Welcome to Creston Electric Instruments.

SEPTEMPBER, 2008

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Jay Farrar & Mark Spencer play "Cocaine & Ashes" at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall - 2/27/08

Jay Farrar & Mark Spencer play "Hickory Wind" at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall while Anders Parker's guitar looks on from upstage - 2/27/08

Heloise &The Savoir Faire on British TV show, The  Friday Night Project  - 4/11/07. Secret soapbars, etc.

Josh Ritter on Late Night With David Letterman. January 22, 2008.

Josh Ritter on Later...With Jools Holland. See Pete Townshend, clearly coveting Zack Hickman's blonde bass at 2:30 or so.

Jimmy Ryan and Mark Spencer play five million notes on their Crestons - Rodeo Bar, New York City, 12/07

The Mother Hips at Sweetwater, 9/07 - pages of pretty guitar pictures.

Ray Lamontagne on BBCThree - Eric Heywood's guitar sounds great.

Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express at Sweetwater Saloon, Mill Valley, CA - 8/31/07

The Bottle Rockets at Concerts In The Studio, Freehold, NJ - 8/12/07

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NEW GUITARS - click the text links for more pictures

- Mark Elam's Blind Date, binding, Sitka spruce, mahogany, etc.

- Joe Magyar's British Racing Green soapbar Triumph.

- Jason Nemeth's Pine Gold Triple breaks the gold prohibition and introduces some deluxe toggle switching.

- John Metzger's Pink Tulip...half-Japanese Victoriana in iridescent pink.

- James Walbourne's new guitar, hand-painted by Sarah Ryan. See James on tour with The Pretenders this summer.

- Anders Parker's White Pine Wormwood Custom - New pictures of an old favorite. Back in the shop for some electrical changes and better photography, thanks to Evan Dempsey.

- Sonic Blue Frida for Txus Maravi Artieda.

- Sonic Blue Soapbar. FOR SALE at Killer Vintage. 

- Cop Car Blue for Joe Magyar.

- Sonic Blue Triple. .

- Mark Bestul's Cadillac Gold sugar pine custom.

- Thomas Dole's Mahogany Custom. 

- Hiroki Ioka's black sugar pine custom with contours.

- White wedding! - a new guitar hand-painted by Sarah Ryan.

- The Bottle Rockets are celebrating their 15th anniversary with 15 shows in 15 cities around the world. Brian Henneman will be playing, and then GIVING AWAY, this guitar. Visit their website for details. 

- Jason Pepe's butterscotch blonde guitar.

- Alfonso Castillo's 'pink blonde', in tribute to his daughter, Estela.

- James Bellizia's black secret-soapbar guitar. 



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SARAH RYAN!

The Sarah Ryan series of hand-painted guitars grows to five:

Meet James Walbourne's lovely black guitar, the latest from Sarah Ryan and Creston Electric Instruments. A White Wedding guitar for Amberly Goodchild and Carter Crites followed this one for TV On The Radio's Jaleel Bunton.  And, of course, this hand-painted beauty for Devonie Baker. The idea began with this mahogany guitar, which I had to keep for myself. Watch for #6 this summer. And get in touch if you'd like one.

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PRESS

-HARP magazine's article about my guitars and donkeys. Online version here.

-MIX magazine spotlights Eric Heywood’s gear on the Ray Lamontagne tour. Online version here.

-SEVEN DAYS ran a nice feature about me and another Vermont builder, Dan DeMars. Online version here.

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Thanks,

Creston Lea

ps - See you at Myspace.