Summary: Welcome to another installment of Acoustic Tuesday #guitargeek friends. Acoustic Tuesday presented by http://tonysacousticchallenge.com Today's #guitar geek list is chock full of great stuff as well as a surprise or two so without any hesitation let's cut the ribbon on a new week full of #guitargeek... Starting with a soft breeze.... let's drift right into some accessories. A few episodes ago I featured Josh Turner's recipe for Nick Drake's tone and he had a very cool armrest on his guitar and someone asked about it... so I did some research. Lo, and behold I found a company whose strings I enjoy and who makes some stellar acoustic accessories. John Pearse also known as Breezy Ridge Instruments has some fabulous accessories to offer from straps to strings and picks to... you guessed it... beautiful armrests. Although the website isn't cutting edge they have some really outstanding things to check out. I would definitely look at their armrests as well as their bridge pin offerings, but along with that be sure to check out fast turtle picks. These picks are nice and beefy and have a comfy dimple for your thumb to rest in. They give you great tone and are very natural feeling... definitely a tonal experiment waiting to happen. http://www.jpstrings.com/armrest.htm http://www.jpstrings.com/brbpins.htm http://www.jpstrings.com/brpicks.htm A guitar maker that has my jaw on the floor... literally drool and all. As a guitar geek, I feel like there are so many amazing guitar makers right now... it's like we are in the midst of a guitar building renaissance. Preston Thompson, out of Sisters, Oregon is building some absolutely beautiful golden era style instruments. I'm talking hand-fit dovetail neck joint... hand carved bracing... hand graduated tops... Adirondack tops... the list goes on. After surfing the site I am officially convinced these are immaculate instruments with a tone akin to the hammer of Thor and the precision of Poseidon's trident. So then I find samples... goodness gracious me oh my... Jake Workman, Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle play these fine six strings... truth be told I spent a good two hours on the site and am smitten with these handbuilt gems. So as a guitar geek I feel obligated to urge you to do the same. http://pktguitars.com/ https://youtu.be/OkdGym1uTvw https://youtu.be/QxuLnoL5I1Y Bluegrass is a musical genre steeped in tradition. This is one of the things that is so endearing about it and its overall musical form. People get together to jam and share ideas on this music that has lasted generation after generation, but every now and then someone comes along and shakes up the tradition... you know... stands out in a major way. Billy Strings happens to be one of those players. His flatpicking prowess is unreal. His knowledge of the musical genre is vast, and he is one of those young players that will forge new paths in the world of bluegrass all the while having the utmost reverence for tradition. Billy Strings is someone you need to hear. http://amzn.to/2BpGBTQ https://youtu.be/Y3-728niBW8 https://www.billystrings.com/ I am always on the lookout for new magazines... but I am a little wary because it seems like so many are a bit advertisement heavy. No judgment of course, ads are a magazine's lifeline... I just like a good guitar magazine that has awesome content and the ads are fun and informative. I happened to find a magazine that does just that... Acoustic Magazine from the UK. This magazine is full to the brim with great album reviews, awesome gear features, and some really solid instruction. If you are a magazine fan this is one to put on your list for certain!!! You will have to convert the price from pounds, but I will say that it is a very exciting day when this publication gets delivered. http://www.acousticmagazine.com/ During Acoustic Tuesdays it is often requested to see Levi or Noah play some music. Since Levi is a stellar drummer and Noah plays the bass and sings like an angel (a really tough angel) I thought I would share with you some of their music. Their band Golden Grenade performed on the award-winning Montana PBS show 11th & Grant with Eric Funk and it is officially out for the world to enjoy. So sit back, let your eyes be delighted, and get your ears ready to smile because these guys just plain rock. Keep up the awesome work fellas!!! http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/3008447441/
