by Juha Ruokangas | Apr 13, 2022 | Players
WHEEL – PROG METAL DONE RIGHT One thing leads to anotherI met James first time through Saku Mattila, who was at the time the solo guitarist in James’s band Wheel. Saku had invited me to their debut gig in Helsinki, and when they blasted off on stage… I became a...
by Juha Ruokangas | Apr 10, 2022 | Players
Soothing sounds from the guitar UMK nomineeStella Christine found us when she was looking for a guitar that would share the journey with her in the UMK-competition. She fell in love with a white VSOP we happened to have in stock, and that has became her number one...
by Juha Ruokangas | Apr 8, 2022 | Players
A NATIONAL TREASURE OF FINLAND Wait – this is not right!We don’t often make other lefty guitars than the custom ordered ones – but one time there was this Mojo Grande – a showpiece made for Frankfurt Musikmesse 2003. I didn’t sell the guitar at the show. A friend of...
by Juha Ruokangas | Mar 29, 2022 | Players
BenBen’s Otherworld Personalized InvitationBenBen is the folk rock solo project of Brooklyn-based animator and indie veteran Ben Wigler, whose unforgettable high-tenor voice sounds like the unlikely fusion of Michael Jackson and Thom Yorke. BenBen creates art...
by Juha Ruokangas | Mar 28, 2022 | Players
Okay, I have arrived “When Miro began studying music at Kymi Conservatory in 2017, he faced a challenge: he couldn’t find a short-scale bass that felt right. After some research, he called me up asking if we could make him one. I remembered Miro from years...
by Juha Ruokangas | Mar 25, 2022 | Players
An artist who opened his heart and soul Gimme SteamI have a great respect for Markus both as an artist and a dear friend. If you don’t know Markus – or even if you think you do – please listen to his album ‘Shades’. That is a great way to start getting to know Markus...
