Buy That Guitar Podcast

Buy that Guitar Podcast available everywhere on July 9. Ram W. Tuli presents "Buy That Guitar," a new podcast from Vintage Guitar magazine. This show is all about the joy of guitars - buying, selling, and collecting both vintage and new guitars, custom shop guitars, amplifiers, and everything in between. Each week, Ram sits down with a special guest to discuss, you guessed it, guitars! Subscribe to our "Overdrive" newsletter for the latest happenings at Vintage Guitar magazine news: https://www.vintageguitar.com/overdrive

In Episode 1 of "Buy That Guitar," presented by Vintage Guitar magazine, host Ram Tuli talks with Nate Westgor of Willie’s American Guitars, discussing how Gibson and Fender became the dominant brands in today’s vintage market. When you see "Gibson" on the headstock of a vintage guitar, you know it was made by an artisan who carved, shaped, and assembled that guitar, and took pride in the work. Fenders, meanwhile, were pieced together by a worker who likely learned how to operate a bandsaw and router in high-school shop class and basically bolted together two planks of wood. Beyond the build, Gibson instruments typically began life in the hands of a learned musician who wore a suit, gown, or tux as they performed from behind a music stand. The Fender, on the other hand, was more likely played in a smoke-filled honky tonk with sawdust strewn across the floor. Corrections: Ringo Starr’s band was called Rory Storm in the Hurricanes, not Rory and the Hurricanes. In 1966, Fender changed the Stratocaster neck code from 2 to 13, not 14. Also that year, Fender increased production by 45 percent, not 60 percent. Links: www.williesguitars.com Subscribe to our "Overdrive" newsletter for the latest happenings at Vintage Guitar magazine news: https://www.vintageguitar.com/overdrive/

In Episode 6 of "Buy That Guitar," presented by Vintage Guitar mag, host Ram Tuli is joined by Neal Shelton, who operates Neal's Music Store, in Huntington Beach, California. They discuss the best and most-collectible guitars of the '80s. Links: https://www.nealshelton.com/nealsmusic Sponsored By: StringTree https://www.stringtree.co Subscribe to our "Overdrive" newsletter for the latest happenings at Vintage Guitar magazine: https://www.vintageguitar.com/overdrive Please feel free to reach out to Ram at Ram@VintageGuitar.com with any questions or comments you may have. Like, comment, and share this podcast!