It was an incredibly rare guitar, even in 1968, and fitting that even two world-class rock stars would be forced to share custody of just one (free love, free guitars, I guess). Reverb/Victor ...

Lagrène’s unique approach to jazz guitar is based on a style of jazz made popular by Belgian musical artist Django Reinhardt in the 1930s, a reflection of Lagrène’s French upbringing and musical ...

Denison certainly knew of Howe’s affection for jazz guitars and decided to use his Guild as leverage to meet his hero, bringing his friend along to assist with any stubborn impediments.

“A friend of mine worked at a guitar shop that carried rare archtop jazz guitars, and there was a Guild George Barnes acoustic-electric.” Barnes was a renowned swing jazz guitarist, typically ...

STANDARD CLASSICAL TONE - Pro -Arte’ Nylon strings offer the standard classical guitar tone many players hold dear. RESPONSIVE PLAYABILITY & WARM TONE - Utilizing our multi-filament nylon core ...

Bob Bakert, editor of Jazz Guitar Today, said, “A finer gentleman I’ve never met. John was a consummate gentleman and a gracious, truly caring guy. It was always about the music and ...

Harmony Guitars has brought a classic – and in many cases sought after – archtop back from the dead in the shape ... Total Guitar and Guitar World. He uses Jazz III nylon picks, 10s during the week, ...

Back in the 20th century, the banjo gave way to the jazz guitar as an orchestral instrument. Players strummed on hollow-body, archtop guitars that made a distinctive, percussive sound and could ...

(Steel strings respond well to a pick and are louder than gut or nylon strings when played ... was a bridge between the horn-based jazz tradition and the rock-guitar émigrés who make up much ...