- Type/luthier: Classical/Peter Oberg - Year of construction: 2008 - Scale length (mm): 650 - Nut width (mm): 52 - Top: Western red cedar...

I grew up thinking that my name was Frank Vito Simplicio. My father wanted me to be named after his older brother, Frank, who he adored....

Remembering When One of my earlier compositions. When I told my wife, Coral, the title name, she looked at me quizzically and asked,...

I grew up in Southern California where I started playing the guitar in 7th grade. Actually, it was my father that got me started. He...

I eventually wanted to expand to playing lead guitar. At the time, the major influences were bands like The Ventures, The Fireballs, and...

It wasn’t until I was in my 50’s that I once again became inspired to play my classical guitar. What was different this time around was...