Campbell American Guitars

Guitar Player Magazine wrote a great piece on Campbell American guitars. Check it out here.

“The Campbell trio is superbly constructed, and each instrument plays like butter. The slim, satin-finished maple necks—and flat 12.5” radius—should coax fluent and rowdy runs from jazzbos, rockers, pickers, and shredders alike. I found the necks to be so thin and smooth that they’re almost tactilely “invisible.” There’s just enough grip to pummel punk chords without feeling as if you’re punching air, and yet the wisp of a board has an almost magical ability to inspire speedy solo barrages, effortless chordal excursions, and 17-ton riffs … “

Campbell American is pleased to announce the release of a new 4 string bass guitar, the RJ model, named in honor of our friend, the late, great, bassist, Rob Jeffries. We have started production and there are a few guitars available at dealers. Please refer to our dealers page for the location nearest you.

Mozart’s Sister one of the Southwest’s hottest band is proud to announce their sophomore release ‘The Girls We Followed Home’ which will drop 9/4/2007. Tour dates in AZ and CA will follow. For more information please visit: www.myspace.com/mozartssister or www.mozartssister.com

Decked out in a Napoleon costume, and flanked by a nine-piece band, Shaun Wolf Wortis debuted his new custom Caledonian for his annual Bastille Day A-Go-Go at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, Mass, on July 21. The instrument is a magnificent gold, custom painted with red and white piping to mimic a 1947 S.S. Stewart archtop in Wortis’ collection. Gold hardware - including Bigsby and Duncan Jazz humbuckers.

“This is truly an extraordinary instrument”, Wortis says, “It’s not often that one has a guitar which everyone in the room instantly notices for its cool looks; and then immediately comments on how incredible it sounds. I mean, even the sound guys were talking about it”

“My band guys — some of whom I’ve played with for years — were saying I seem to play at my best with this guitar.”

(Photo: Justbill.net)

J. Clay Gardner, SMSgt, USAF, stationed in Afganistan, rocks his Campbell American Precix

Nice preview of the Nesonic Transitone

We are happy to announce that production of the Nelsonic Transitone has begun and we are now accepting orders through our dealers. There will be only 100 of these guitars made.

Danny Kortchmar and Dean Campbell of Campbell American will be at Guitarman, a great little guitar shop down in NYC, on Saturday November 4th from Noon till three. We’ll be discussing Campbell American guitars and of course it will be an opportunity for people to speak with Danny.

(See also Danny’s blogsite.)

Photos to be up soon!

Campbell American endorser Dave Fiuczynski is headed on the road with drummer Stewart Copeland, starting September 16th. See Fuze’s site for more info.