playlaguna.com © 2008 Laguna® ask for in a .” Photo: Neil Zlozower “What canIsay– everything Icould everything – Greg Howe It’s pretty much Abalone, the exact colorandshading ofwhichisunique toeachandevery Laguna acousticwe make. headstock design ofourLaguna acousticguitars. We re-created thisiconic imagein Wild Pacific Front Cover: The famous photograph“Earthrise” taken theApollo8 missioninspiredthe during

respected guitarists, recently touring with musical icons G such as and .

Today, Greg talks to Keith Brawley, creator of Laguna

, about the new Laguna 924, his music and

latest CD release.

So what kind of guitar turns you on?

Greg: Well, I’ve always been attracted to the offset,

reg Howe’s unique and fluid style as a solo artist has elevated him to one of music’s most gifted and double-cutaway style. And I like a wood that feels good

and responds well, like swamp ash, which really pops.

In designing the 924 with Laguna, what did

you want to achieve?

Greg: Basically, the fundamentals of the guitar were

already in place, and it was great. But I tend to be

a maple neck guy, so I thought, what would

You can get Greg’s new album, Sound Proof, right now at happen if we did this with a maple neck, flat greghowe.com. ghworkshops.com

top, modified headstock and just experiment

with some different pickup configurations?

Were there any long-standing guitar

problems you were looking to solve?

Greg: As aggressive rock progressed and

became more involved with the whammy bar, then tuning stability became more of a factor, which is why I wanted a double locking trem for ultimate stability. This

Laguna here is rock solid. What can I say – it’s pretty much everything I could ask for in a guitar.

Tell us about your new CD, Sound Proof. Greg: It’s really exciting. I’m with a new

band with some up-and-coming guys. I wanted this to be a fun album, not over-think things. It turned out

great. It’s a lot more riff based – fun and relaxed.

Read the entire interview at playlaguna.com playlaguna.com born in the 24-Fret Maple Neck and Fingerboard Laguna LE924 esigned, assembledusa and hot-rodded in Awesome Orange MSRP: $1399 Southern California, the new Laguna 924 YOUR PRICE: $999

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hen you need to grab your audience by the throat on the very first note, play the guitar that re-definesW “heavy.” Built on a carved top Louisiana swamp ash body, it comes with a full palette of features such as a double-locking tremolo, a flatter 15.75” radius 24-fret fingerboard and AAA maple top. The LE524 — where speed, power and tone intersect. playlaguna.com ake six pounds of toneful Louisiana swamp ash, pepper with Custom Alnico pickups and a Wilkinson tremolo. BoltT on a fast-action Canadian rock-maple neck with a dark Indian rosewood fretboard. Add self-locking tuners and a slick graphite nut. Serve hot. Laguna LE422 Trans-Black Cherry Trans-Honeyburst and hoose either the MSRP: $832 Laguna 422 series YOUR PRICE: $449 with highly-figured AAA Cflamed maple tops or the Laguna 322 series in gorgeous transparent Ben ash finishes. en,Robinson when you were a 13-year-old blues prodigy, you played at venues like The David Letterman Show and BThe Apollo – when did you first pick up a guitar? Ben: When I was 7, I asked my dad for a Laguna LE322 guitar for my birthday. So he bought me one, Trans-White Blonde and I instantly fell in love with it. Then I stole MSRP: $665 YOUR PRICE: $399 all his Stevie Ray Vaughan CD’s and learned all his songs. And now you’re releasing a CD of your own. Laguna LE322 Antique Vintage Burst Ben: Yes, it’s called Ben Robinson. It’s one of the MSRP: $665 most eclectic albums I’ve ever worked on in my YOUR PRICE: $399 life. You can go to www.benrobinson.com to hear it. What guitars did you use on it? Ben: For rock, I used my Laguna 524 guitar because of the humbuckers and for the sporting-event whammy style. I also used a Laguna 322 if I needed more of a traditional blues tone. And those two were the only guitars I used. So what do you like about your Lagunas? Ben: The fact that it is a simple but effective design. You can do anything with it. More importantly, when you pick up and play a Laguna, it just feels so right in your hands. So what’s next for Ben? Ben: Touring with the new record. Just riding this train and finding out where the music takes me.

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