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The Hang Factor

Permalink 06/25/10 00:21, by catfish, Categories: Catfish , Tags: barefoot musicnews, catfish butler, debbie shair, hang factor, tour bus, touring musician
by Frank “Catfish” Butler So there I was, sitting in a meeting at the Los Angeles office of BareFootMusicNews when in walks Debbie Shair, the keyboard player for Heart. You couldn't find a cooler, more laid-back person if you tried. She was in the ne… more »
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EKOs of the Past 50th Anniversary Edition

Permalink 06/15/10 14:28, by catfish, Categories: NAMM 2010, NAMM 2010 Music, Frank Butler, Review , Tags: catfish butler, eko, goose jordan, guitar, model 700, namm 2010, review, video
by Frank Butler While hitting booth after booth at the 2010 NAMM show, we came across EKO Guitars. EKO Guitars, an Italian company, puts out some really nice guitars with bodies that look like fine art.  The best artisans in Europe build them with th… more »
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Monday Morning Blues From the Fender Stage at NAMM 2010

Permalink 05/24/10 02:20, by Dan Grigor, Categories: NAMM 2010, NAMM 2010 Music, BFMN Exclusive, Frank Butler, Dan Grigor , Tags: barefoot, barefootmusicnews, catfish butler, dan grigor, monday morning blues, music, namm2010
The Fender room at NAMM is a spiritual experience for a guitar player. In that room is every kind of Fender, Gretsch, EVH, Guild, Squier and Charvel guitar made. An amazing display of some of the most popular guitars on the planet. … more »
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BareFootMusicNews Reviews Hanson Guitars at NAMM 2010

Permalink 05/13/10 16:13, by Dan Grigor, Categories: NAMM 2010, Frank Butler, Dan Grigor, Review , Tags: barefootmusicnews, catfish butler, dan grigor, hanson guitar, interview, john pirruccello, review
We stopped by the Hanson Guitar booth at NAMM 2010 and met John Pirruccello. He showed us the new line of 8 Hanson guitars for 2010. They are gorgeous! We also learned something. Hanson is also a pickup company. They design a… more »
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Live Music: Call For Info

Permalink 04/18/10 02:59, by wakitu, Categories: Welcome, Guitar, BFMN Exclusive, CFI, Catfish , Tags: barefootmusicnews, bfmn, call for info, carol kaye, catfish butler, dan grigor, garage band
We had this idea about rounding up some musicians for the BareFootMusicNews "house" blues band that is known as Call For Info. Dan Grigor and I sat around talking about a plan to put it together as a reality-type series of video clips for BFMN.… more »
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Catfish Takes a Close Look at the Coolest Guitar on the Wall

Permalink 04/15/10 22:54, by catfish, Categories: NAMM 2010, NAMM 2010 Music, BFMN Exclusive, Frank Butler , Tags: catfish butler, jason fedele, namm 2010, review, schector, seymour duncan, solo-6
by Frank Butler I was noodling around on a Schecter Solo-6 Custom at Namm 2010. Wow! What a sweet guitar. We have the standard “it played like buttah” saying around here for nice axes — this one was one of those that really did. It kind of was a singl… more »

Cisco Robles Live from NAMM2010 at gig-fx

Permalink 04/08/10 04:34, by Dan Grigor, Categories: NAMM 2010, NAMM 2010 Music, BFMN Exclusive, Frank Butler, Dan Grigor , Tags: barefootmusicnews, catfish butler, chopper, cisco robles, dan grigor, gig-fx, kilo-wah, kinman pickups, mega-wah, pro-chopper, renato giordano, vod
While at the gig-fx booth at NAMM2010 with HeXx Henderson we heard that Cisco Robles was going to be there. Catfish and I couldn't resist hanging around. A stunning guitar player, he plays a great set and is as knowledgeable as he is stylish in an interview with Frank Butler.… more »
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