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What happens
when you give a creative genius a camera and some spare time? He
makes a video!
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- When Thom Bresh
received the No. 1 of 100 Merle Travis Model from Martin
Guitars, he brought it in to tweak to his exacting standards.
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- The resulting
video is available on Bresh TV - YouTube. Click on the
picture of me holding Thom's new guitar and watch the video.
Make sure you select high definition for clarity.
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Picture and video by
Thom Bresh
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Ladies and gentlemen. Allow me to introduce Melissa
Reaves.
http://www.melissareaves.com/
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- Ms.
Reaves is homemade,
rocks beyond whatever descriptions people may use
(Amazing/Outstanding/Super Star/Like Joplin) and will
leave you knowing you have seen and heard what the music
has been doing while you weren't looking. She may need
her own radio station.
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- If being original is the
ultimate goal of an artist, then Melissa Reaves is an
accomplished artist. Melissa Reaves just flat
rocks! No bells, no whistles, no pyrotechnics/business
managers/or distractions; Melissa, you and music.
Prepare to be moved.
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Thom
Bresh has moved his videographer and musical
creativity to Scottsdale, Arizona.
Adios, Nashville, Hola Scottsdale! (Blue
skies, nothing but blue skies ....................
(Irving Berlin)
We
love him, threw him a bash and each of us has
planned to go see him at some time.
However, this shop will hold a day of mourning at
the loss of proximity of yet another Nashville
talent gone to a better place.
The good news is Thom
isn't dead and we can always call him. Whew!
With all the talent crossing over, I am glad this
one isn't so distant!
I just
thought it would be good to mourn his loss while he was
still alive to appreciate it.
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 I
was rushing to the shop when the appointment I had, called
to reschedule. The next phone call was from a young man,
a very polite with a kind
voice who asked if I could look at his Ukulele. The
instrument is making a strong comeback in my awareness so I
did not think twice about it as a curiosity and of course,
said yes. When I arrived
at the shop, there was
Jake Shimabukro
and two of the most perfect instruments I had
ever seen!
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Kamaka Ukulele's
were uncommonly precise in their craftsmanship
and beauty. Their caretaker, Jake was
uncommonly humble and polite.
Cut to the
end of a wonderful conversation, diagnosis of his instrument
and you end up with a flow of love and kindness in the shop
among all of us there.
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Benedetto Guitars
- Bob Benedetto has been making the ultimate jazz guitar for
many years. His eye for detail and design and his standards for
quality control have made his instruments the Holy Grail of
guitars, in my opinion.
Howard Paul,
Bob's partner in the company, gave us a tour of the
facility. We were treated with kindness and graciousness as
we toured the shop.
Bob Benedetto
still checks every instrument leaving the shop. He still
hand crafts the guitars he is famous for and is very hands
on with all the guitars produced there. Bob has not
succumbed to the "profit over product", so prevalent in this
industry.
If you have
not experienced a Benedetto Guitar, you have not experienced
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FEATURED PRODUCTS
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You shouldn't need a recording contract
before you can own a handmade guitar.
I'm TJ Baden, owner of Baden Guitars, and that's why I started
this company. I believe handmade still maters. We set out to
offer a truly handmade guitar at a price that's reasonable. We
wanted a guitar distilled to its purest form. No unnecessary
inlays. Not even any fret markers. Just pure guitar, and pure
music. Some people say I'm very unrealistic to offer truly
handmade guitars for the price of manufactured guitars. I say:
you'll be the judge of that.
 
This excerpt is taken from the Baden
website. Check it out and watch the changes. History is being
made. Let's hope it is here.
http://www.badenguitars.com/
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Voyage Air Guitars
- One major
product is a traveling guitar that fits on a carry-on space
with the airlines! It is sturdy, well thought out and
actually works as designed! I am promoting this in the
interest of those who must travel with a guitar and actually
would like to play something of quality when they arrive!
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Headway Acoustic
Pickups
I am always looking for a
pickup to use in a guitar that actually excels and is not a rehash
of the same old stuff.
Thom had
heard and liked the Headway Pickup out of England. Simple to
install, and BAM! , it
sounds like the guitar and not the electronics in a guitar.
This is the
shop's new featured pickup. I like them! So do many major
artists in Nashville.
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- This young
man with the old guitar is Danny Radar.
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- Danny is
considered Country Music royalty as he is a 3rd generation
Country Cat. Danny is currently playing with Gretchen Wilson
and was recently with Leanne Rhimes.
- You have
heard Danny somewhere. He is also a major studio musician.
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 Keith
Horne walks in with a couple of cases. In one is a gift from
Teddy Gentry of "Alabama".
The link is to his website.
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- This is the black
MusicMan that Teddy played when the group was winning every
award and dominating the charts.
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- The second is a
custom MusicMan made for Keith Horne. Keith
is actually smiling because I am buying lunch.
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- A gentleman
walks in with a nice old Harmony guitar and asks me some
questions on how to restore it. We talked and he says,
"Didn't you used to write for Famous music?".
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- My life has
changed because of that simple statement. All good questions
should do that.
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- How much am I willing to do with the change
is still in the works, but it looks promising.
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- He is the
latest member of the Ed Beaver Guitar Owners club, with all
the perks thereof.. (One of which is instant recognition that
the owner is a player and not a name collector.).
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- Jim has just
finished an album
"Can You Still Rock" (good
one too!).
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- A bunch of local boys gone
bad. Stevie Ray would have loved them as they are a band in
tribute to his music.
- They have been rocking the
house and people are noticing.
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- Vince Romanelli is playing a crème
Beavercaster w/ Joe Barden pickups.
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- Why? Because he believes and he plays it hard
as he can.
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- Check out Vince at
http://www.vinceromanelli.com/.
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- If the world belongs to the future
generation, we just may make it.
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Proving that the industry does have its merits. Rockie is truly a grand person with a true heart and he as hits!
Watch for his new release on a new label with a great team of players and
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More magic in the fingers of this Nashville Cat than is comprehensible. In a business full of marketing, there is nothing you can say about Michael's talent that has not been proven repeatedly. He is a major artist/session cat!
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One of Nashville's busiest and hardest working musicians. I use him as a standard to the new guys. If you can't do this, go home. If I was a player, I would be going home. Dan is incredible.
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If you have to ask, you would not understand. Kindness, humor, and truth; an artist to be revered, but he won't let you.
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Power, in your face rock and roll. No excuses and no prisoners. He sure impressed this old man.
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In your ear and there is no tomorrow.
No questions. My type of guy!
Why is this album cover here?
Kyle Jones of Stage Call with a couple of shop visitors.
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A friend for life. He has a new record and new bus. Watch this artist! That is Mark Easterling on the left. Texas blues player from hell (actually, Dallas).
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Professor Flo of "Flo and Eddie", "The Turtles" and Frank Zappa'a "Mothers of Invention". A kind and humorous incredible talent. Do look into his music. You will see someone ageless.
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Marjorie "Mosugar" Thompson shown with bassist Greg Franklin. An incredible songstress and finger picking stylist, Marjorie is doing very well. Ritchie Havens thinks so too.
Greg has played on several continents as well and was recently seen backing up members of Hot Tuna. He is currently touring with Marjorie.
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Matt Hauer of She Daisy and the Van Zants Looks good, plays great and is a really good person. He likes to fish, loves to play and was in the video!
The Les Paul he is holding has no fretboard! It does now and it rocks! |
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Mark Elliott is a singer songwriter that has Nashville tapped. He writes about life in a very unique way. Mark has written for several major artists and publishers. His newest album is "Pickin' Blackberries".
Don't be the last one to buy this album. You will have missed out - kind of like Woodstock.
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The Raconteurs
Rocking young band with high energy. Ouch!
38 Special Rock and Roll lives and prospers. Unbelievable! |
Peter Moon Band
Peter has heart and he has talent. He is living the dream. He just released a
new album. It is very good! |
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