So this is different. Seymour Duncan has announced something called “The Secret Room”. It’s a password protected site for guitarists, where the way you get invited in, is to give them one of your secrets. Once that velvet rope is down, you get access to all the other secrets inside. Some supposedly by pro musicians, techs and session players.
The site is curated by Joe Gore, musician, writer, and editor of the blog tonefiend.com. Though the tonefiend blog is pretty new, it’s quickly become one of my favorite guitar blogs. Joe is obviously really into all aspects of the guitar, and it has a strong DIY element to it. He is always experimenting, and seems willing to try anything in the search of new guitar tones. And though he has an obvious connection to Seymour Duncan, it doesn’t feel like a marketing site, or something fake.
As added incentive, the highest rated secret between now and March 1st, 2012, will receive a Godin Summit CT, a lovely and versatile carved-top solidbody electric guitar that sells for around $1,000. Second and third place winners receive a set of Seymour Duncan pickups of their choice.
You can read more about the Secret Room (and submit a secret!) here:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/
