The Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Emily Vardaman Walters
A lipstick pickup is an electric guitar pickup with a captivating sound and appearance that has a devoted cult following that grows with each passing year. True to their name, they were originally chrome lipstick tubes stuffed with magnets and electronics that were the inspired invention of Nathan Daniel, founder of Danelectro. Born from his genius instinct for innovation as well as his devotion to a "rigid cost control" philosophy, they were an essential component of the guitars that helped stoke an affordable rock-n-roll revolution.
The Lipstick Pickup Podcast is an amateur (but very inspired), unscripted, rarely edited conversation devoted to the entirety of the subject. Hosted by Emily Vardaman Walters, The Lipstick Pickup Podcast is a fan-friendly primer on the subject of Danelectro guitars and their impact on the history of popular music of all genres.
The Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Emily Vardaman Walters
"Sympathetic String: Guitar lessons with James DePrato"
In this episode of The Lipstick Pickup podcast Emily calls in a "sympathetic string" with Bay Area guitarist James DePrato. A once-in-a-lifetime chance to talk with him about his career in guitar playing, the supremacy of Thin Lizzy and what it's like to try to bring a Danelectro double-neck guitar as a Southwest Airlines carry-on.