Creston Electric Instruments
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Based in Burlington, Vermont, Creston Electric Instruments produces vintage-style custom solid body and chambered electric guitars and basses. Known to players as "Crestons", these guitars are sometimes made using unconventional woods for bodies such as Sugar Pine and Hickory. Life-long musician and master carpenter, founder Creston Lea combined two passions to create Creston Electric Instruments in 2004 after several years of repairing and producing guitars in Burlington, VT. Creston Guitars are played by several notable musicians in the alt-country, country, blues and rock genre.[1] Crestons have been made from centuries-old barn beams, spare instrument parts from customers, and common lumber yard 2x12 planks.[2] While customers can specify unorthodox materials, many choose traditional hardwoods for solid body guitars such as ash, poplar, mahogany and basswood.[3]
[edit] Notable Players
- Brian Henneman – The Bottle Rockets, Wilco, Uncle Tupelo
- Mark Spencer – Jay Farrar, Kelly Willis, Laura Cantrell, Blood Oranges, Lisa Loeb, Gob Iron
- Chuck Prophet – Self, Green On Red, Kelly Willis
- Tom Heyman – Self, Go To Blazes, The Court & Spark
- Keith Voegele – The Bottle Rockets
- Tony Gilkyson – Self, X (U.S. band), Lone Justice, Chuck E. Weiss, Bob Dylan, Alice Cooper
- Anders Parker – Self, Varnaline, Space Needle, Gob Iron, Mascott
- Eric Heywood – Son Volt, Minnie Driver, Ray Lamontagne, Joe Henry, Richard Buckner, Mandy Moore
- Tim Bluhm – The Mother Hips
- MC Taylor – The Court & Spark
- Gabrielle Douglas – The Cush
- Zack Hickman – Josh Ritter
- Gaby Hoffman – (actress) Everyone Says I Love You, Now and Then, You Can Count On Me, 200 Cigarettes, Uncle Buck, Field of Dreams,
- Tao Rodriguez-Seeger – The Mammals
- Ian MacKaye – The Evens, Fugazi, Minor Threat, Teen Idles
- Jimmy Ryan – Self, Blood Oranges, Laura Cantrell, Morphine, Catie Curtis, Warren Zevon
- Jaleel Bunton – TV On The Radio
[edit] References
- ^ Interview with Creston Lea, June 10, 2007[original research?]
- ^ HARP Magazine
- ^ Welcome to Creston Electric Instruments
