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Asbury Park Jazz & Blues Festival

asbury park jazz and blues festival

The Guitar Storage staff paid a visit to the Asbury Park Jazz & Blues Festival, held outside convention hall. And sponsored by the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Society. It was well attended and parking was tough. It’s another great example of how far Asbury Park has come the last few years, considering a mid… Continue Reading Asbury Park Jazz & Blues Festival

Jr. Watson – Jump (West Coast) Blues Guitar Master

jr watson with les paul gold top

The Guitar Storage staff took a road trip to a roadhouse in Central NJ to see one of the great West Coast Blues guitar masters, Jr. Watson. Roxy and Dukes in Dunellen, NJ is home to sword swallowers, burlesque, rockabilly, psychobilly and other sideshow acts, and it was the prefect venue for for the quirky… Continue Reading Jr. Watson – Jump (West Coast) Blues Guitar Master

Vintage Telecasters & Vintage Wine

telecaster breaking wine glass

The Guitar Storage staff took a roadtrip to see the “Masters of the Telecaster” show at City Winery on Thursday night. Three of the best and most famous Tele players showed their stuff. Arlen Roth, GE Smith and Jim Wieder brought just about all the Telecaster tone there is to a tribute to Roy Buchanan.… Continue Reading Vintage Telecasters & Vintage Wine

Ideal Temperature and Humidity for Guitar Storage

guitar humidity

Higher-end guitars are typically made of thin strips of glued wood and are very much affected by temperature and humidity. Unbeknownst to many people, the temperature of the room can affect how much moisture the air can hold, so both factors will impact the wood because wood is considered “hygroscopic”, meaning it takes in and… Continue Reading Ideal Temperature and Humidity for Guitar Storage

4 Tips For Cleaning Guitar Fretboards

cleaning guitar fretboard

It’s a good idea to clean and oil your guitar fretboard on a fairly regular basis to keep it looking and sounding it’s best. Here’s some suggestions on the best ways to clean your guitars’ fretboards. 1. Finished Fretboards Only Need Occasional Cleaning Finished fretboards feature a clear finish and usually only need occasional cleaning.… Continue Reading 4 Tips For Cleaning Guitar Fretboards

Mad Dogs & Dominos

Mad Dogs & dominos performance

The Guitar Storage staff traveled to Manhattan last week to another great show at the Highline Ballroom. A stellar group of NYC area studio musicians put together a worthy tribute to the great music surrounding Mad Dogs and Englishmen and Derek and the Dominoes. Fittingly, they called it Mad Dogs & Dominoes. It was 6… Continue Reading Mad Dogs & Dominos

NAMM 2013 – Day 2 Review featuring Al Perkins on Lap Steel Guitar

NAMM Sound Police

We went to check out the new line of Risson guitar amplifiers, especially the new Marvell AP40. We struck gold. The amps sounded great and demo-ing them was none other than Al Perkins, the great guitar player and steel player who played with Manassas, Flying Burrito Brothers, Mike Nesmith and many others. Al played through… Continue Reading NAMM 2013 – Day 2 Review featuring Al Perkins on Lap Steel Guitar

NAMM 2013 – Day 1 Reviews

ukulele at namm

Ukuleles – Here there and everywhereOne of the first things we noticed was the proliferation of ukuleles at the show. It seemed like everywhere you turned were Hawaiian themed uke displays. All the major guitar manufacturers like Martin, Fender, Gibson, etc are getting into the act but the uke rage is also giving opportunities to… Continue Reading NAMM 2013 – Day 1 Reviews