A rough guide to making your playing, writing and recording on a Weissenborn sound better. By Aron Radford Advice and beginners tips from yours truly (Aron Radford @ www.aronradford.com) about playing, songwriting and recording on a Weissenborn. I’m no teacher and I’ve never studied music in any way (including lessons) and I’m not saying this is the
Koa is arguably most spectacular hardwood in the world! there is no other wood possessing the level of chatoyancy as koa wood does. Chatoyant means “varying in colour when seen in different lights or from different angles”. The main problem with koa in today’s world and market place is that it only grows on one set of islands in the world, Hawaii!, and then only well on one
Do you know the differences between a style 1 and a style 3? or a style 2 from a style 4? It can be confusing to a Weissenborn newbie. So let us briefly explain in lay mans terms the differences between these “styles” of Weissenborns Just so we are clear this isn’t a definitive description or
So lets start this article off by saying “there are no Weissenborn specific pickups on the market right now”, they are all designed for conventional six string acoustic guitars. This is never more evident than when you notice the spacing of the magnetic poles on some pickups which are spaced for narrower six string instruments
“Buying Your First Weissenborn” Written By Aron Radford Buying your first weissenborn can be a little bit of a minefield for someone who has no idea what to consider when deciding to purchase their first hollow neck Weissenborn style guitar. I have over the years had numerous conversations about this subject with newcomers to the
I recently had the enormous pleasure of talking to the renowned Irish Weissenborn player John Wilde to talk about his amazing new debut album “After 8” and all things Weissenborn. “The album is everything i hoped it would be and more. A lot of care and attention to detail has gone into making this first
