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Feb 3 2023

EXPLORING AESTHETIC THEMES - CASIMI GUITARS

My Casimi Guitar is taking shape! Thank you to everyone who has been in touch to ask for more details of my incoming instrument - This African Blackwood and Swiss Moon Spruce masterpiece has been much on my mind and…

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Jan 3 2023

FRETBOARD JOURNAL PODCAST INTERVIEW

I was delighted to sit down with super luthier and podcast empresario Michael Bashkin during my recent visit to Colorado - the results of that conversation are now available for all to enjoy in the latest edition of the Fretboard…

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Aug 11 2022

CASIMI GUITARS C2 Signature Pernambuco & Redwood

In amongst The Blue Guitars I found a trio of exceptional brown guitars and in a relatively quiet moment in amongst the azure mayhem I managed to film them.

Just look at them!

Here is the first, a sumptuous Casimi…

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Mar 17 2022

African Blackwood is Like a Freight Train!

Right - we should be back on track after a few weeks deep in other beautiful things (not complaining - it's a wonderful problem to have!) and here is the news as regards my incoming instrument from Casimi Guitars!

As…

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Jan 14 2022

My New Guitar! Casimi Custom C1 Signature

Since I played my first notes on a Casimi acoustic guitar back in 2014 I have been inspired, awestruck and not a little obsessed with the sound that Mattias Roux and Matthew Rice of Casimi Guitars manage to pull out…

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Nov 12 2021

5 Ridiculously COOL Guitars I still Haven't Played!

I have been very fortunate, over the past couple of decades I have been left unsupervised with some truly stellar instruments made with love by many of the world's most talented luthiers. 

This sort of thing being a case in…

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Jul 29 2021

With Derek Gripper Paris 2018 - The Lost Interview!

It's funny how things turn out. Although I'd been aware of his work after watching a mind-bendingly good perfomance on a Casimi classical guitar, my first meeting with the South African guitar genius Derek Gripper was in a beautiful apartment…

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Apr 2 2021

The Tree Quilted Mahogany - Does It Live Up To The Hype?

Ok here we go! Quilted Mahogany from The Tree is the rarest and most expensive tone wood in the world. Its striking figure and rich colour makes The Tree immediately identifiable but what is it like to own a guitar…

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Jan 17 2021

African Blackwood - Expensive Brazilian Rosewood Substitute?

African Blackwood! Heavy, powerful, rare, eye-wateringly expensive and deeply elegant but surely there is more to this exotic tone wood than just a Brazilian Rosewood substitute? 

Delicious...

With a ferocious Casimi C3 Signature fan fret in hand I explore some…

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Sep 17 2020

Moon Spruce - What is it? Is it worth the cost?

I've had a lot of emails asking about my thoughts on Moon-Harvested Alpine Spruce or "Moon Spruce" as it's more commonly known. That's hardly surprising as it's regarded by many as the ultimate spruce choice and often means a significant…

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Sep 16 2020

Playing a Casimi C3 Signature Fanfret

The latest episode in my "Michael Watts Plays..." series is out now and it features one of my favourite Fanfret guitars on the planet - this mighty Casimi C3 Signature in African Blackwood and Moon-Harvested Alpine Spruce. 

Take a look!

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Aug 20 2020

Is a Fan-Fret Guitar Right For You? 7 Questions Worth Asking!

Recent chats with luminaries in the world of fan fret guitars such as luthier Michael Greenfield and Paul Heumiller of Dream Guitars got me thinking about fan fret instruments again. So much so that I arranged to spend some quality…

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