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The Lipstick Pickup Podcast with Emily Vardaman WaltersAuthor: 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. Language: en-us Genres: Music, Music Commentary, Music History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH A MELLOTRON AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST PETE DONNELLY | The Lipstick Pickup Podcast Ep. 40
Episode 40
Monday, 30 March, 2026
Send us Fan MailEmily places a call of the wild to The Hudson Valley to talk to Pete Donnelly about the vintage Mellotron that has landed in his studio in Katonah, New York. Pete was an original Sympathetic String to the podcast and there is a review of his Lipstick Pickup studio Bass-ics and a Jerry Jones baby sitar Emily lent him for most of 2025.From https://petedonnellymusic.bandcamp.com"Pete Donnelly is a New York-based songwriter, musician, producer, and dynamic performer. A founding member of the Figgs, and also an honorary member of NRBQ. Pete’s Music is built upon sturdy melodies, and played with genuine care. Equally adept in the studio, Donnelly has produced, engineered and performed on hundreds of records; Shelby Lynne, Soul Asylum, John Legend, Graham Parker, Mike Viola"https://www.instagram.com/petedonnelly
