The Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Emily Vardaman Walters

FLYIN' HIGH WITH IAN WILLIAMS OF NEPCO GUITARS | The Lipstick Pickup Ep.31

The Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Emily Vardaman Walters

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode I call Des Moines, Iowa to talk to Ian Williams, the man behind Nepco Guitars, a revered and respected "recreationist" of classic Danelectro design theory. The spirit of evolution is alive and well in his wild imagination and craftsmanship and here's something about his history with music, guitar collecting and building, for the record. More on Nepco can be found here: https://www.nepcoguitars.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nepcoguitars https://www.youtu...

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