September 14, 2006
Bill Carson's 1959 Stratocaster to be Auctioned
Bill Carson's Fiesta Red '59 Stratocaster will be on the block as part of Christie's October 13, 2006, Musical Instruments auction that takes place at their New York City office. The auction includes several interesting guitars, among which are two other Stratocasters: a 1963 Custom Color (originality of finish is not stated in the auction description as of this writing) and a 1962 Strat.
Some of you may recall that this guitar was previously sold by George Gruhn.
The full auction story is on the news desk.
August 30, 2006
1985 Stevie Ray Vaughan Interview
Modern Guitars has published a 1985 Stevie Ray Vaughan interview (link) by Steven Rosen. This is the first time the interview has been published in its entirety - Rosen recalls that a small portion of it may have been published in a Japanese magazine, most likely Player. A number of also previously unpublished performance photos of SRV by W.A. Williams accompany the article.
In the interview, Vaughan talks about his then newly released album, Soul To Soul, the music gear he uses, his connection with Jimi Hendrix, the progress of his career, and more. A "must read" for SRV fans.
July 14, 2006
2006 Summer NAMM Show
For those willing to endure an attack of summer GAS, Modern Guitars Magazine will present coverage from each day of the 2006 Summer NAMM Show in Austin, Texas, that kicks off today and runs through Sunday, July 16.
They have already published the following NAMM sneak peeks:
Taylor Guitars (in an interview with Bob Taylor)
Peavey Guitars
And this morning published photos from last night's pre-NAMM Show kick-off party at the Austin Convention Center. Coverage from day one of the show should be available either late tonight or tomorrow morning.
Update
Photos from day one of the 2006 Summer NAMM are now on Modern Guitars:
2006 Summer NAMM Photo Gallery: Day One
One page is from the Fender/Gretsch/Guild booth:
2006 Summer NAMM Photo Gallery: Day One, Page Two
Much more to come, including photos from the Jimmie Vaughan show that took place after the first day of the show.
