by Juha Ruokangas | Apr 25, 2023 | Players
A day to remember Saturday, June 30th 2018I got a phone call that morning from Sonny Landreth, who had just arrived to Finland to play at the Puistoblues Festival with John Hiatt & The Goners. The airline had lost their gear and Sonny asked if we could perhaps...
by Juha Ruokangas | Feb 16, 2023 | Players
The Blues Queen If all guitar heroes were women?Rewinding to year 2017. A cool challenge was brewing for the exhibiting luthiers of The Holy Grail Guitar Show 2018: What if the history of electric guitar would not be dominated by men? What if the superstar guitarists...
by Juha Ruokangas | May 1, 2022 | Players
HI, I’M JAY JAY FRENCH FROM TWISTED SISTER… … and I want your guitar, man!Years ago, it must’ve been in 2005 or something, I got a call – a voice says on the phone: “Hi, I’m Jay Jay French from Twisted Sister, and I want your guitar, man”. He went on...
by Juha Ruokangas | Apr 23, 2022 | Players
Die Toten Hosen – a National Treasure of Germany In Finland, we all know the name Die Toten Hosen – but I doubt many of us understand how uniquely extraordinary band Die Toten Hosen actually is! I, for one, admit that I had no idea. I had heard their...
by Juha Ruokangas | Apr 20, 2022 | Players
Animator, director, musician… and what not! Juha becomes an actor…Mika and I have been friends for many years. In 2013 we stumbled upon an exceptional idea. I recall it started from Mika’s interest in my guitars – or maybe my interest in his unique playing...
by Juha Ruokangas | Apr 15, 2022 | Players
I’m joining stratovarius and I need a guitar… I’d rather support a small company….My path with Matias crossed first time before his Stratovarius days. His friend Perttu Vänskä had ordered a guitar from us earlier on, and Matias had liked it...
