We're packing up the car for a road trip! James White guitars will be featured at the La Guitarra California Festival September 25, 26 & 27, 2015 at the Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. Stop by and see some fine recent classical and...
Jim, I’ve had my guitar a little less than two weeks now and I don’t know if I can express how much it has grown on me and how pleased I am with it. Right from the outset, it has had an incredible voice -...
I first talked to James around last year around the end of the September in 2013. My teacher, João Luiz Rezende Lopez, talked very highly of James’ skills as a luthier and he allowed me to play the classical guitar recently made for him by...
João Luiz and Douglas Lora also known as the Brasil Guitar Duo played a sold out concert at Marylhurst University near Portland Oregon on Friday, September 26th, 2014 . The duo thrilled the sold out crowd with their seamless blend of traditional and Brazilian works....
September 5, 2014 -- Hi Jim, I hope that the last few months have been going well for you. I've really bonded with both instruments since we last spoke. Somehow I lucked out finding these instruments, and as time passes I grow to appreciate how much better...
James White doesn’t just build classical acoustic guitars — each of his creations is filled with his blood, sweat and tears. He offers something you can’t pull out of a box or off an assembly line. “Every guitar is a piece of me,” White said. The 60-year-old...
Look for Jim at the 21st Annual Guild of American Luthiers Convention and Exhibition July 23-27, 2014 in Tacoma, Washington. At the show Jim will be showing his newest classical guitars fresh off his bench. Often copied but never dulicated, the Guild of American Luthiers Convention...
James recently completed a matching pair of classical guitars for the Brasil Guitar Duo, one a six string and the second with a seventh low B bass. The Brasil Guitar Duo, winner of the 2006 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, are hailed by Classical Guitar magazine...
James White guitars were featured at the 39th annual Northwest Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit in Portland, OR, which celebrates the wealth of instrument making in the Pacific Northwest and is an annual statement of the art in our region. James was one of more than 80...
I do not look for a strong sounding guitar, but rather, prefer a guitar with a melancholy voice and easy action. Those are my primary criteria when it comes to choosing a guitar. Picking up a James White guitar, from the first interlude, I felt...