Couch Riffs

Our guest on this episode is Jeff Smith, CEO of Newman Guitars. Newman Guitars has roots back to the early 70s and the founder, Ted Newman Jones worked for Keith Richards, building him multiple guitars including some famous 5-strings. He went on to build guitars for Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Billy Gibbons and more while he has a shop set up in Austin TX. Today Newman guitars is based in Washington, Indiana and carries the iconic Newman design into the future with modern building practices and comfortability tweaks that are sure to keep players happy for another 5 decades. Be sure to check out Newman's website and consider getting a custom build from them as your next collector's piece!  If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs podcast or cover videos please consider becoming a patron at PATREON. Your support is appreciated and goes a long way toward helping Couch Riffs grow, improve and keep the gears greased. And, don't forget to visit our WEBSITE to find ALL of our content as well as a link to our m