The Versatile Librada CUSTOM

The Librada is a exquisitely beautiful acoustic/electric model that is meticulously designed & built for the gigging musician who wants one guitar that will give great acoustic guitar sounds, as well as great electric guitar sounds.
Very special thanks to Tim Reede of Tim Reede's Custom Guitars for this week's submission. The acoustic guitar circuit is completely separate from the electric guitar circuit, & there are two separate output jacks. The acoustic sound can be sent to an acoustic guitar amp or into a direct box to a PA system. The electromagnet pickup can be run to an electric guitar amp. You may use one or the other or both at the same time for a stereo effect. This is a great guitar to use with sampling pedals. You can sample an acoustic rhythm and play an electric lead over it. How cool is that?
Contact Tim for a consultation to find out just how he can help you.

Gene's Fine 59's

Looks like it was a catalog Christmas for some lucky kid back in the day. Who remembers looking at the guitars in the Wards & Sears catalogs as kids in their youth, & picking out your favorites for your wish list? Dreams can come true, as proven by Gene's fine '59's. Side by side, here are the fierce competitors; Airline & Silvertone. Money was scarce in 1959. If one of these cost 25 cents more than the other, odds were pretty good it would outsell it's counterpart nearly two-fold. This pic submitted courtesy of the Gene Olson collection. We'd all be proud to display these early classics. Gene was one of the first sound techs that I worked with back in the late seventies, it's always a treat to see his old gear.

Minneapolis Guitar Review

Hello, Minneapolis! Max Luebeck here. Welcome to the Twin Cities most dangerous guitar blog featuring cool axes from cool performers & collectors in the midwest. I'll be posting info on guitars, amps, effects, & other pertinent fun stuff weekly, so subscribe or keep checking back to see who & what is happening. Please stop in often to comment on the links to some great axes & performances. I'll be accepting outside contributors as well, so please send your posts to me for consideration at Duganrox@aol.com. Feel free to respond & let me know you're playing & what you're up to. Watch for my new business site coming soon at:
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Thanks. Here's looking forward to a happy & prosperous season for all.