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A lipstick pickup is an electric guitar pickup with a captivating sound and appearance that has a devoted cult following that grows with each passing year. True to their name, they were originally chrome lipstick tubes stuffed with magnets and electronics that were the inspired invention of Nathan Daniel, founder of Danelectro. Born from his genius instinct for innovation as well as his devotion to a "rigid cost control" philosophy, they were an essential component of the guitars that helped ...
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SYMPATHETIC STRINGS WITH STU SNYDER OF TOKYO JAPAN | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 16
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Send us a text The Lipstick Pickup Podcast calls former New Yorker Stu Snyder to discuss his migration to Tokyo, collectable guitar strings and his late friend session guitarist Vinnie Bell. The dialogue highlights the importance of recognizing lesser-known figures in the music industry and their impact on popular culture. In this segment, the conv…
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BABY SITAR BLUES-FOLK WITH NASHVILLE'S MATTHEW PAIGE | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 15
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Send us a text On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Nashville's Matthew Paige returns to talk to Emily about strings, threads, and what it means to be "Tailor-Made" in Nashville. Matthew imagines some Americana possibilities on a Jerry Jones Baby Sitar and discusses the recording of his new acoustic folk EP with Stager Microphones. More …
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SYMPATHETIC STRINGS: GUITARIST JAMES DEPRATO | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 14
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Send us a text This episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast returns to its humble origins with a flashback to a conversation from December 2023 between Emily and Bay Area guitarist (and her first "Sympathetic String") James DePrato. A longtime Bay Area resident and member of Chuck Prophet's Mission Express, James stays busy as an in-demand session p…
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SILVERTONE SUNDAY STORM SHELTER WITH MATTHEW PAIGE | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 13
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Send us a text Nashville guitarist and Lipstick Pickup Podcast Tone Ambassador Matthew Paige returns to spend Silvertone Sunday with Emily preaching the gospel of the legendary amp-in-case and his early days in Nashville. Emily and Matthew explore the unique features of these guitars, their durability, affordability, and how they have shaped Matthe…
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TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS WITH SEAN DUNOON OF NASHVILLE'S GUITAR CENTER | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 12
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Send us a text On this episode of the Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily mixes business with pleasure with a Saturday night hang with Guitar Center staffer and musician Sean Dunoon. Emily and Sean discuss the history of Guitar Center, the business of buying and selling instruments, and the thrill of your first double-neck guitar acquisition. Once they …
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WE DID! Mergers and AMPLIFICATION with Nashville's Matthew Paige | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 11 #nashville #danelectro #amplification
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Send us a text Emily telephones Matthew Paige in Nashville for a TONAL review of his vintage Danelectro amp, Chuck Prophet's '64 shorthorn, and The City Of Nashville Police Department. Teaser: Matthew tried to fight the law with an amplifer and the law won...By Emily Vardaman Walters
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BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH RICK TAYLOR OF SILVERTONE GUITARS | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 10 #guitartone
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Send us a text Emily telephones Rick Taylor of Silvertone to discuss the Roots of Rock and how they are modernizing the brand with new and re-designed products. If you like thoughtfully-made, affordably-priced instruments, the future is bright! More from www.silvertoneguitars.com "As early as 1905, Sears, Roebuck & Company was selling musical instr…
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CAWS AND EFFECT: Gear Escape with Nada Surf's Matthew Caws | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 9
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Send us a text Emily calls Matthew Caws in Cambridge, England to congratulate him on the success of Nada Surf's Moon Mirror and talk gear! From www.nadasurf.com “Moon Mirror,” the band’s new album, and first for New West Records, is out today. You can also watch the new video for “Second Skin” directed by Spencer Gentz. Rolling Stone said “Moon Mir…
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EVERYTHING'S BIGGER IN TEXAS: JAKE RYNEARSON AT RIO GRANDE PICKUPS | The Lipstick Pickup Ep.8
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Send us a text Emily calls Jake Rynearson at Rio Grande Pickups to learn about the their new "Wide Boy" lipsticks for Silvertone and get's a TEXAS-sized portion of Houston guitar tone history. More from www.riograndepickups.com: "Rio Grande Pickups was founded by two legendary characters of Lone Star history, David Wintz and Bart Wittrock. In 1972 …
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RICKENBACKER GUITARS AND MOMMY ISSUES WITH BOSTON'S RiFFiNDoTs | The Lipstick Pickup Ep.7 #geartalk
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Send us a text Emily bonds over TONE, Pete Townshend and Andy Summers in this fun-filled chirping bird session with singer-songwriter and home recording enthusiast Britta Pejic. https://www.youtube.com/@Riffindots https://brittapejic.bandcamp.com/ https://riffindots.com/home "Britta Pejic decided it was time for a metamorphic journey of nomenclatur…
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BIRDWATCHING WITH NYC LEGEND ROB MASTRIANNI | The Lipstick Pickup Ep.6 #guitar #falconry #birding
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Send us a text It's not easy becoming a legend in NYC but Brooklyn-born Rob Mastrianni has managed to do it as both a Park Ranger and a Guitarist. Birdwatching and music all come together with insightful talk about ecological SUSTAINability and Rob's history with Masonite guitars with Lipstick Pickups. More on Rob: https://robmastrianni.hearnow.com…
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DOIN' TIME WITH PATRICK SWEANY AND BUKKA WHITE | The Lipstick Pickup Podcast | Ep. 5 #bluesguitar
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Send us a text On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, I ask Nashville-based Blues guitarist Patrick Sweany to talk to me about the guitar stylings of Bukka White and we hope it RESONATES with music history lovers. From www.patricksweany.com Whether it's the ones he records on his albums, the ones he lays down with his band on the stage, or…
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THE LIPSTICK PICKUP PODCAST: Flying High With Austin Guitar Legend David Grissom
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Send us a text Austin's David Grissom has worked with some of the greatest names in contemporary music, and Emily gets to talk to him about his formative years with Joe Ely and guitar manufacturer Paul Reed Smith. Also discussed are his selection of guitars with Lipstick Pickups including a double-neck that was custom made by luthier Jerry Jones. h…
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MAKE AMERICA SUSTAIN AGAIN: Matthew Paige Parties Like It's 1969 With a See-Through Guitar
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Send us a text On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily And Matthew Paige get historic with a recording made on the morning of the 2024 Presidential Election. If you want to know our results, you have to turn the news on and watch it. MORE ON MATTHEW AND HIS BAND DeeOhGee: https://deeohgee.org #freedom #danarmstrong #ampeg #keithrichar…
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THE LIPSTICK PICKUP PODCAST: Touching Tone with Nashville's Wade Cofer
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Send us a text Nashville's Wade Cofer is a multi-instrumentalist and luthier who talked to The Lipstick Pickup Podcast back in June and the episode SUSTAINS... More on Wade his Tone Authority can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/wadecofer/ https://reverb.com/item/67487571-cofer-fender-telecaster-deluxe-2018-black…
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It's January 20th, 2025 and we're dropping the mic and the ball on a new and improved Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Nashville's Ray Duncan. She's a committed Danelectro Tone Ambassador with a brand new ...
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Send us a text It's January 20th, 2025 and we're dropping the mic and the ball on a new and improved Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Nashville's Ray Duncan. She's a committed Danelectro Tone Ambassador with a brand new single called Used To It and Emily get's to help her "swear it in" on Inauguration Day. Enjoy...Lipstick Pickup Citizens of The World!…
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THE LIPSTICK PICKUP PODCAST PILOT with multi-instrumentalist and producer Michael Weber Jr.
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Send us a text The New Lipstick Pickup Podcast gets off to a bang with a pilot episode with guitarist/creator Michael Weber Jr. It's an episode that's packed with action and all the guitars that he used on our snappy new intro. Enjoy, Lipstick Pickup Fans! More on Michael Weber Jr from www.themichaelwebershow.com: The Michael Weber Show is an explo…
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