Evan Skopp
SDUGF Founder
Way back when I was a fledgling guitar player strumming my Yamaha acoustic, there was this kid a year ahead of me in school, named Joe Till. Not only was he a year older (which was a lot back then), but he was the hot shot guitar player that could play all the Clapton and Keith Richards licks on his Melody Maker. I remember his band was called "The Stray Cat Blues Band." He was a really nice guy and not at all egotistical about his "best guitarist in school" status.
He was also the "most talented guy in wood shop" too. I hate guys like that! :newangel:
Cut to 30 years later. Now he's a guitar builder and he's making awesome axes. He stopped in to the SD factory today and I got to show him around. It was cool.
Click here if you want to see a couple of pictures of his guitars.
Come to think about it... given that I've known Joe since I was around 12 years old, I guess I've known him longer than anyone else in the biz.
He was also the "most talented guy in wood shop" too. I hate guys like that! :newangel:
Cut to 30 years later. Now he's a guitar builder and he's making awesome axes. He stopped in to the SD factory today and I got to show him around. It was cool.
Click here if you want to see a couple of pictures of his guitars.
Come to think about it... given that I've known Joe since I was around 12 years old, I guess I've known him longer than anyone else in the biz.
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