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Black Lips Tour Dates 2011 & SXSW Mosh Pit

April 18, 2011

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Cole from the Black Lips with his Airline Town & Country guitar

Black Lips are out on tour this month (link to tour dates) and I hooked up with them yesterday in Toronto during their sound check. Cole is using an AIRLINE Twin Tone as well as a ’59 Town & Country. Go check them out in your city!

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Instro Summit 2011

April 17, 2011

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Instro Summit 2011

Instro Summit 2011 is our third annual event, held from 7pm Friday, April 29th to 1am Sunday, May first. Currently the largest festival of its’ type in the Southeast, it features bands from as nearby as Durham to as far away as Ulm, Germany, all eager to share their lyric-free music with fans-and bands-that appreciate the genre.

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Texas in March & SXSW 2011

March 31, 2011

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Peter Buck with his Nashville 12-String guitar from Eastwood Guitars at SXSW 2011

Our family vacation this year started in Houston, where we dropped in to see Jimmy at Southpaw Guitars. Next we hit South Padre Island, San Antonio and Austin for SXSW 2011!

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Mike Watt & The Missingmen at SXSW 2011

March 19, 2011

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Mike Watt & The Missing Men at the Ginger Man in Austin, TX for SXSW 2011

Friday March 18th – SXSW Austin, TX – I was in Austin for only one day of SXSW this year, but as luck would have it, so was Mike Watt. His is in the middle of a grueling 51 shows in 52 night tour.

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Limited Edition Warren Ellis Signature Tenor – CHERRY

March 18, 2011

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Warren Ellis with his signature Eastwood Tenor Guitar (Cherry Finish)

Eastwood has announced the availability of the Cherry Warren Ellis Signature Tenor. It starts shipping early April.

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RIP Melvin Sparks

March 16, 2011

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Legendary Guitarist: Melvin Sparks

We were very saddened to hear about the loss of a true guitar legend. Melvin Sparks will be missed. RIP, Melvin.

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Airline Tux Deluxe Electric Guitar

March 3, 2011

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Eastwood Airline Tux Deluxe Electric Guitar (Natural Finish)

Eastwood Guitars and Randy Bachman have collaborated on the new Airline Tux Deluxe guitar. Bachman plays the Airline Tuxedo model, and recently pitched the idea for Airline Tux Deluxe.

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Happenings Around Eastwood HQ

March 3, 2011

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Mike Robinson with Keri (from the Ellen show)

As drummer for Sons of Otis, Ryan is off to Europe for one month to tour with his band. On behalf of everyone at Eastwood we wish him a safe and fun trip!

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Guitar Rescue: 1940′s Harmony Archtop Guitar

March 2, 2011

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Guitar Rescue: 1940's Harmony Archtop Guitar

One of our customers – Buddha from Buddha and the Pests – sent in this video link to his recent Guitar Rescue. It’s nice to see this old Harmony guitar come back to life, and I wanted to share it with you.

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Winter NAMM 2011 Recap

February 2, 2011

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Me & My Wandre Guitar!

Another wild and wacky NAMM show has come and gone. Here are a couple of picture and videos.

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