I Built My Perfect String Sets For My Telecaster & Baritone With D'Addario
Most players settle for whatever string set is on the shelf, but I’ve been piecing together custom sets since the early ’90s. In this video, I build my perfect custom string sets using my preferred D'...
7 Apr 19min
A Look At A 1949 Bigsby Guitar - Rarer Than Rare!
Before the Telecaster… before the Les Paul & the Strat… there was Bigsby. In this video, we take a deep dive into a 1949 Bigsby electric guitar, one of the earliest solid-body electrics ever made, an...
31 Mar 13min
The Gibson ES-335 - Their Best Design
The only Gibson model I’ve ever really connected with is the ES-335. While I’ve always gravitated toward Fender, the 335 is one Gibson that I think absolutely got right. Much like the Fender Telecaste...
10 Mar 24min
Don Rich, Buck Owens & the Telecaster That Vanished
In this episode, Joe Spann and I dive deep into the legacy of Don Rich and one of the most fascinating lost instruments in Fender history, his 1964 Gold Sparkle Fender Custom Telecaster. Joe breaks d...
3 Mar 37min
The Holy Grail Telecasters At Gruhn Guitars with Joe Spann
We went behind the scenes at Gruhn Guitars in Nashville for a tour of the 'Tele Vault' with legendary vintage archivist and researcher Joe Spann. We aren't just looking at vintage guitars; we’re look...
17 Feb 33min
The Octave 12-String Mando-Guitar - The Tool For Jangle Magic! -
Ever heard a song that has a shimmering, "angelic" jangle that sits perfectly above a mix? Or how Buddy Miller creates those haunting, rootsy textures on songs like Lucinda Williams' "Car Wheels on a ...
10 Feb 17min
Why Even "Clean" Tones Need Some Hair & Grit
Think your clean tone should be 100% pure? Think again. In this video, we’re looking at why "perfectly clean" guitars often sound thin in a mix and why adding a little "hair" or grit is the secret to ...
3 Feb 17min
