Grant Gordy’s Guitar and Gear
By: Teja Gerken
October 30, 2024
Acclaimed bluegrass/jazz guitarist and Peghead Nation instructor discusses his Hiroshi Suda guitar and his favorite strings, picks, and approach to amplification.
Mike’s Banjo Mute
By: Teja Gerken
October 9, 2024
Evie Ladin demonstrates a great tool for quiet banjo practice.
Will Seeders 11-inch Dobson Banjo
By: Teja Gerken
September 4, 2024
Evie Ladin demonstrates one of her own go-to banjos.
Santa Cruz H
By: Teja Gerken
July 24, 2024
A mahogany and Adirondack spruce version of the Santa Cruz classic.
Santa Cruz H13
By: Teja Gerken
June 26, 2024
This deep-body 13-fret small-body has become a Santa Cruz classic.
Santa Cruz OO Custom
By: Teja Gerken
May 29, 2024
A fabulous 12-fret cutaway built with koa and Adirondack spruce.
Northfield Flat Top Octave
By: Teja Gerken
January 17, 2024
Peghead Nation co-founder Dan Gabel and instructor Joe K. Walsh demonstrate Northfield’s popular octave mandolin.
Shubb C7 and C8 Partial Capos
By: Teja Gerken
November 1, 2023
Two great capos for simulating alternate tunings.
Eight Mandolin Picks
By: Teja Gerken
July 20, 2023
Joe K. Walsh demonstrates eight of his favorite picks, including picks from Apollo, Bluebird, BlueChip, D’Andrea, and Wegen.
Shubb C1 and FineTune Capos
By: Teja Gerken
July 5, 2023
A look at Shubb’s two main guitar capo designs.
Shubb Fine Tune Capo on Octave Mandolin
By: Teja Gerken
June 14, 2023
Joe K. Walsh demonstrates using Shubb’s yoke-style capo on a Northfield octave mandolin.
Flynn Cohen’s Mandolin Setup
By: Teja Gerken
February 23, 2023
Peghead Nation instructor demonstrates the Northfield F5S and other gear that he uses on tour.
2012 Collings OM1 Pete Huttlinger
By: Teja Gerken
February 1, 2023
Peghead Nation instructor Doug Young demonstrates the late fingerstyle star’s signature model.
