SYMPATHETIC STRINGS: GUITARIST JAMES DEPRATO | The Lipstick Pickup Ep. 14

Send us Fan MailThis episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast returns to its humble origins with a flashback to a conversation from December 2023 between Emily and Bay Area guitarist (and her first "Sympathetic String") James DePrato. A longtime Bay Area resident and member of Chuck Prophet's Mission Express, James stays busy as an in-demand session player in addition to  gear development and endorsement projects. James, who was Emily's very first guest, discusses how he views himself as a practitioner of music rather than a collector, how he's still chasing the feeling of being scared of music, and that a song doesn't have to make sense to be great. James also shares his love and reverence for Danelectro guitars and shows off a few from his collection including a Danelectro double neck, his homemade modified electric sitar, and his 12-string Jerry Jones. The jailbreak starts right here, right now with the Lipstick Pickup Podcast!