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| Elixir NANOWEB® and POLYWEB® String Coating Difference |
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| The difference betweenElixir coating flavors is found in the tone and feel of the strings. NanoWeb® coated strings sound and feel like uncoated strings – they are bright and lively, and the coating is so micro thin that you can barely tell it’s there. PolyWeb® coated strings have a balanced tone and smooth response – they sound like strings that have been played in. In addition, PolyWeb® coated strings feel comfortably smooth and help reduce finger squeak. |
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| VOX Expands DA Series Portable Amps |
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| VOX Amplification introduces two new models in its DA Series of portable Digital Amplifiers. Based on the popular DA5 amp, the new DA10 and DA20 feature realistic amp styles, built-in high-quality effects and the convenience and flexibility of AC and battery power options. |
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| Lick of the Month - March 2007 |
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| This months lick(s) takes a look at some rock cliches that have been used in many guitar solos throughout the years from Hendrix,Clapton,Santana,Beck,EVH and tons more. Included is the sheet music, tab and midi file for easy reference. |
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| Peavey Teams up with Orange County Choppers |
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| Music-products maker Peavey Electronics has challenged the stars of TLC's hit reality show "American Chopper" to a custom-shop duel to celebrate the launch of its new online guitar custom shop, PeaveyCustomShop.com. The "Battle of the Builders" that pits Hartley Peavey and his designers against Team Teutul - Paul Sr., Paulie and Mikey Teutul and the Orange County Choppers crew - will unfold during two episodes of "American Chopper," April 12 and 19. The shows will chronicle the design process behind the Peavey Custom Shop OCC guitar and a Peavey-themed chopper that incorporates a working amplifier that really cranks. |
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| The Lava Box Distortion/Overdrive By Seymour Duncan |
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| Seymour Duncan releases their latest effects pedal the SFX-05 Lava Box™. The Lava Box is not your ordinary Mosfet distortion/overdrive pedal it actually reacts more like a great amp than a stompbox. |
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| Beginner Open String Guitar Chords - Part 1 |
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| Ok, you just got your guitar and your sitting there pondering on where to begin, your asking yourself what chords should I learn. Bar chords, what's a 7th chord, what's a major chord and on and on. Well, we will put your mind at ease and help you get started. We have listed the most popular chords played in the first position that all have open strings in them. These chords are a good first start to help build your finger strength, finger memory plus there are thousands of songs you can play using them. |
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| G & L Tribute Series L 2000 Bass and Guitars |
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| The new Tribute Series Lefty L-2000 bass by G
& L sports a maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, along with two G & L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers. Controls include G & L Tri-Tone active/passive electronics, 3-way mini-toggle pickup selector switch, series & parallel mini-toggle switch, preamp control mini-toggle with high frequency boost, plus volume, treble and bass boost/cut controls. Another feature is the G & L designed Saddle-Lock bridge. Available in a natural gloss finish. |
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| Hendrix Tops Classic Guitar Poll |
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| Jimi Hendrix who made his name in the late 1960s with songs like Hey Joe and Foxy Lady, died aged 27 in 1970. Hendrix beat Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards into second place, with Stevie Ray Vaughan in third. Classic Rock editor Scott Rowley said Hendrix had a "devastating technique" and "redefined the term 'guitar hero". |
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| Lick of the Month - February 2007 |
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| This months lick or licks we should say is from BB King's popular blues tune "The Thrill Is Gone". We have tabbed out the whole solo so you can play along with BB note for note. Included is the tab and midi file for easy reference! Enjoy! |
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| iAxe USB Guitar coming to Firebox |
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| Firebox has put on sale the iAxe USB Guitar allowing guitar players to record their music straight into their computer. This revolutionary instrument looks like a top-notch electric guitar featuring a maple neck, solid body, single-coil pickups with 5-way switching, chrome machine heads and a vintage whammy bar. But it's also an ingenious USB-friendly axe that allows you to transform your computer into an amp, effects rack and recording system without any additional hardware. |
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| Visual Sound Workhorse Tube Amps |
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| There are many amps with multiple channels, but a few sound good on every channel and even fewer sound good with effects pedals. Finally Visual Sound has designed 2 amps, the Workhorse Pony 30 watt 1x12 combo and the Workhorse Stallion 60 watt 2x12 combo, both with just one great clean tube channel.Perfect for effects. |
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| 5 New Pedals From Boss |
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| Boss releases 5 new stomp box pedals for 2007. They teamed up with Fender and created a 59' Bassman pedal and a 65' Deluxe Reverb Amp pedal to emulate the sounds of these classic fender amps. Also added this year are the The Metal Core Pedal, Fuzz Pedal and the Dyna Drive. |
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| Gibson Guitar Champions Hall of Fame Tennis Cup |
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| The 2007 Gibson Guitar Champions Cup will feature Hall of Famers and former World No. 1 champions Jim Courier, John McEnroe and Mats Wilander. These three tennis greats will be joined by five additional champions for this five-day, singles round robin competition. Tickets for the Gibson Guitar Champions Cup will go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 16 at 10:00am |
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| Schecter Schecter CSH12 Semi-Hollow Flametop 12-String |
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| The new Schecter CSH12 12-String Semi-Hollow Flametop features a set 3-piece mahogany neck and ultra-access cutaway give you perfect access to the 22 jumbo frets on a rosewood fretboard. Mahogany body with flamed maple top and creme binding together with split crown inlay and platinum hardware result in a truly gorgeous instrument. Schecter has worked hard to give you a 12-string with great balance. Duncan Designed HB102 pickups faithfully reproduce the sweet, chorused 12-string sound with edge as needed, and volume and tone controls with coil tap on each pickup provide amazing tone versatility. |
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| Schecter Porl Thompson Signature Model |
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| As lead guitarist in arguably one of the most influential bands of the past 20years, The Cure's Porl Thompson has returned to the band with a new fire and a new guitar. Schecter Guitar Research is proud to announce the debut of their Porl Thompson Signature Model in 2007. Based on Schecter's Corsair Semi Hollowbody, the Porl version features a graphic by famed British artist Kev Grey. |
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Did You Know? |
Major 7th chords contain the intervals 1,3,5,7
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Archived Files |
| Wednesday, July 29 | | · | Fender Starcaster Guitar Packages Now Available |
| Friday, July 17 | | · | Professor Bruce Jacob Adds A New Twist To The Electric Guitar |
| Tuesday, June 16 | | · | The Ventures Guitarist Bob Bogle Dies at 75 |
| · | Eddie Van Halen Takes Nike to Court |
| Friday, June 12 | | · | Sonuus G2M Universal Guitar to MIDI Converter |
| Tuesday, June 09 | | · | Fender Limited Edition 40th Anniversary Woodstock Strat |
| Thursday, June 04 | | · | Blues Legend Koko Taylor Dies at 80 |
| Tuesday, May 26 | | · | Guitars Not Guns to Raffle Two Great Guitars for Charity |
| Thursday, May 07 | | · | Sierra Guitars 2009 Lineup |
| · | 3 New Cedar Top Guitar Models From Sierra Guitars |
| Monday, May 04 | | · | Sierra Guitars Offer Rebates And Free Gear |
| Monday, April 27 | | · | Robby Krieger SG By Gibson |
| Monday, April 13 | | · | Jeff Beck inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame |
| Tuesday, April 07 | | · | How to Install the Tremol-No(tm) System |
| · | Fix your tremolo problems with Tremol-No(tm) |
| Tuesday, March 31 | | · | The Rhythm Ring - Percussion at Your Fingertips |
| Monday, March 30 | | · | Ceriatone Amps - Build a Clone Amp |
| · | Jimi Hendrix Home Recording Found |
| Friday, March 20 | | · | Arbor Guitars Unleash Arbor in Action - Customer Photo Gallery |
| Monday, March 09 | | · | The Carl Martin Rock Bug - Guitar Amp Speaker Simulator |
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