First Act guitars make it to the Grammys

As many of you know, my wife Ellen works for First Act, an instrument manufacturer based in Newton, MA. Along with instruments for very small kids, drumsets, and school band instruments, they also have a custom guitar shop that makes top-end instruments for artists. They've done instruments for dozens of top names, including players in Aerosmith, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Cure, Cheap Trick, The Donnas and more.

And now they've made it to the Grammys! Nicholas McCarthy from Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand played a snakeskin-covered First Act model when they opened the show last Sunday night.

They're thrilled with the exposure this has gotten them, and it'll be exciting to see where else their instruments show up.

Links:
Franz Ferdinand website
First Act site
Nicholas McCarthy info @ First Act site
Guitar details and close-ups