Category Archives: Guitars

Update and Kevin Grantt

Ok, here is a quick update: Been working with Terri Clark and Carrie Underwood. Had the pleasure of getting to travel to NYC to do backline with Underwood for her SNL appearance. It was quite fun to see the behind-the-scenes … Continue reading

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Vintage Guitar – Keith Urban

Was fortunate enough to get to interview Keith Urban for Vintage Guitar Magazine. Check it out, it should be hitting news stands soon.

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Brad Paisley’s 2006 CMA guitar

Went to Judge Beans with my old buddy Chad that works with Brad Paisley. After eating brisket tacos and cowboy beans, we headed down to check out the guitar Brad played at the CMA awards earlier this week. Its a … Continue reading

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Kenny Vaughan

I had the pleasure of interviewing Kenny Vaughan for Vintage Guitar Magazine earlier this year. He currently tours with Marty Stuart, but has been around Music City for many years. I can vividly remember seeing him play with Patty Loveless … Continue reading

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Pickups, Pickups, Pickups

Sometimes you get that fever. Its one that you must treat before it gets out of control. It’s pickup fever. I put some new Kinman pickups in my blonde Crook Tele, and a Baggs M1 in my Epiphone acoustic. The … Continue reading

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3 Years Ago

Sometimes one ponders, “What was I doing 3 years ago today?” Well, I was out on the road in New York. Brad Paisley was playing the New York State fair with Vince Gill. We had never done an actual show … Continue reading

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A Visit to Visual Sound

Last week I took the short trip down to Visual Soundin Spring Hill, TN. Visual Sound are the makers of such products as the 1-spot power supply, numerous pedals, and a new line of Workhorse tube amps. Bob Weil, president … Continue reading

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Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett is a noted touring sideman, session veteran, and record producer. As a touring sideman, he performed with Neil Diamond for 17 years, and Mark Knopfler for the past decade. As a session player, he has worked with artists … Continue reading

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Blonde Crook Custom Guitar

I recently had Bill Crook take a neck and some parts that I had laying around, and make a full fledged guitar out of it. He did an incredible job. He picked out a light ash body, and put a … Continue reading

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More Evans Pullstrings

This is Richard Bennett’s ’65 Esquire with a Dave Evans PullString. Its quite a rare guitar being that it is a black-bound Esquire in blonde. Here is the back cover. Its quite large due to the amount of wood that … Continue reading

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