I have spent a beautiful couple of days with a very special instrument - The B51-A model by Virgile Pilon of Blind Guitars in France. Just look at that!
Archtop guitars with flat backs are pretty rare but they have…
Read moreMar 6 2024
I have spent a beautiful couple of days with a very special instrument - The B51-A model by Virgile Pilon of Blind Guitars in France. Just look at that!
Archtop guitars with flat backs are pretty rare but they have…
Read moreMar 5 2024
The latest episode of Life On The Fretboard - My podcast for Fretboard Journal - is now live and my guest is the wonderful Canadian jazz talent Jocelyn Gould!
We talked about Jocelyn’s childhood fascination with guitar, the challenge…
Read moreMar 5 2024
I have a lifelong fascination with fuzz pedals and I always welcome the chance to try a new one - especially when it comes as highly regarded as the KING FUZZ by Bigfoot Engineering.
While the controls couldn’t be simpler…
Read moreFeb 29 2024
I’ve always been fascinated by the slightly wild classic acoustic guitar sound from live sessions by Yusuf/Cat Stevens
Bill Withers
David Bowie
A lot of what I’ve seen in these recordings goes against everything I’ve been taught about sound engineering…
Read moreFeb 22 2024
I love getting the chance to share a beautiful vintage guitar - and this Martin D28 from 1951 is a wonderful example!
Despite my love of luthier-made modern instruments I do have a lot of affection for early 20th century…
Read moreFeb 21 2024
Gibson have revamped their London HQ and it was a pleasure to attend a private viewing prior to the official launch.
Join me for a look at the acoustic room
Murphy Lab wall
Made to measure area
And more!
Until…
Read moreFeb 16 2024
Welcome to The Dusk Session - as I got more familiar with this new instrument I decided to leave the cameras rolling while I played through single take performances of three original pieces.
The light was fading and the wind…
Read moreFeb 15 2024
It was a joy to catch up with my friend Derek Gripper while I was in Cape Town. Derek is a sensational guitarist who plays the Cora music of Mali on a vintage Hauser classical guitar.
I visited Derek at…
Read moreFeb 8 2024
Join me and Matthias Roux and Matthew Rice of Casimi Guitars for an in-depth chat about the creation of my new instrument at the Casimi Guitars workshop in Cape Town South Africa.
We talk about the first time we met…
Read moreFeb 7 2024
The first full piece on my new Casimi guitar was Birdseye - I don’t know why, it just felt right. My hands were shaking and there are moments where I have to pause for a second to try and understand…
Read moreJan 19 2024
Cape Town South Africa January 2024.
The first notes on a new instrument that has been 3 years in the making but represents a decade of friendship with Matthew Rice and Matthias Roux of Casimi Guitars.
The guitar is still…
Read moreJan 16 2024
The latest episode of Life On The Fretboard - My podcast for Fretboard Journal - is now live and my guest is one of my personal guitar heroes - Adrian Utley of Portishead!
I knew as I was recording it…
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