A guy walks into the guitar store looking for a Taylor or a Gibson and ends up walking out with a Larrivee L-09-12. Find out what he thought of it in our latest user review in which you can also learn what he thought about Larrivee’s customer service.Larrivee L-09-12 User ReviewLarrivee L-09-12 Acoustic 12 String ...
Like a lot of you, I spend a lot of my time trolling for my next guitar in the used guitar market. And if there is one thing I have learned, it is that amateur photographers can be come incredible photographers when they are inspired to sell a guitar. Recently I was particularly taken by [ ... ] ...
Lately there has been a lot of activity on Facebook about the Taylor Baritone 8 String Acoustic-Electric guitar. We’re not sure exactly why – other than the fact that this guitar has 8 strings! But we thought that this made for as good an opportunity as any to remind our readers that Fretbase is building [ ... ] ...
I first heard of guitarist Josh Smith through the Gear Page forums, as he is a well-respected member there. I later found out that he is the lead guitarist for Taylor Hicks’s touring band. In addition to touring with Taylor Hicks, Smith has released several solo guitar instrumental albums. His latest solo album is called [ ... ] ...
British guitarist Martin Taylor is a highly respected jazz guitar player who recently opened up his own online guitar academy in conjunction with ArtistWorks. Martin grew up in a musical family and received a huge break when he took over the guitar seat former held by Django Reinhardt, playing with famed French violinist Stephane Grappelli.We [ ... ] ...
ArtistWorks, based in California’s Napa wine country, is taking online lessons to a whole new level, combining some of what’s best in the online lesson format with a personal interaction between student and teacher. Fretbase was given exclusive access to the Martin Taylor Guitar Academy where students can get one-on-one interaction with Martin [ ... ] ...
Last week I revealed a new online Guitar Academy by Jazz Guitar legend Martin Taylor, well since its launch the site has seen people from 13 countries sign up for lessons ... The Martin Taylor Guitar Academy online has greatly exceeded opening week projections. With enrollment numbers more than double the opening day response of any other prior ArtistWorks launch, the demand for ArtistWorks’ groundbreaking online video-exchange platform is once again reaffirmed ... People were lined up at the
If there is one thing we like about Taylor Guitars, it is that they are regularly trying new models. Hot on the heals of Taylor’s release of the Taylor DMSM (Dave Matthews Signature), Taylor has introduced the “Taylor 12-Fret” as a new specialty guitar in the 2010 lineup. As you might have guessed, the Taylor [ ... ] ...
We don’t spend a lot of time on nylon-stringed guitars here at Fretbase (we’re primarily steel-stringers here) but we thought it was worth noting the release by Taylor Guitars of the Taylor JMSM Jason Mraz Signature guitar. The Taylor JMSM Jason Mraz Signature guitar was inspired by Jason Mraz’s Taylor nylon-string NS72ce.The Taylor JMSM Jason [ ... ] ...
Taylor has expanded the ability for you to customize Taylor Solidbody guitars. Fans of the Classic, Standard and Custom SolidBodys can now tailor their choice of pickup configurations, colors, and have the option of a Taylor-designed tremolo, all to dial in their perfect tone and look.The company has also expanded its popular, guitar player friendly, [ ... ] ...