The Future of Acoustic Tuesday (AT37)

➜All show notes and links: https://acousticlife.tv/at37/ ➜iTunes Audio Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... ➜Facebook:   / acousticlife.tv   ➜Get the show: https://tonypolecastro.com/get-acoust... Grandest of greetings and sweetest of salutations to you Guitar Geek! Here are 5 delectable delights just for guitar geeks. The company, String Swing, located in Wisconsin, has been making #guitarsenal solutions since 1983. String Swing is based in Ontario, WI and got its start in Elroy, WI on a small dairy farm of all places. This company offers secure wall hangers for all sorts of instruments: guitars, ukes, violins, mandolins, and yes even banjos. The beautiful thing is that each hanger does its job very very well, in fact depending on the hanger you get the yoke and hanger depth will be of different size to accommodate whichever instrument it's for. One note about these hangers that all guitar geeks should be aware of is that the material used for the hanger is safe for your guitar's finish. Yes, from everything I read the tubing used on the hanger yoke is finish safe, but being that I am a complete guitar geek I still get hanger covers for that part of the hanger. (Note: those can be purchased separately and are not included with the hanger). The group Hawktail made up of Brittany Haas, Dominick Leslie, Paul Kowert, and Jordan Tice were a previous feature on Acoustic Tuesday (AT episode #14) and they are back because they have a new album coming out that is sure to tickle the fancy of acoustic aficionados. It's official, on May 11 this acoustic supergroup will release their first album as a quartet entitled "Unless." I have heard a few tracks from this album and I am sufficiently excited to listen to the full album. From their proficiency on all of their chosen instruments, incredible multi-part harmonies, this band is ready to follow the muse wherever it takes them, and the results are always good... unbelievable at times. The Infamous Stringdusters are made up of Jeremy Garrett (Fiddle), Travis Book (Bass), Andy Hall (Dobro), Chris Pandolfi (Banjo), and Andy Falco (Guitar). This group of musicians is an absolute powerhouse of energy and incredible musical skill. The singing alone is masterful, the playing is otherworldly, and they have this 'x' factor... For lack of a better term, I'll just call it energy. Seeing them live is a treat on so many levels, but it is the best example of this energy that I'm referencing. They always seem to know what the other is going to do musically, and they make it look easy. They crowd around whoever is soloing and in doing so it looks like they have orchestrated the whole performance. Thumbpicks can no doubt be uncomfortable, and flatpicks can fly out of your hand so what is a #guitargeek to do when they want to flatpick a little, strum a little, and then finger pick a little? If only some sort of crossover pick was made that would allow you to use all of your tools as a guitar player... This exists, I tried it out, and I was pleasantly surprised. The Sharktooth crossover pick by the company Strum'N'Comfort is a pick that allows you to have a flatpick at your disposal, but also convert that flatpick into a thumbpick like device. The whole notion of the sharktooth pick is that there is a neoprene band that goes around your thumb and attaches with velcro. Inside this neoprene band is a non-skid material that has a flatpick attached to it. Acoustic Tuesday was born and my oh my have we seen it grow up quickly. Guitar Geeks are continuing to unite underneath the banner and mission of Acoustic Tuesday. Each week thanks to all of you, Acoustic Tuesday gets spread from guitar geek to guitar geek, positivity is shared, and guitar geekiness occurs all over the globe, and now Acoustic Tuesday is reaching another level. Acoustic Tuesday now has a companion website for all of the juicy details on each item discussed in the show. It is a place where any guitar geek can go to feel at home and get lost in pages and pages of all things acoustic guitar. From interactive guitar geek trivia, all the way to expanded acoustic artist features, acousticlife.tv is your new home to get inspired to live your best acoustic life. Often times during the show I will feature products that you can check out such as picks, capos, guitars, stands, etc. I usually include a link to purchase the featured items, and these links are affiliate links that offer a small percentage of the purchase price to Acoustic Life for promoting the sale. Well, I am very excited and happy to announce that any money generated through an affiliate link on acousticlife.tv will now be going straight to the Guitars For Vets non-profit organization. Be certain to pop on over to acousticlife.tv to completely geek out on all things acoustic guitar, and be fully prepared to find some fun bonuses over there as well. I wish you the best week guitar geek! Cheers, Tony