Posts filed under 'FJ Issue 9'
Here’s a great clip from 1984 of Richard Thompson, our Spring Issue cover boy, talking about his ‘55/57 Strat. Or, as the interviewer called it, a Frender Stratocaster. The clip was forwarded to us by Allen St. John, who wrote the Thompson story for us. St. John is the author of Clapton’s Guitar : Watching Wayne Henderson Build the Perfect Instrument a wonderful book about hanging out in the workshop of a master luthier and watching how he puts a guitar together.-MJS
March 25th, 2008
We know at least a few of you from Chicago read this board, so here’s a head’s up for you: Photographer Eric Futran, the guy behind the lens of our Specimen Guitars photo essay (Fall 2006 issue), our Old Town photo essay (Summer 2007) and our new photo essay on Paracho, Mexico (Spring 2008 issue), will have an art opening tomorrow night at the Old Town School of Folk’s Harris Gallery. The opening reception takes place between 7 and 9pm and copies of the new issue should be available for purchase and autographs. Go say hello to Eric and see (or buy) these gorgeous shots up close!
March 6th, 2008
We are pleased to announce that the ninth issue of The Fretboard Journal (a.k.a. our Spring 2008 issue) is out. Subscribers have begun to receive their copies and stores should have them by now. As always, you’ll see plenty of music heroes and world class guitar porn in its 128 pages. Acclaimed Clapton’s Guitar author Allen St. John interviews singer-songwriter Richard Thompson for this issue’s cover story. Also inside: Alanna Nash interviews Vince Gill; Dave Hunter talks to Mark Baier of Victoria Amps; an in-depth feature on Fred Walecki and Los Angeles’ Westwood Music; a photo essay on the “guitar town” of Paracho, Mexico; luthier Kim Walker’s Solo Novo archtop; and much more. It’s not too late to subscribe and start with this issue (and land a nice discount over the newsstand price). Just head on over to our Subscription page.
March 1st, 2008