This week on Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ Bart catches up with Willie Carter. They talk of their recent endeavors as well as what has led Willie to where he is in his career today. Tune in to this episode, you definitely won't want to miss it!
Meet Willie Carter: Willie Carter guitars are designed and built in Santa Cruz, California.
With 20 plus years of experience as an audio engineer, Willie brings an exciting and fresh approach to his guitar making. His designs borrow from tradition but have a tasteful modern aesthetic.
Willie came to guitar making after researching the instrument hoping to gain a better understanding for both studio and stage use. After interviewing several builders he found that there was one bit of wisdom they all shared — “Build a guitar in order to understand it.”
In the summer of 1999, Willie ventured to Oshawa, Canada to study with Sergei de Jonge. A new passion was born. Unexpectedly, he fell in love with the process of building and never looked back.
Willie has had the honor of displaying his work at both the Healdsburg Guitar Festival and the Newport Guitar Festival. In 2009 he formed Carter Poulson guitars.
What Bart has to say: I met Willie through my association with Santa Cruz Guitars and we’ve just stayed email buddies for a long time but have never actually met face to face. This is as close as I can get to anyone these days, so this was pretty fun to finally talk to an old buddy “face to face.” Also, technology is great until it isn’t! But we made the best of it!
In this episode, you’ll hear
How someone goes from Missouri, to Washingon, to Canada, to California...you can do anything if you put your mind to it.
How Willie ended up being a guitar tech in Lybia
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