Rick Toone has been showcased before with his innovative designs melding modern materials with traditional wood elements. The USM-PRO is no exception. It’s similar to his previous Dark Matter and …
Andy McKee’s Musicarium 2018
Andy McKee’s Musicarium 2018 4 DAYS + NIGHTS OF 6 STRINGED DISCOVERY AND WONDER featuring Michael Manring, Stephen Bennett, & Don Ross with very special guest ERIC JOHNSON July 5 …
Matsuda Deconstruction Archtop
Michihiro Matsuda’s Deconstruction Archtop has been showcased before, but it bears revisiting since a red one is on the market in Japan. This is avant garde at its finest. A true …
Vai Academy 4.0
VAI ACADEMY 4.0 UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF MUSIC THEORY & TECHNIQUE 4 days and nights of non-stop guitar Steve Vai featuring Steve Morse, with St. Vincent, and Yngwie Malmsteen …
Miguel Montalban – London’s Busker Extraordinaire
I normally don’t showcase Artists in this blog unless they play modern guitars, but an exception is being made in this case because of this phenomenal player, Miguel Montalban. I …
Allan Holdsworth 1946-2017
This site is normally reserved exclusively to showcase modern guitars, but an exception is being made due to the sad news that Allan Holdsworth has passed away. Allan Holdsworth passed …
Benoit Lavoie Acoustic Archtop
Benoit Lavoie is another tremendous luthier from Quebec, Canada. His submission to the 2016 Holy Grail Local Woods Challenge involves a guitar with some unique woods. The top is yellow …
Michael Sankey Nightflight
Built for the 2016 Holy Grail Guitar Show Local Woods Challenge, this nylon string guitar has some very interesting woods and construction. Here are the details: Neck: Butternut (Juglans Cinerea), …
Ormsby Goliath Headless
Ormsby Guitars from Australia have been making limited run orders on guitars in the style of Blackmachine, and have recently branched out to making all sorts of models. Including the …
Pons Ouessant L1
I saw the Ouessant L1 guitar at the Holy Grail Guitar Show in Berlin in October 2016, and it was also showcased in the Local Woods Challenge. Fred Pons is …