When you love a song enough to learn the chords, words, and melody well enough to perform it, it’s almost like you gain a small degree of ownership over it. You can change the tempo, reharmonize the changes, add a few new licks, embellish the melody, change the key, or even flip the genre entirely. … Continued
For most of us here at Wildwood—myself included—the concept of guitar monogamy is hard to grasp. It almost seems heretical! With so many unique and inspiring six-strings out there, it seems impossible to choose just one. In a weird way, I’m jealous of guitar monogamists because they’ve reached the end of the tonequest. They’ve found … Continued
Wildwoodians, when our friends at Gibson told us they were going to start a record label, I was stoked to say the least, because who knows rock and roll better than Gibson? When I found out that their first release would be a new album called “4” from Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, … Continued
At a place as loud and hectic as Wildwood Guitars, you’d think the staff would bask in peace and quiet during the rare moments when the phones aren’t ringing. But, we’re a bunch of rockers, and tranquility unnerves us, so we prefer to spend our rare moments of downtime arguing and debating everything from Strat … Continued
It’s a celebration, Wildwoodians! This year marks the Fender Jazzmaster’s sixtieth birthday, so I thought it would be fitting to take a trip down memory lane to honor one of our most popular Jazzmaster models: the ’65 Thin Skin Jazzmaster! These offset beauties are a perpetual favorite among our staff, so I dove deep into … Continued
Mythos-Ology Every single member of the staff at Wildwood Guitars is obsessive about their guitar tone to an extent that most rational human beings would find completely and utterly nuts. We don’t think we’re crazy—we just care about tone, we swear—but one area where our obsessive tendencies verge on unhealthy is our pedalboards. One of … Continued
As the lead guitarist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, Cliff Gallup was one of the first true rock stars of the guitar world, but his career almost ended before it started! When the band signed to Capital Records, they arrived at their first recording session to find that the record company had … Continued
I doubt that I’ll ever buy a relic’d guitar. I have nothing against them, of course—in fact, I drool over the heavy-relic guitars that the Fender Custom Shop sends us every day after I unload them off the truck. I fantasize about taking a relic’d guitar home with me just about every day, but … Continued
Here at Wildwood, we know how hard it is to pick out a guitar. When confronted with such a vast array of absurdly good instruments, it’s easy to become paralyzed by the plethora of excellent choices in front of you. How do you decide on a guitar when every option is fantastic? Picking a … Continued
When I was twelve, a friend of mine slipped me a copy of Guns & Roses’ Greatest Hits on a church trip. Every night that summer, I would tell my parents that I was going to go to bed to do my summer reading assignment (that year, it was Great Expectations), grab my portable CD … Continued
