Hi and welcome to Gear for Guitar Episode 24. It’s been a long time. My apologies to all of you. Between health issues and an abundance of work (a good thing), we have lost a bit of Gear for Guitar Focus. But, I think we are back on track and have a great show for you today.

We have two segments for you. First, a wonderful interview with Tim Brookes, author of one our all-time favorite books, Guitar, An American Life. The book intersperses a history of the Guitar in the US with a very personal experience of having a hand-built guitar made from Rick Davis of Running Dog Guitars.

After our discussion with Tim, Richard Hoover rejoins us with an update on my

Santa Cruz OO Eric Skye Signature build.