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 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 | Jun 3, 2020 | Creative Guitars, Guitar Art, GUITAR PICKUPS, Spalt Guitars
Welcome back to our 5 part series on Michael Spalt and Spalt Guitars. Yes 5…I can’t cover the topics in just 3 as promised earlier. Today we’ll talk about the engineering and pickups Michael selects for his spectacular guitar creations. Voicing,...
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 | Apr 27, 2020 | Creative Guitars, Education, function meets art, Guitar Art, Guitars, Museum Guitars, Spalt Guitars, Uncategorized, Vintage Guitars
Meet the genius behind some of the world’s greatest masterpieces in the music industry…Michael Spalt, founder and creator of Spalt Instruments. I had the pleasure of spending some time with Michael in LA a few months ago and we got into some of the...