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Last September, Guitar Player Magazine held their annual competition for "Guitar Superstar of the Year." Ten finalists put it all on the line, at a special winner-take-all competition on a Saturday night during the Guitar Player Live! event.From the hundreds who competed for the title, only one emerged as the winner: Steve Senes, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Steve's mastery of the guitar is something you have to hear to believe. As part of his prize package, Steve was awarded a Voyage-Air Songwriter guitar, signed by all the entrants and judges at the contest. Though known for his electric-guitar chops, Steve has become a big fan of the Voyage-Air acoustic guitars, and took a few minutes recently to tell us about it in a phone interview. Click to hear what Steve has to say about his Voyage-Air guitar!
Earlier this week, Voyage-Air Guitar staffer Barney Leeson took a trip up to Washington State, for family, friends and business (busy guy, that Barney!). Barney took time off to see the grave site of the legendary Jimi Hendrix, drop off some flowers......and wondered, via this photo, what it would be like if Jimi Hendrix had a Voyage-Air guitar to play today. What kind of sounds could he create with our guitars?For some, life is too short, over too soon. Peace to you, Jimi Hendrix.
Recent Voyage-Air convert Eric Berg sent us this note about his adventures with his new Voyage-Air guitar at the Cayman Islands:"The picture was taken at Sandy Cay on Grand Cayman a few weeks ago. I was part of a crew that was sailing a 37' Island Packet from Key Largo to the Panama Canal.
"I am very much enjoying my Voyage-Air. I purchased it last December, with this trip as well as future travels in mind.
"Needless to say, the environment aboard a sailboat isn't ideal for a guitar. It's wet and salty, high humidity, bumpy, and cramped for space.
"I am fortunate in that I own a number of nice acoustic guitars ( Martin OM-42, a 000-18GE, a D-35, and a Custom Shop 000-28, a Santa Cruz 00-28, and several vintage Yamaha FGs). I even bought a Calton case for traveling, but it's so heavy it was a pain to lug around. More to the point, I wasn't keen on subjecting any of my $2000+ guitars to the harsh marine environment.
"The entry-level VAOM-06 seemed to be just the ticket. The backpack case was the deal clincher.
"I had read about Voyage-Air guitars on the Usenet newsgroup , and knew that many of the forum participants reviewed them favorably. As there are no dealers in my area, I purchased mine on faith and word of mouth.
"I have not been disappointed. In fact, quite the opposite. While I wanted the portability and ease of conveyance in a travel guitar, I didn't want to sacrifice tone and playability.
"I am happy to report that my VAOM-06 has exceeded my expectations on all counts.
"In fact, I've taken the guitar to a number of jam sessions and received numerous compliments on its sound. When I fold it up at the end of a session, the look on people's faces is priceless.
"Just this past weekend, someone remarked that I've been bringing my Voyage-Air to jams more frequently than I have my other Martin guitars. Hmmm.....
"So, in a nutshell, that's my story. Congratulations to all of you on a wonderful, innovative product. I wish Voyage-Air continued success, and I will be certain to continue to be a "good will ambassador."
Regards,
Eric Berg
Last December, the guitar-nut website 300Guitars.com did a review of the amazing Voyage-Air VAD-06 Songwriter Dreadnought. You can click here to read the review. At the time, we mentioned that review here on this blog, and passed along our kudos and thanks.
Not surprising to us... is that Billy Penn (who runs the shop at 300Guitars.com) really likes the Voyage-Air Songwriter Dreadnought... so he's been following the news about Rusty Anderson playing a Voyage-Air on stage with the Paul McCartney band.
Billy Penn recently posted an update about the VAD-06 on his 300Guitars.com website, and here's a part of it:
- "They (Voyage-Air) are great guitars never mind the fact that they fold up (literally) for travel. The quality is excellent, sound superb, play like buttah and oh did I mention that they fold in half for travel…..? This is one of the products that comes along every once in a while and blows you away!
Thanks Billy. Click here to see the article on the 300Guitars.com website, where Billy's posted an extended video of the Voyage-Air guitar on stage with the Paul McCartney band.
Warren Haynes is one of the hardest-working musicians in the biz. He's on the road all the time, playing everywhere with a variety of bands, and overall his music is just plain GREAT.
Numerous bands have claimed Warren - past and present. He's played with bands like: Government Mule, Allman Brothers, The Dead, and Greatful Dead’s bass-meister: Phil Lesh.
Notorious for sharing the stage with other musicians, Haynes has played with Dave Matthews, Kid Rock, Jimmy Herring, Jackie Greene, metal icon Jason Newsted and South African Vocalist Vusi Mahlasella. Whoa!
Still never heard of him? Warren Haynes has been named the 23rd greatest guitarist of all time (out of the top 100) by Rolling Stone magazine, and YES - that's a frackin-hard 'Top 100' list to break into!
In addition to performing, Haynes composes hit songs. Garth Brooks teamed up with Haynes to co-write a number-one hit that stayed on the charts for twenty weeks.
His Voyage-Air guitar? It's a VAOM-1C (OM-style, Premiere Series) and he keeps it on his tour bus. It's packed and ready to go wherever he does.
Cool guy. Great music. Voyage-Air? YES. Click here for Warren's website.
By request, we've expanded our web presence to include an all-new Facebook page. On this new page you can find detailed pictures of our various guitars, as well as specifications and other information.
We'll also be posting picture albums from the various events attended by the Voyage-Air team, as well as short videos. Sign up as a Fan, and you'll see all the latest news and postings related to Voyage-Air - it's free!
There's also a discussion forum getting started on this Facebook page, and there will be some neat news and tips there for sure.Click here to check it out!
Last September, Guitar Player Magazine held their annual competition for "Guitar Superstar of the Year." Ten finalists put it all on the line, at a special winner-take-all competition on a Saturday night during the Guitar Player Live! event.
