Cool!
Jason Presented with a Luna Trinity Guitar
05 May, 2008 Posted by:
Liz Lemon
We're all familiar now with the Breedlove guitar Jason has most often strummed during his performances this season, but tomorrow night we may see him adorned with
THIS beauty:
I spoke with Derek Badala , a Luna representative, on the phone today to find out about this stunning guitar and to inquire about the motivation behind giving this particular design to Jason. I learned that all of the top 5 were presented with guitars, not just Jason. The initial idea to match the contestants with Luna products came from people inside American Idol who loved the unique designs of the guitars and the background of the company, particularly Yvonne de Villiers, its founder.
According to
modernguitars.com , Yvonne's approach to guitar design is in sharp contrast with Fender's. Instead of looking to produce a cost-efficient one size fits all model, she set out to design guitars that fit an individual, specifically a woman guitarist. Furthermore, as a stained-glass artist, she approached the design as more than a functional problem. If you look through the
catalog of acoustic guitars you will see an array of gorgeous, unique guitars.
Derek told me how they matched up each contestant with a hand-picked design according to their personality and ability. He chose the extremely limited Luna Trinity for Jason because of Jason's strong faith. I also learned that Syesha was presented with the
Dolphin because of her ties to Florida. Brooke was given the stunning
Lotus.
This past Tuesday, Derek headed out to LA and later met with the Idols on Wednesday. He had nothing but strong praise for all of the kids and admitted he doesn't want to see any of them eliminated. His impression of Jason was that he was just genuine and nice. And later, he ran into Jason out at a restaurant with his father (sporting a Luna T) where he was treated to warm smiles and a hug.
Whether or not Jason will play the guitar on Tuesday is up in the air. Apparently he would love to, but we'll have to wait and see how song choice and band arrangement affect which instruments he will play.
Special thanks to Derek for taking the time to talk to me and once again, kudos on some fine guitars.
I'll see if they can fix it tomorrow.
