So I got a bday present for myself (with help from my girlfriend). I’ve wanted one of these for so long. This is a custom made “Kelly-caster” made by Rick Kelly of carmine street guitars. He makes these out of reclaimed wood growth wood from historic buildings in NYC, selecting the most resonant pieces for these tone machines he calls “The Bones of Old New York”. Each one is unique in style and history. The wood for mine comes from the old speakeasy “Chumleys” at 86 Bedford (where the phrase 86’d was invented). If you’re interested there is a documentary on this legendary shop in YouTube and Tubi just called carmine street guitars about Rick and his protege, Cindy, making these insanely cool guitars. They also have an instagram showcasing what they are working on. After living in NYC for 8 years I feel so lucky to be carrying home a piece of the city in guitar form.

Alright, Omni Guitars family… It’s time!! We officially picked the winner of our FREE Guitar Giveaway, and the winner is… 🏆 @Victor Penniman 🏆 Huge congratulations, Victor!! We’re excited to get this guitar and t-shirt into your hands. To keep everything 100% transparent and fair, the winner was selected using a random name generator. You can watch the full-screen recording of the selection by clicking the attached video. ❤️ Thank You To Everyone Seriously...thank you to every single person in this community. Your support, ideas, encouragement, and passion for guitar are what make Omni Guitars what it is today. This group would not exist without you. Seeing this community grow and come together around music has been incredibly special, and we’re just getting started. 🎁 More Giveaways Are Coming If you didn’t win this time, don’t worry — this is only the beginning. We will be doing many more giveaways in the future, and there will be plenty more chances to win gear, products, and exclusive community-designed items. So stay active, stay involved, and keep an eye out 👀 More fun things are on the way. Let’s all congratulate Victor in the comments! 👇🎉

It’s been a long week what’s everyone been up too! Hope everyone that still has a mom or wife with kiddos has a great Mother’s Day Sunday! Record label is sending me a contract to look over! I’m nervous as heck, they even offered to help me with a publicist. Decent royalty rate too. Not looking forward to having to get a lawyer to look it over but it is what it is.

So we’re all artists so I’ve been toying with this for the idea of my next album cover. I’d love and appreciate all your feedback

It has been quite some time since I have been here. Life has thrown me a bit of curves. I have been struggling mentally with life and everything going on in the world. Job market has been hard. But I am still breathing and hopeful. Just wanted to say hello and missed you guys.