Help Me Purchase a New Steel-String Guitar
I have been playing the same Martin D3-R guitar since 1996 or 1997. It’s my ride-or-die. It’s an inanimate object—it’s also my best friend
and my wife. I love this guitar more than I love almost anything else in this life. I have nearly worn a hole into the soundboard playing it so
much. I first saw it in a guitar shop in the Central Valley of California at a local Ma and Pa music shop. It didn’t look like an expensive
six-string guitar; it looked like one million songs to me. I didn’t quite reach that mark, but, I’ve written more tunes on this guitar and
seen more stages playing it than I can ever count. It has traveled with me on nearly every tour save for one last year; it was being
repaired by my friend Greg Coates. The soundboard was coming apart at the seam, and the binding was coming loose.
It’s getting old though, geriatric even. It needs some serious TLC from a guitar repair person, and my tour schedule is not slowing down anytime soon, in fact, it is only increasing in intensity:
and the repairs required for my acoustic will take months to get to from a Martin Certified Repair Person.
The white binding along the body that holds the soundboard and back to the rest of the body, is coming loose and has to be completely replaced. Quite literally, the front and back of the guitar will come off unless I get it repaired after this tour.
It will take approximately 3 months to 6 months for a Martin Certified Repair Person to work on the guitar under warranty.
I am reaching out to friends, family, and fans for help purchasing a new Steel String Acoustic Guitar, that’ll last me another 30 years of playing.
In the past three days, I have raised $520 from all over the United States. I can’t thank you enough for this. I have the lofty goal of $4,000, however, I am trying my best to get myself into a guitar that is a work of art and helps me to feel like an artist and creator. I have been eyeing some Collings Guitars for a number of years. They are handcrafted, and worth every bit of what they cost. They are based out of Austin, Texas and well worth the investment.
I want to be in love with this guitar. I want to write a thousand songs on it that help to make this world a little better than how I found it. I want to write some songs on this guitar that will shake some asses and propagate all the good vibes of a righteous good time.
Anyone who donates or pledges money, will receive a download of my new album DESERT DOGS, which is being released to streaming services one single at a time, into 2024.
Here is a link to donate money.
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Thank you to everyone who has been so kind as to pledge money the past two days. My deep and sincere gratitude to Scott Spencer, Deborah Jones, Jeffrey Dow, Robert Whiting, Cindy Sicchio, Fernando Gallegos, Angela Gayton, and Colin Cutler. We have raised $520 so far from your eight contributions. I am beyond grateful to have you in my corner.
No amount is too small. It all adds up to reaching a goal and I am deeply appreciative of all of you.
I’m writing to you currently from Greensboro, North Carolina. It’s lovely, hot, and humid here. The people are as warm, kind and encouraging as the weather. I need to run though to book some more shows for this upcoming tour and to get ready for my next show this evening.
My gratitude. Deeply and truly.
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My gratitude. Deeply and truly.
Please help Mike Vitale. He’s a great musician. I have known him for more than 10 years!
Stevie Wilson
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