Podcast 421: Fretboard Summit Updates with Creston Lea and Micah Bruce!

This week’s double-header of an episode is all about the 2023
Fretboard Summit taking place August 24-26, 2023 at Chicago’s Old
Town School of Folk Music. As you hopefully know, the Summit is a
three-day-long guitar show and festival curated by the Fretboard
Journal. All weekend long, you can meet some of your favorite
players and guitarmakers, try out new products, and have some
fun. Performers include Tommy Emmanuel, Jeff Parker, Jorma
Kaukonen, Via Mardot and numerous others…and you’re invited.


Register: https://fretboardsummit.org/


We start the podcast off by talking about some new Summit
additions and updates, including many not currently announced on
the site.


At 15:36, we interview guitarmaker Creston Lea of Creston
Guitars. He’s attended every Summit the Fretboard Journal has
thrown and shares some of his favorite memories over the years.
Then we get a recap of last year's Nickel Wound Chef competition,
where Creston was pitted against Duncan Price in an hour-long
Partscaster build-off (think: Iron Chef but for guitarmaking).
Last, but not least, Creston tells us a bit about his current
guitar builds, what it’s like to have Gene Parsons install
B-Benders on one of your guitars, and much more.


http://crestonguitars.com/ 


Watch the Nickel Wound Chef highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A6cioaiHBM


Creston competed against Duncan Price:
https://www.instagram.com/diskobebe/


Trophy maker Tom Longobardi: https://tomlongobardi.com/


At 45:32, we talk to luthier Micah Bruce of Bruce Guitars. Micah
is making a very special, Harmony H-49-inspired electric guitar
that one lucky Summit attendee will go home with. We chat about
the Summit build, the art of lamination, how modern luthiers
utilize CNCs in their builds, re-topping vintage Martins, and
hear about what other guitars Micah will be bringing to Chicago.
It’s a great chat.


https://bruceguitars.com/


We still have a very limited number of three-day, all-access
Summit passes available that include all the weekend’s
programming and the concerts. Just want to come to the lutherie
showcase and guitar shop? Tickets are now on sale for $30. They
will also be available at the door.  


Subscribe to the Fretboard Journal and start with our new, 52nd
issue: 
https://shop.fretboardjournal.com/products/fretboard-journal-annual-subscription


Get a discounted digital subscription and get our 52nd issue
immediately: 
https://shop.fretboardjournal.com/collections/downloads/products/fretboard-journal-digital-subscription-offer


Our podcast is sponsored by Mike & Mike's Guitar
Bar, Peghead Nation (use the promo code FRETBOARD and get
your first month free or $20 off any annual
subscription); and Stringjoy Strings (get 10% off your order
with the FRETBOARD discount code). This episode is also sponsored
by iZotope. Use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your
Izotope order.