Author and guitar collector John Stubbings joins us for a very special episode of the Fretboard Journal Podcast to read from his monumental book, The Devil Is In It: A Story of Love, Obsession, and the American Acoustic Guitar. This hefty, slipbound-cased tome is equal parts history lesson, art book and memoir, showcasing John’s love for the modern lutherie movement and all things acoustic guitar. It also features exquisite illustrations from FJ contributor Drew Christie.

Listeners to the podcast can get a 50 GBP discount if they order now by using the discount code LONDON. Click here to order.

Longtime readers may also remember that we also interviewed Stubbings about this project here.

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