Mississippi 51 Blues

10/07/2020

I haven’t played this song in 25 yrs. Best I could do from memory. It’s my favorite song he wrote.

01/02/2019

My latest build. . .

P90 pickups, 4-way tone/vol harness, played through a Fender Super Sonic 22

10/24/2018

Saturday, November 3, 2:00 p.m. at the Southaven Library I will be doing a presentation, "Cigar boxes to Sound Tubes: A History of Mississippi Blues." Yes, I will demo some of my cigar box instruments and have them on display - as well as a little grooving on other guitars! Hope to see you there!

09/06/2018

"Hernando's Hideaway" aka "The Junkcaster." I gathered what parts I had around my workbench and built a hybrid guitar. Stratocaster body, Telecaster style neck, dual-rail humbucker Tele pickup and bridge, and Strat neck pickup. It's the best of both worlds: Strat rhythm and Tele lead. Road-worn and ready to rock. It's a blues monster! Want one? Message me for a quote. . .

06/08/2018

July 12, 2018, I will be doing a presentation to children (and whoever shows up) on cigar box guitars and their place in the music of Mississippi at the Southaven and Hernando First Regional Library branches. If I've built a cigar box instrument for you and you don't mind me borrowing it temporarily, I'd like to put it on display that day. Thanks!

11/26/2017

"The Coldwater Killer" has arrived at Sweet Lorraine's! This one of a kind cigar box guitar features a cyprus and sycamore neck, "red eye" position markers, dragon design domino bridge, and a great sounding ultra quiet piezo disk pickup. As an added bonus, it comes with a matching Mississippi Mud (ceramic) Slide (a $20 value). It's art, it's music, and a whole lot of Mississippi Americana! Perfect for the guitarist on your Christmas list!

11/22/2017

Coming VERY soon and just in time for Black Friday shopping...
(inquire for price)...

11/20/2017

la Senorita, playing "Sawyer's Song" . . .

11/12/2017

"We the People" thank you, Officer Radcliff of the Hernando PD, for the beautiful hand-tooled, leather pickguard. My American made Fender Telecaster shall forever be dubbed, "The Constitution." Looking for a GREAT Christmas present for the guitarist on your list? Contact Danny at Sweet Lorraine's and he can have one made for you ($60, and a perfect fit)!

11/10/2017

These slides are moving fast! A new batch, fresh from the kiln, will be arriving next week. Tri-colored, and beautiful blue slides are on the way. But, stop by this weekend at Sweet Lorraine's; there still several in stock.
If you've never played slide, give it a try. And, a ceramic slide is a great way to start! Smooth touch on the strings, just enough "grip" to give you a little bit of that raw bluesy sound, or try one with a slicker finish if you want to learn that Duane Allman or Derek Trucks touch.

Mississippi Mud Slides are now available at Sweet Lorraine's Guitar Shop in Hernando, MS! One of a kind ceramic slides, handmade in the Midsouth. A GREAT gift idea for the guitarist in your family. Get one before they're gone!

11/08/2017

Customize your Tele! Look closely and you'll notice the plate on my Highway 1 Telecaster is reversed, and the volume now has been repositioned under the "ashtray" bridge. I added a large vintage k**b and voila: a Po' Boy Expression Pedal! I have complete control of the volume with just a slight twitch of my pinky, due to the larger diameter control k**b.
This is actually an old trick both blues and country pickers used. Want to make your great guitar better? I'll do yours for $50 plus the cost of whatever k**bs you choose. Message me if interested and drop it by Sweet Lorraine's in Hernando. Danny will get it to me!