News Update:
Summer NAMM Show a BIG success!
We are pleased to report a great response from everyone at the Summer NAMM Show. Nashville welcomed us with true southern hospitality not to mention, some of the best guitarists in the world. The first day of the show set the tone for the weekend, with tons of players, media, and industry reps crowding our booth to see first hand what all the buzz was about.. Of course I'm talking about the "World's 1st Concrete Block Guitar". Sounds like another silly gimmick, right? So why all the fuss? Anyone who has ever been to a big show knows that there is no shortage of silly gimmicks. Well the concrete block guitar wasn't the product, but merely a demonstration tool to show just how incredibly well the Lashbrook Naturacoustic™ piezo bridge (acoustic pickup) works on even the worst possible guitar. Because the Naturacoustic bridge is made from tone woods and features a unique patent pending method of resonance transfer, the bridge itself creates the acoustic resonance necessary to produce an authentic acoustic tone on a solid body guitar (or even a concrete block).

"We've seen a growing interest in hybrid guitars within the last few years and it seems that everyone is jumping onboard. The idea of being able to flip a switch or turn a knob and go from an "electric" sound to an "acoustic" sound really appeals to a lot of musicians." said John Lashbrook, V.P. "The Naturacoustic™ piezo bridge opens up a world of natural, high quality acoustic and jazz tones on your favorite solid body without sacrificing one ounce of electric tone. It'll make your guitar the ultimate hybrid without any of the usual drawbacks."

Visitors to the Lashbrook Guitars booth were given the opportunity to play our 22.5 lb "acoustic" guitar or sit back and listen to a demonstration from one of our talented players, Victor LaFrance, Jimmy Knouse and Nate Dickinson. Jaws dropped, pictures were taken, and business cards were exchanged. No one could believe that this "gimmick" actually sounded GREAT!

Of course we had the Naturacoustic™ bridge installed on our line of custom Lashbrook LTH-1 guitars and also on a number of les paul, 335, and arch-top style demo guitars so that players could try it out in various applications.

"We take pride in the fact that this is a very low-tech device." said John "My father's ingenious design allows this bridge to resonate like an acoustic guitar and create genuine acoustic tones. It's simple but it's brilliant ...a complete departure from what the market has seen in the past for solid body guitars."

So it's official, the launch of the Naturacoustic™ piezo bridge at Summer NAMM was a tremendous success for Lashbrook Guitars. Among the crowd of curious visitors throughout the weekend were some notable players, Harold Bradley, Rick Derringer, Tommy Tutone, Lance Martin, Gary Morse, Dan Schafer, Fred Newell, Lane Turner, and Donny Castleman.

Anyone who took the time to check out the Naturacoustic™ bridge and fill out an evaluation survey became eligible for a drawing to win 1 of 10 bridges that would be given away after the end of the show. We got some very positive feedback from the survey and the winners are posted below.

Naturacoustic™ Winners:

Roger Schmidt

J. Clayton Davie Jr.

Chris Guerra

Tommy Oswalt

KC Zytkiewicz

Bill Starrett

Chris McClarney

Danny Moon

Ritchie Owens

Don Comp

Winners please respond via email to john@lashbrookguitars.com by August 31st. Please send from the email address listed on your survey for verification purposes and provide your shippping address.

Thanks and Congratulations!

Jimmy Knouse - Pickin' and Grinnin'

Paul Riario and Jason Perl from Guitar World Magazine
stop by to check the Naturacoustic bridge

Lane Turner gets a demo...You may have seen him on GAC

Victor LaFrance is loving his Les Paul Custom
equipped with a Naturacoustic™ piezo bridge