Feb
8
2010
Best Bass Poll
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Feb
6
2010
Ergonomic Light Bass Guitars
Guitar Innovations
Guitars and Tools for the Musician
Wallpusher creates original handmade electric bass guitars engineered as tools for the musician to offer more options on stage. Creativity and quality are easier to achieve with the simple innovations that Wallpusher guitars has to offer. Wallpusher guitars give you the freedom to play in a tool that takes account for many of your creative desires. Handcarved, original organic wood laminates that last, higher sound quality and aesthetic pleasure than anything you can find in stores. Available from www.wallpusher.com, take it further with Wallpusher. Wallpusher offers several pre-designed body and neck styles for easy playability, but for the more creative types, we offer a myriad of choices so that you can choose the shape and length of the guitar you’d like.
Guitar Innovations
Guitar Innovations
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Feb
6
2010
Tee Shirt Designs for Caspian
So why all the Tshirts? A great band is looking for a new shirt design, so we pulled out all the stops and designed some Wallpusher Design shirts that give a pretty full range of different options– all in classic Black and White.
So– there you go. IF anyone else you know needs tshirts, we got ideas. Send people here for ideas.
Have you heard about Caspian? Check them out, they’re a postrock band from the Boston area local to Wallpusher who have been making a big splash all over the music scene lately. We’ve been fortunate to see them in Boston/Cambridge, but in March they’ll be touring all over the country, and then international, so I’ve heard.
The reviews and testimonials on their Myspace page are quite compelling. Passionate- lots in common with Wallpusher. Here’s a quick taste of why they’re worth listening to, quoted from their Myspace.
“This batch of songs is anchored by brilliant, restless songwriting. No boring twenty-minute crescendos here. Tertia i
s full of surprises… There’s scarcely a better post-rock record on the horizon. 9/10″
- PREFIXMAG
“Tertia” is just as effective when it sparkles as when it storms. Caspian has the instrumental firepower to make a big noise when it feels like it. But the melodies, timbres and harmonics are so fully realized that “Tertia” would be mighty, even without its climaxes.”
- THE WASHINGTON POST
“A dense work of post-rock with purpose.”
- RHAPSODY
They are a great bunch of guys, and we thoroughly encourage you to buy their new album, Tertia. It’s awesome.
Word about the t-shirt template: all the credit for the template of girl/guy shirt goes to Madnessism from Deviant Art, thanks so much for putting it online to share!!
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Feb
2
2010
10 MOST INTERESTING GROUNDHOG FACTS: Happy Groundhog’s eve
Who’s taking bets on the direction of the critter’s shadow this year? 
Considering how cute they are, and how they do give us a fun holiday to mark the beginning of spring thoughts, even if spring is a long way off– I decided to make the little guy the subject of my monthly card. Feel free to download the card and use it as you’d like, or if you have a card idea, we’d love to post it on our website.
I’ve never been able to spell or pronounce Mr. Groundhog’s name, but apparently this year Punxsatawney Phil is being challenged by other groundhogs for his stardom. Poor little guy. 
We’ll I guess that I would vote for whichever creature that decides spring is coming sooner. It is a funny tradition, but stranger still is what I found out about groundhogs when I started looking: Continue reading
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Jan
26
2010
Wallpusher Cameo: The BEST Acoustic Guitar Maker of our time Walter Stanul
What’s a Wallpusher cameo?
It’s an interview or special article on an Creative Colleague of ours who deserves attention.Whether an artist, craftsman, musician or designer– our Creative Colleagues are all people with acommon drive, a similar spark that inspires them to create. Contact us if you or other creatives would like to be presented in a cameo!
Walter Stanul is an incredibly famous guitar maker and inventor of the archtop– a jewel who has lived andworked in the Boston area for decades. The work he has done inventing the Archtop Guitar has innovated the way that acoustic guitars are conceived and made.
Walter Matthew and Beautiful Guitar
We Love Walter as a friend, respect him as a great artist, and an innovative teacher. Matthew first met Walter teaching at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston, MA where Walter taught guitar making. When Matthew entered the SMFA Diploma Program in 2000, THE oldest fine arts degree in the country, he introduced himself to Walter and showed him the guitars that he had been making since childhood in New Jersey. Walter was amazed, and hired Matthew to help him teach guitar making.
Walter and Matthew share a similar spirit, their friendship is an intuitive one– they speak the same way, passionate about every subject from their art, to their teaching, to the flow of a shop. Everything is exciting to Walter, who says “I don’t know how much time I’ve got left” but is constantly working to innovate beautiful instruments and share his skills through teaching at renowned universities. His teaching talents are praised Continue reading
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Jan
25
2010
Guitar Gallery
| Wallpusher has 42 distinct guitar designs. If you would like to put one of these bodies on hold or have any inquiries about laminatesand our unique Wallusher body shapes, email me at info@wallpusher.com |
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Jan
22
2010
Top 10 Innovations for 2010
Happy New Year, All!
WHAT IS YOUR TOP TEN LIST for 2010?
We’ve been working on many innovations that we’re excited about, everything from very specific product innovations for guitars and basses, to implementing an intern program, to social networking, to visual innovations, and finally uploading a ton of great images we’ve been holding onto.
What are your innovations and aspirations this year? We’d love to hear about them! email us at info@wallpusher.com or just tweet wallpusher.
OUR TOP 10 INNOVATIONS FOR 2010….We are siked to bring you the top 10 innovations for 2010 we’re hoping to bring about at wallpusher this year:
10. A fresh new slideshow of our shop (CHECK!! check out www.shylaphotography.com/slideshows/wallpusher)
9. A NEW easy to find blog (CHECK!! we moved from the old site wallpusher.blogspot.com to our new site with more photos and links at www.wallpusher.com/blog just this week!)
8. Super fun pics of guitar products, kitchen products, AND more at wallpusher.etsy.com piloted just this year…check out our whimsical cutting boards in piggy, kitty and electric guitar, spatulas, rolling pins and more!
7. Created a network to connect “Creatives” (artists AND musicians) to each other and to gigs. “We must hang together, or assuredly, we will hange seperately.” (Ben Franklin) Find more info at http://creativegigs.ning.com/ and creativegigs.wordpress.com
6. Kicked off a new year of interns, with manky skills to learn and job references to get, we are hosting leatherworking, woodworking, and videography interns in 2010… find more info at interntolearn.wordpress.com
5. A big personal landmark: Matthew Rogers, owner of Wallpusher is recovering from shoulder surgery to repair damage from being rearended in 2007, also mending is Margot Garrity, Carving and Marketing Intern at Wallpusher whose congenital wrist problem was operated on for the second time in 2009, so here’s to a healthy 2010!
4. COMING SOON: a music night for all who love to make music or just listen and be in community!
3. COMING SOON: easy payment buttons on the website for our products!
2. COMING SOON: festival calendar for 2010
1. COMING SOON: updated pictures of 72 guitars made this summer
Thank you so much for following us into the new decade, we’re so excited to release tons of new innovations in 2010!
One personal innovation I’ve been working on is cards!
Every month i’ve been drawing up something that helps me to remember and appreciate the time that passes so quickly.
Any memories or ideas of what springs to mind (no pun intended) for the months to come, I’d love to hear your input! Here’s my really quick brainstorm (remember, the Boston area has a crazy weather system, hence my weather related ideas, i’m open to others!!) but i’m embarassed at the cliche aspects:
JANUARY biiig snowflakes
FEBRUARY well, the groundhog of course
MARCH shamrocks are so overdone…what about kites?
APRIL rain, umbrellas, boots
MAY definitely daffodils. Maybe a crocus or two
JUNE That’s a tough one…grasshoppers are underrepresented, right?
JULY patriotic USA stuff
AUGUST whales? Starfish….sandcastles?
SEPTEMBER school bus
OCTOBER pumpkins
NOVEMBER turkeys
DECEMBER reindeer
I am a sculptor and painter living in the North Shore. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing any of my original pieces or prints of my original work. I am also available for commission work in nearly any material and subject matter.
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Jan
16
2010
Let’s Support Beantown Swing!
Welcome to the Wallpusher blog!Thanks again to Shyla for the wonderful slideshow that she put up of our guitar workshop. Her work is really stunning, and you can check out her blog to see her most up to date projects!
We love to support and give a shout out to local (and not local– just awesome) creative folks: musicians, artists, artisans, etc. IF YOU or your friends are interested in doing a podcast with us or having us write an article linking to your site, just send us an email and we’d love to help you out.
This week we’re getting the word out for a great swing band: VOTE for our friends “Beantown Swing” if you get the chance…they are a great band that plays locally in the Boston area but has also been featured in film, and played all over. Their progress can be monitored on the Facebook Beantown Swing Page, they need our votes, and deserve them too! Good luck guys!
We don’t really care what you call it, Wallblogger, or Blogpusher, or that Cool Striped Bass blog…the old cliche is true: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”….and it would be sweet if you share our blog with friends…get the word out about this project, and keep an eye out as we post more events, pictures, projects and adventures that you will definitely want to take [art in. As always, thanks guys for reading!
Now without further ado…
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Jan
14
2010
Wallpusher Photoshoot by Shyla
Wallpusher Photoshoot is Online!!
A picture is worth a thousand words, but these photos are priceless!
Wonderful shots by a phenomenal photographer, Shyla, these were from
Wonderful shots by a phenomenal photographer, Shyla, these were from
Our first brainstorming session about how to capture the guitars on film….and
Look what wonderful images emerged—thank you Shyla!!
If you love guitars, wood, music, art, recycled or “upcycled” creations, and gorgeous photos, you’ll love the Wallpusher Guitar Slideshow by Shyla check out Shyla’s blog, which also details her amazing talent behind the lens.
She did a great job of capturing part of the process….and making these beauties stand out. The photo below also illustrates our adjustable strap really illustrate the adjustable strap’s potential for players…they can be seen online at our Wallpusher Etsy Shop.
As always, below is part of the team brainstorming…if you’d like to brainstorm with us, or join the team, check out our upcoming events…we LOVE to share ideas and talk shop!We’re also looking for a space where we can host a music night, let us know if you have a space or know of one!
Special thanks to our amazing photographer, Shyla, find her work at www.shylaphotography.com she has amazing talent with images and people, and is a talented photography artist we would recommend to everyone! Thank you Shyla for your wonderful work!
Thank YOU bloggers (and all who watch this slideshow) keep posted as we update our sites, and keep an eye on new innovations, events, photos, art, music and projects as Wallpusher updates our innovations to the world. REMEMBER: With Wallpusher you can save time, headache, money, AND become the musician, the artist you want to be. With Wallpusher: More playing, more music.
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Jan
6
2010
Happy 2010!
Welcome to the weekly Wallpusher blog!
We don’t really care what you call it, Wallblogger, or Blogpusher, or that Cool Striped Bass blog…the old cliche is true: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”….and it would be sweet if you share our blog with friends…get the word out about this project, and keep an eye out as we post more events, pictures, projects and adventures that you will definitely want to take [art in. As always, thanks guys for reading!
Now without further ado…
It’s official! We’ve entered a new decade, and Wallpusher has many hopes for the musical innovations we’ve been working on since the LAST decade, and intends to share them this year in 2010.
I guess you could call that a resolution, right? To share our innovations with as many as possible, online and in person? There are just too many people out there who have been facing the same frustrations we’ve been facing when it comes to playing the electric bass and the electric guitar; let’s all get together and do something about it!!
Have you ever been on stage, or even just playing alone in your room and realize that your instrument is holding you back? That its shape is not right for what you’re trying to do? Of course! There is a certain point for every musician where you just hit a wall because your hands are doing the right things, and tripping over the controls, or the shape of the body, or the neck. Even worse, there isn’t any guitar or bass YOU CAN BUY that will solve your problem. It just doesn’t exist.
When we got to this point, we said, That’s enough, we played and tinkered and invented and dreamed and built and tested and perfected, and FINALLY found solutions to our problems, and we’ve been making basses and guitars ever since. We are resolving for 2010 to get these solutions out there, because we all need solutions, we all need community and an open forum where we can find the tools to help us play the best we can.
What are your music resolutions for 2010? Are they technical playing goals or general networking and performing goals? We’d love to hear about them, here on the blog or emailed to info@wallpusher.com
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Dec
29
2009
Malcolm Gladwell and diversity in guitars and other soul food
This video sets up a very unique and wonderful model of business– the model that accepts that each person is different, that everyone has their own personal likes, dislikes and preferences, and that the products available for us to use, buy, eat, play, have or keep, should reflect that diversity. Wallpusher guitars were first conceived with the aesthetic desires of one player, and then applied to many many different players who wanted instruments that would be unique to them. Just like clothes don’t fit us perfectly unless custom made, so our instruments– our tools for music, should fit us.
Enjoy this great video of Malcolm Gladwell On Spagetti Sauce, found at http://www.ted.com/talks
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Dec
26
2009
Wallpusher wishes everyone happy holidays!
In the next few days we’ll be offering
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Oct
7
2009
New Guitars in the Works!!!
New Guitars in the works!!!
We’re developing a video post that will detail the steps
that we take to make our handmade guitars from recycled wood.
Here is one critical step: designing the laminates before we
glue them together so that hard and soft woods will be integrated together to produce the durability and sound quality that you need in a real quality bass. 
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Sep
27
2009
NEW PRODUCT! Art on a Tabletop!!
Offering prototype tables for everyday use, storage and teaching options. Event better than art to hangs on the wall is an art surface that can be used daily—a great way to maximize your space efficiency and give your house, studio, classroom character.
Of course we use ours for surfaces from rendering art materials, to installing electronics in our guitars, to sewing guitar straps! The best products are really those that someone decided to make because they didn’t exist…and these tables are exactly that! If you don’t have any space on the wall, or move a 
lot, these light, beautiful tables are really just what you need to 
be more efficient and productive.
We have been making furniture, guitars and other artwork for 18 years. Don’t spend any more time wishing your house, classroom, or other spaces were more space efficient, order an AFFORDABLE table from us! Made intentionally with attention to ergonomics and space efficiency. We have designed several tables with different artistic sensibilities, and can create one customized to a design you give us. Or we can make them to fit int
o any color scheme. These tables are going fast, and the price will not be low for long! Please contact us at info@wallpusher.com
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Sep
20
2009
Many new basses coming out soon! We’ve been busy the last few month cranking out instruments, tables, spatula prototypes and more. Photos are coming!
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