Jon Kammerer, Master Luthier, combines his computer design and woodworking skills to make unique electric guitars that are more like works of art. He showed us some beautiful patterns of his own, but he will take your own...
Jon Kammerer is one guy who pays a lot of attention to detail. In this video, we look at his 5 pound Model 19 hollow body electric guitar, designed to get a bigger hollow body sound out of a smaller instrument. It features...
In this segment, we learn why some people think Bill Hollenbeck is crazy - and why others just think he makes a really fine guitar. Watch the Gearwire video to see the equipment and the painstaking effort required of a Master...
Offsite Link: To find out more about Dave and his work, see his official website.
Bill Hollenbeck has been a luthier since 1969. In all that time, he has picked up some pretty serious skills. He completes four guitars a year, and you can bet they're some high quality instruments. Regarding his style, Bill...
Offsite Link: Find out more about Dave and his work at his website.
Jon Kammerer is particular about his acoustics - as he should be - but he also knows how to design a pretty swell-looking guitar. His JKG Model 21 is designed to be a "True Stage Acoustic." Generally, when you plug in an...
See an actual '63 Fender Stratocaster up close. And see the pricetag up close, too - that'll sure make you glad you can look at it all you want without the potential of dropping it or something. Tim Mullaly from Dave's Guitars...
Offsite Link: Find out more about Dave's Guitar Shop at his official site.
This segment's going to seem a lot more like Antiques Road Show, or maybe Wall Street Week in Review. Gearwire's Rob Warmowski talks shop with John Brinkman, one of the original promoters of the Texas Style Guitar Shows,...
Offsite Link: For more information on the Chicago Guitar Show, check out the official site.
Luthier John Kammerer... okay - "luthier" comes from the French "luth," meaning "lute". A luthier makes or repairs stringed instruments. Got it?
Luthier John Kammerer gets detailed about what he looks for in the tone of...
There's nothing like strolling through a warehouse in St. Charles, idly taking in the $30,000 guitars. Rob takes a longing look at a 1956 Original Les Paul Gold Top from Dave's Guitars. But wait, how much would this baby...
Offsite Link: Find out more about Dave's Guitar Shop at their official site.
Seriously, do you want a guitar to play or one to put in a safety deposit box? Regarding guitars, Rockahaulix Memorabilia owner Ryland Fitchett's philosophy is practical - look for good, playable instruments that the public...
Offsite Link: Rockahaulix Memorabilia is located in Kenosha, WI. Their website is coming soon.
This is part two of our chat with the Dave's Guitars folks at the 2007 Chicago Guitar Show. Dave's Guitars shows off their a prized posession - a rare Taos Turqoise Stratocaster. It may look like "seafoam green" but the color...
Dave's Guitars recently worked with the Fender custom shop to recreate a classic, rare "Taos Turqoise" look. See it side-by-side with the original. Only a handful of the original turqoise Stratocasters were made, but the...
You can lay out a lot of money for a guitar, but you shouldn't be so paranoid about dinging it up that you're afraid to play it. ScratchPad offers a simple solution with some stick-on (don't worry, no sticky residue) guards...
Gearwire's Rob Warmowski does a video blog of what awaited us at the Chicago Guitar Show 2007. There are thousands of guitars here ranging from inexpensive Epiphones to $100, 000 Fender Stratocasters. During the show,...
Everybody wants a unique look, and bands always need a new place to put graphics - how about right on the guitar? Guitar Skins showed off their wares for the Gearwire cameras - custom art on acoustic or electric guitars....
Offsite Link: See the Guitar Skins selection at their website.
Even if you aren't into dressing up for performance, you can at least dress your guitar. Don't have that groovy American-made Fender Strat you've been lusting after? You can still trick out the one you're stuck playing with...
Robert Lurvey has been collecting steel guitars for over twenty years, and his instrument collection now numbers in the thousands. Lurvey shows off a great Sound Projects model from the 1930s, and a beautiful Rickenbacker...
Paul Chase has a long history with both art and guitars. After he retired from his gig as an art teacher, he combined his love for art and instruments in his fine art business. He'll dress up a guitar with a custom hand-painted...
Offsite Link: See more original designs at Paul's website
