by David Peterson | Jun 17, 2020 | Guitars, Museum Guitars, Vintage Guitars
Coming to the airwaves this week: James Walsh interviews CEO and Founder of California Dream’n, Borrow Against Guitars and Rare Guitar Shop…David Peterson. We’ll discuss the current guitar market, what’s HOT and some cool trends within the...
by David Peterson | Jun 16, 2020 | Artists Guitar Gear, Gruhn Guitars, Guitarists, legendary guitar gear
Rick Derringer, our beloved ROCK GUITAR STAR, is turning 73 this summer! His music is young, vibrant and full of those rock’n riffs we love and crave for. Rick’s talent with guitar playing takes no second place to his writing, vocals, arrangements and...
by David Peterson | Jun 12, 2020 | Gruhn Guitars, Guitars, legendary guitar gear, Martin guitars, Uncategorized, Vince Gill's Guitars
I was in Nashville a couple of weeks ago to assess some private collections in the area. I extended my stay for 2 days as I couldn’t resist a visit with my friend George Gruhn. His three story building is the home of America’s finest showroom, repair and...
by David Peterson | May 27, 2020 | Fender, Fender Guitar History, stratocaster guitars
Wait…what was that? Fender American Standard Series Stratocasters and other models were made in Japan…???!!! IMPOSSIBLE In fact, not only POSSIBLE…they were! Remember…some of the finest guitar builders together with dedicated like minded...
by David Peterson | May 27, 2020 | Fender, stratocaster guitars, Vintage Guitars
Despite the innovations brought with the Smith Strat, The Strat, the introduction of the Gold Stratocaster and the Walnut Strat in the early 80’s, the passion of guitarists towards the Stratocasters of the ’50s and ’60s showed no sign of diminishing. For this reason...