Murat Kirkit – Bio, Early Life & Career

Murat Kirkit

Growing up listening to 90s rock records of his older brother, Murat Kirkit became interested in the guitar at the age of 11. For a couple of years, he studied classical guitar. He then pursued his earlier interest and studied rock guitar for quite a long time. He was moved deeply when hearing George Benson … Read more

Tone Reference – Types of Woods & Combinations

Tone Reference

I usually avoid discussions on tone for the following reason. The tone is very subjective and the descriptions of tone can be somewhat misleading. Anytime tone is mentioned, we have to always consider one of the primary tone generators: your Hands! Each individual’s hands produce a tone that is unique. The list that follows is … Read more

Swampcaster – Professional Guitars

Swampcaster

Serial Number: 1926 Completed: 04/25/2018 Body Wood: Swamp Ash Body Color: Vintage Shoreline Gold Chambers: N Top Wood: N/A Bridge: Tremelo Neck Wood: Maple Neck Finish: Satin Neck Carve: 60’s C Taper Overcarve: +.050 (.855-.980) Nutsize: 1.6875″ Fretboard Wood: East Indian Rosewood Fretboard Radius: 10″ Pickups Bridge: Melancon PAFB Humbucker Pickups Middle: N/A Pickups Neck: … Read more

Tommy Malone – Bio, Songs, Albums & More

Tommy Malone

Tommy is one of my favorite players. He is one of those guys who makes you wish you never picked up a guitar. Tommy was the guitarist/vocalist for the Subdudes. The Subdudes recorded five albums for Atlantic Records before splitting up in 1998. Bonnie Raitt sang on their last album. During their time together, they … Read more