Prepare to be blown away by Michael King, founder of Cowbrand Design.
Michael is an authority on Chicago-made vintage guitars (Kay, Regal, etc.), a repair ninja, an early adopter of 3D printing and CNC machines, a designer, and the creator of some of the most stunning electric guitars out there gives. In this week’s podcast we talk about his early days working at a hobby shop as a kid, the influence Scott Chinery’s blue guitars had on his early work, the magic of Kay electrics (and how to fix them), his residency at Bantam tools and much more.
We also talk about the space-inspired guitar Michael built for Vernon Reid, how he uses 3D printing and CNCs in his builds (and where he doesn’t use them), and more.
https://www.cowbranddesign.com/
Want to meet Michael, Josh Scott, Bill Frisell and dozens of other guitar heroes? Join us for our three-day 2023 Fretboard Summit taking place August 24-26, 2023 at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Register here: https://fretboardsummit.org/
Our podcast is sponsored by Retrofret Vintage Guitars; deer banjos; Peghead Nation (use promo code FRETBOARD and get your first month free or $20 off any annual subscription); Izotope (use coupon code FRET10 to save 10% off their plug-ins); and Stringjoy Strings (use discount code FRETBOARD and save 10% on your first order).
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