“Hey, you know, the Beatles were our fans. It’s okay that we don’t get respect from Rolling Stone or the Hall of Fame, that was what mattered. We went to England and played at a club called the Marquis. Notably, when we are on our way, our road manager comes into the room and says, ‘You are here.’ Those are the two words. Yanovsky immediately starts beating the street manager and says, ‘If you are here, you mustn’t tell us!’ ” -Johannes Sebastian, FJ # 49
Issue 49 of the fretboard journal is here! And it’s filled to the brim with the wild, weird and wonderful from the world of fretted instruments, from the thoughts of Mikes (Watt and Baggetta) to Down Under-Upstart acoustic guitar maker Wandering Boy Guitars. Martin Guitars legend Dick Boak has it with an old friend, the equally legendary John Sebastian; Contributor Nick Millevoi returns with a portrait of “educator, guitarist and improvisation magician” Dr. Molly Miller back; we’re lingering in LA to hang out with the inimitable Jimmy Vivino, dwell on D’Angelicos and Johnny Smith and, well, as always, much, much more …
As you are used to, Edition 49 features 128 pages of the stunning photography and clean layouts that are out there the fretboard journal‘s trademark. You can subscribe to our reader-supported magazine as a souvenir in print form or as a new digital subscription.
“I thought I had it all this BB King is licking down until I walked over to him and then I realized how many first flexions he’d made. I said, “Man, am I getting this wrong, or am I just getting it different?” – Jimmy Vivino
A conversation with Jimmy Vivino, sideman, sidekick and tough guitar thrower.
“I think what I learned in quarantine this year is that I have come into contact with people from all over the world, of all ages, from all kinds of backgrounds, and the guitar is that language that connects us all. regardless of where we are in the world and in our lives.”- Dr. Molly Miller
Nick Millevoi is back at FJ and shares an insightful interview with Dr. Molly Miller.
“I have really beautiful fingernails. That’s the only thing I’m not humble about. “- Johannes Sebastian
Dick Boak leads John Sebastian through Memory Lane, and we get to participate in our cover story.
“See, I don’t like this thing when the arts are actually split up. I think they should be more connected than they are. For me, that’s another problem with “genre,” which is a genre of artistic expression. My best friend uses pictures. So what? Just a different way … and people get hooked on these things. ”- Mike Watt
Contributing Editor Brian K. Saunders shares what it’s like to be a ping pong ball bouncing back and forth between mssv bandmates Mike Baggetta and Mike Watt.
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