Purchase That Guitar Podcast That includes Nate Westgor of Willie’s American Guitars

Season 01 Episode 01
In Episode 1 of “Purchase That Guitar,” introduced by Vintage Guitar journal, host Ram Tuli talks with Nate Westgor of Willie’s American Guitars, discussing how Gibson and Fender turned the dominant manufacturers in right this moment’s classic market.

Once you see “Gibson” on the headstock of a classic guitar, it was made by an artisan who carved, formed, and assembled that guitar, and took delight within the work. Fenders, in the meantime, have been pieced collectively by a employee who probably discovered tips on how to function a bandsaw and router in high-school store class and principally bolted collectively two planks of wooden. Past the construct, Gibson devices usually started life within the arms of a discovered musician who wore a swimsuit, robe, or tux as they carried out from behind a music stand. The Fender, alternatively, was extra probably performed in a smoke-filled honky tonk with sawdust strewn throughout the ground.

Corrections: Ringo Starr’s band was known as Rory Storm within the Hurricanes, not Rory and the Hurricanes. In 1966, Fender modified the Stratocaster neck code from 2 to 13, not 14. Additionally that yr, Fender elevated manufacturing by 45 %, not 60 %.

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On Tuesdays, Ram W. Tuli presents “Purchase That Guitar,” a brand new podcast from Classic Guitar journal. This present is all concerning the pleasure of guitars – shopping for, promoting, and amassing each classic and new guitars, customized store guitars, amplifiers, and every thing in between. Every week, Ram sits down with a particular visitor to debate, you guessed it, guitars!