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domingo, 6 de agosto de 2023

"Kei" Truck Gardens

"Great Rains Sometimes Fall"
(Microseason 36)
This week is 大雨時行 (たいうときどきにふる), when heat gives way to torrential downpours and evening showers. This is the final microseason of the summer but that doesn't mean a reprieve from the heat quite yet. During this season, the rains that fall are typically short in duration and strong in intensity, with large raindrops giving trees and plants one final burst of lush energy while the winds seem to herald the coming of autumn.

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the spoon & tamago dispatch

Hida Takayama Whiskey

We begin our newsletter in Hida Takayama, where a unique initiative captured our curiosity. An abandoned elementary school has been refurbished and renovated into a whisky distillery. They also partnered with the local electric company to age their barrels inside the hollow cavity of the dam.

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Dream Home in Saiko

We then move to Lake Saiko near Mt. Fuji to admire this home designed by architect Keiji Ashizawa. The house integrates landscape and living room through stepping stones that lead from the outside into the inside where a large camphor-wood tabletop evokes the majestic forest that surrounds the home.

Kei-Truck Gardening

And lastly, we revisit an article from the archives about "kei" truck gardens. We learned recently that these tiny trucks are becoming popular in the U.S. too. They truly are multi-functional!

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tidbits from all corners of Japan

The Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival, held this weekend for the first time in 4 years, seen from Tokyo Sky Tree. An estimated 1 million people turned up for the event.

Last week was the "Tenku-no-Fuyajou" (Lantern Castle in the Sky) festival held in Akita's Noshiro City. It was actually "forgotten" for over 100 years until this Meiji-era photo was unearthed.

From the Shop

Tenugui for the wall

Good news for fans of our tenugui tea towels! We recently begun carrying these wooden hangars so that you can display your favorite designs on the wall.

explore the tenugui collection

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viernes, 4 de agosto de 2023

How Lead Belly used his six-string skills to play his way out of prison

“Kurt took the guitar and carved the word ‘SICK’ at the bottom of it”: Two years before he started Nirvana, Kurt Cobain inscribed his friend’s Teisco guitar – now it’s headed for auction | Wolfgang Van Halen says covering Van Halen made him so nervous he had to change string gauges | “The agony of choice is over”: Kemper aims to blend profiling and modeling with its innovative new Liquid Profiling technology

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Handpicked stories from the world of guitar

“Kurt took the guitar and carved the word ‘SICK’ at the bottom of it”: Two years before he started Nirvana, Kurt Cobain inscribed his friend’s Teisco guitar – now it’s headed for auction

(GWS Auctions)

The Teisco Del Ray EV-2T and a Cobain-owned Franciscan acoustic are the latest instruments associated with the Nirvana man to hit the market

Wolfgang Van Halen says covering Van Halen made him so nervous he had to change string gauges

(Mario Skraban/Redferns/Getty Images)

In the build up to the Taylor Hawkins tribute shows last year, the Mammoth WVH frontman was forced into a significant setup shake-up

"The agony of choice is over": Kemper aims to blend profiling and modeling with its innovative new Liquid Profiling technology

(Kemper)

The free OS10 update ushers in a significant upgrade for Kemper players, who can now use modeled gain and EQ controls with captured amp profiles

Features

His underrated guitar playing influenced everyone from the Beatles to Nirvana – here's how Lead Belly used his six-string skills to play his way out of prison

(Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Huddie Ledbetter's magnetic musical talent got him an early release from a hellish Texas prison – yet his full impact on 20th century guitar playing is often overlooked

Introducing HotWax, the 18-year-old grunge enthusiasts making '90s alt-rock anthems for generation Z

(Tallulah Sim-Savage)

Tallulah Sim-Savage was a country fan until she heard Hole, then everything changed. Here, she explains how her love of modded offsets, discontinued Fender amps, and many, many dirt pedals (the band even named themselves after an unsung overdrive pedal) have helped make HotWax one of the hottest guitar bands to come out of the UK in years

From Guitar Player

Make your tone stand out with these seven pro tips on guitar EQ

(Boss (GE-7 & EQ-200); Empress (ParaEQ MKII Deluxe); Hamstead (Zenith); J Rockett (Melody); Source Audio (EQ2); Mesa Boogie (Five-Band Graphic EQ); MXR (M109S Six Band EQ Pedal)))

Whether you want to improve tightness, clarity, and articulation or add beef, brightness, and sparkle, this short guide has you covered

"I'll never be able to play the kind of leads I want": Pete Townshend discusses guitar solos, Gibson SGs, and more in this classic GP interview

(David Redfern/Redferns)

“I was happiest listening to Jimi Hendrix – that, to me, was like heaven,” the Who’s six-string destroyer told GP back in 1972

Buyer's Guides

Guitar World deals of the week: bag yourself a discounted Fender at Musician's Friend or a free Maestro Comet Chorus with a Gibson purchase at Reverb

(Future)

We've uncovered 4 killer sales running right now that feature discounted Fender guitars and amps, cut-price bundles, and free pedals with a Gibson guitar