Podcast 231: Kenneth Pattengale of the Milk Carton Kids

Kenneth Pattengale (Milk Carton Kids) joins us on this week’s
Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about his new Martin Kenneth
Pattengale Special guitar (available exclusively at Gruhn
Guitars). This guitar has quite a backstory: Kenneth set out to
make the ultimate American-made guitar for musicians on a budget,
an homage to his '50s 0-15. After many twists and turns (and
literally years of prototypes), Martin and Kenneth were able to
design a unique guitar with a stained torrefied Adirondack spruce
top, mahogany back and sides and dovetail neck joint for less
than $2200. We also chat about Kenneth’s growing collection of
vintage Martins, including his '55 0-15 and his shadetop 1932
0-17, music production and more.


This episode is sponsored by Retrofret, Lee Valley and Lowden
Guitars.