star Wars Day. Why? Because "May the Fourth Be With You"... Continue Reading

05/03/2012 - 3:17pm
California’s Ban on the Sale of Ivory and Other Animal Materials

 

OK, you’ve just pulled out that old, unplayable, Civil War-era Martin guitar that you’ve had stashed in that closet for years.  You open the case and think, “... Continue Reading

05/03/2012 - 10:20am