160 - Josh Vittek

160 - Josh Vittek In episode 160 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist, manufacturer and PR person Josh Vittek, Josh is a legendary fixture at NAMM, placing artists in booths and running PR for a lot of the companies who’s booths we love as well as the press releases for most of the cool manufacturers. He also owns Sheptone which manufactures pickups and is a partner with Doyle of the Misfits in Von Frankenstein Monster Gear which manufactures strings. In our conversation Josh tells us about the clients he’s worked with and how he got involved with Sheptone and Doyle Von Frankenstein. He also explains the need for Von Frankenstein strings. Josh describes moving to central Illinois from San Diego and the reason behind that. Josh talks about growing up in San Diego playing, taking apart and putting back together guitars and working for Carvin in a few different facets and all the ups and downs that led to where he is now. Josh talks about the NAMM show and putting artists into booths and some of the crazy stuff that’s gone down. Josh also gives us some insight as to what marketing means to instrument manufacturers in the current market. He also talks about the importance or lack there of with having a celebrity attached to your product. Finally Josh tells us about the benefits of restoring a 200 year old home in rural Illinois. For more information on what Josh does you can check out his website: http://vittekpr.com Or for Sheptone pickups: sheptone.com And for Von Frankenstein Monster Gear: vonfrankensteinmonstergear.com Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! #VintageGuitarMagazine #JoshVittek #JoshVittekpr #Sheptone #SheptonePickups #VonFrankensteinMonsterGear #NAMMShow #theDeadlies #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #hgwt #HGWT . . . Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link