Johnny Winter, the great blues-rocker guitarist passed away last week at the age of 70. Sad news for me because Johnny was probably the main reason I wanted to pick up the guitar well over 30 years ago and learn to play the blues. Although I got turned on to gads of other guitarists over the years, I still enjoyed…
Tag: Gibson
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Just wanted to give a shout out to a good friend and all around nice guy, Vic DaPra. Vic had a signing at his guitar shop, Guitar Gallery, for his new book, “Burst Believers“, this past Saturday. His book is a superb reference guide for the 1958-60 Gibson Les Paul sunburst guitar. But, to add to the party, he also had on…
Fender SRV Stratocaster
My current favorite guitar is my Fender SRV Stratocaster. The Stevie Ray Vaughan signature model. I’m not going to go into the history of the model here as it’s been around for a while and there’s plenty of info out there. The model has its detractors because of mostly cosmetic reasons. Purists don’t like the gold hardware and some players are stumped…
What I Pic 