guitarz.blogspot.com: Sad news: Richie Havens has died of a heart attack at his home in New Jersey, aged 72. He will be rememebered by many as being the opening act at the legendary 1969 Woodstock Festival. He had a completely unique guitar style, from the way he held the instrument to his very technique - just check out that left thumb in action! The above clip is from Germany's Beat Club in 1971.
- Devo Guitarist Bob Casale Dies, Aged 61
guitarz.blogspot.com: Bob Casale pictured centre playing the Ibanez Talman guitar, pictured alongside bandmates Mark Mothersbaugh (left) and Bob Mothersbaugh (right)For me as a big Devo fan, this comes as very sad news. Bob Casale, along with his brother...
- Perri Ink Memento, One-off Boutique "reverse Strat"
guitarz.blogspot.com: This one-off Perri Ink Memento built in California by Nick Perri is one of those weird "Is it left-handed or is it right-handed?" guitars. I'd imagine it was designed partially to confuse, but probably the aim was to invoke some...
- The Scant Regard Plays Kraftwerk's "the Model" On The Teisco Spectrum 5
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here at Guitarz quirky old Japanese-made guitars like the near legendary Teisco Spectrum 5 are held in very high esteem, so it's great to see one of these idiosyncratic 1960s twang-machines in action courtesy of Will of The...