Enter to Win a Custom "Stax" St Blues Guitar and a Trip for 2 to Memphis!
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Saint Blues Guitar Workshop
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Tom Holland rockin his St Blues 61 South
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kosmikcowboy left a comment for Saint Blues Guitar Workshop
I hope like hell I win this contest! I have wanted one ever since I played one. I own a Shecter and would not trade it for nothing.
Watching Eric Gales play his St Blues...http://ning.it/dyxfFq
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Meyer F Rossabi left a comment for Saint Blues Guitar Workshop
Beautiful Guitars, Best Regards,,And Too All my Friends keep rockin no matter what you do,,Meyer Rossabi Bluesman
SOLON FISHBONE left a comment for Saint Blues Guitar Workshop
HOWDY YA'LL , THANKS FOR ADDING ME, CHECK OUT MY OTHER JOB AS A SHOP OWNER AND GUITAR RESTORATOR.
www.guitargarage.com.br The site is in portuguese, hope we could start out a good connection USA BRAZL.BEST OF LUCK
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- About Me:
- The roots of Saint Blues started growing in the late 1960's, when Led Zeppelin's tour brought them to Memphis. Jimmy Page walked into Mike Ladd's guitar shop, known for some of the best customization work in the country, and asked Mike Ladd and Tom Keckler to overhaul one of his guitars. When Page saw Keckler's work he asked if Tom would refurbish all of his instruments. Many other entertainers followed over the years. The shop, located across the street from Graceland, ended up building a special guitar for Elvis that was a birthday present from his dad. This one-of-a-kind guitar can be seen being played by Elvis in his "Elvis, Live in Hawaii" video.
Keckler moved his repair and custom shop to Strings & Things, the legendary Memphis music store founded by Charles Lawing. In 1978, Tom left Memphis to hook up with Tom Anderson and David Schecter to launch Schecter Guitar Research in Van Nuys. In 1983 he moved back to Memphis and rejoined Charlie to build custom guitars for Strings and Things. These first generation guitars were called S&T Custom Workshop Guitars and dealers were wild for the guitars but not for the name. The name was changed to Saint Blues and the brand was born.
The first original prototype design for Saint Blues was the Bluesmaster. It's unique shape, vintage appearance and playability created a lot of interest from players and led to its first production in 1985. The parts for these first guitars were made by ESP in Japan and shipped to Memphis for final assembly.
The list of people who played that Bluesmaster is impressive, and includes Bono on the Rattle and Hum album, Elliot Easton of the Cars, Eric Clapton, Marshall Crenshaw, Joe Walsh, Jeff Carlisi of .38 Special, Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult, Scott Page (Pink Floyd, Toto), Bily Squire, Martin Briley, Elvin Bishop, Joe Walsh and Glenn Grey of the Eagles, Dave Edmunds, Albert King, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and many more.
While the guitars were a critical success, the business was continually hampered by lack of capital. By 1989, with the dollar at an historic low against the Yen, Saint Blues was priced out of the market. Without the capital to keep going, they stopped production later that year.
Interest in the line has never wavered, with sales of vintage St. Blues models on eBay going for record prices. In 2004, Vintage Guitar Magazine wrote several articles about these guitars with Jeff Carlisi singing its praises above all of his other guitars, creating a new demand.
Based on this continued interest, its rich history, and deep Memphis music roots, a local Memphis investor, Bryan M Eagle III decided to re-launch the company. He brought Tom Keckler back to advise on design and production and re-introduced the line again in January of '06.
Today's top quality Saint Blues guitars are designed in Memphis and handcrafted in Korea. With hand-selected woods, genuine hand-cut bone nuts and top-quality name-brand components, each guitar comes though Memphis for setup and a complete quality assurance inspection. A custom shop is being built at Saint Blues' new headquarter across from the famous Sun Studio to handle production of high-end custom guitars.
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Comment Wall (29 comments)
- At 3:39pm on September 3, 2010,
Bron Buick said… - So loving this guitar - oh to be the lucky one - dreamsville! hope to visit soon when I'm back Stateside - play on my friends - BB
- At 3:00pm on July 3, 2010,
Gele Van Vaso said… - Have a Great 4th of July!!!!
- At 5:03pm on April 5, 2010,
kosmikcowboy said… - I hope like hell I win this contest! I have wanted one ever since I played one. I own a Shecter and would not trade it for nothing.
- At 1:15pm on April 5, 2010,
Nikki O'Neill said…
- Hi everybody at Saint Blues Guitar Workshop and thanks so much for connecting here at this forum!
- At 12:09am on April 1, 2010,
Charles E. Compton Sr. said… - Thank you and love being onboard with you. Just got back from a trip, so will talk again soon. Rock on. Chuck Sr.
- At 7:58am on March 31, 2010,
Meyer F Rossabi said… - Beautiful Guitars, Best Regards,,And Too All my Friends keep rockin no matter what you do,,Meyer Rossabi Bluesman
- At 10:18pm on March 30, 2010,
SOLON FISHBONE said… - HOWDY YA'LL , THANKS FOR ADDING ME, CHECK OUT MY OTHER JOB AS A SHOP OWNER AND GUITAR RESTORATOR.
www.guitargarage.com.br The site is in portuguese, hope we could start out a good connection USA BRAZL.BEST OF LUCK
- At 7:41pm on March 30, 2010,
Bron Buick said…
- Hi - welcome to my little 'blues space' - I'm only sorry I didn't get chance to stop by, see your wondrous 'playthings' and say hi when I was over Memphis last year - but next time lookout - and get the beers in!
All my bluesy best to you - BB
- At 11:17pm on December 29, 2008,
billy jones bluez said… - Here is my wish for the very best to you and all my LiveBluesWorld friends as we take the music of our heritage into 2009 and the 21st century.
It's an honor to be on this journey with you. ..and a pleasure to be your friend. Thank you for allowing me to be a member of the community.
..."true greats" ...are not those born with "golden spoons" in their mouths. ...but those who through "hard work" turn their own "wooden spoons" into "gold".
"...the re-emergence of blues music as serious social commentary."
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- At 12:27pm on October 14, 2008,
Robert Stanley said… - Glad to be friends, Saint blues Guitar! Really nice guitars.
Peace, Love, Rockabluesic,
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