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| David Grohl Joins Gibson Guitar Custom Shop |
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| Gibson Guitars announces the release of the new Dave Grohl model guitar, the DG-335, that will be available to Foo Fighters fans and guitarists, alike, on Thursday,October 4th, 2007. This new guitar is inspired by Grohl's much loved Trini Lopez signature model. The new model, created by the artisans at the Gibson Custom Shop with the input of Grohl himself, will provide rock fans a chance to channel the Foo Fighters' renowned lead singer. |
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| The James Burton Foundation Donates $62,000 |
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| The James Burton Foundation is donating $62,000 raised at a 2007 guitar festival to expand its music and guitar education program for public schools. The foundation, set up by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist James Burton and family, has given the national Little Kids Rock foundation the money to pay for current programs at 31 Caddo Parish schools and create new programs at five Bossier Parish schools. |
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| DeVillain Centerfold Foldable Electric Guitar |
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| The worlds first folding electric guitar will be introduced at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt on March 28 2007. The Centerfold guitar solves a transport problem that every guitarist has experienced. The magical thing is that the guitar can be played directly after its been unfolded and it stays in tune even when it is folded away, says Leif Rehnstrom, Managing Director of the newly started DeVillain Guitar Company in Skelleftea, Sweden. |
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| PRS Guitars 2007 Chevy Rock & Roll NASCAR Trophy |
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| NASCAR fans from all over the country who venture to Richmond International Raceway year after year to experience the Chevy Rock -n-Roll 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race have probably noticed a slight change in the winners trophy over the last few years. Many may even have fond memories of seeing the trophy travel the track thruways on a golf cart or having pictures taken with it in the Chevy Fan Fest area. |
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| Richie Kotzen Releases 16th Solo Album Titled - Go Faster |
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| Richie Kotzen is a guitarist/singer/songwriter who has a 30 album plus discography and has collaborated with such varied artists as Jazz legend Stanley Clarke as a member of their band Vertu (guitar) (1999), as well as replacing guitarist CC Deville in the glam rock band Poison(1991-1993). Richie was also a member of the multi platinum band MR big (2000-2004) and had a number one single in Japan with a song he wrote called Shine. |
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| Gibson's Revolutionary Powertune Les Paul New Self-Tuning Guitar |
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| The Gibson Powertune System is available as original equipment only on Gibson guitars, is the first fully functional, performance-ready, and non-obtrusive automated tuning system, and the only self-tuning system practical for use by the professional guitarist. It is operated solely from the guitar, with no external connections or interface from a third-party device, and no need to move your busy fingers from the guitar strings and controls they are already manipulating in the course of your performance. |
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| Mel Bay Still Teaching Music at age 60 |
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| For six decades, Mel Bay Publications has taught much of the world to play guitar and accordion, banjo, even the pan flute, for that matter. Mel Bay Publications, housed in a nondescript industrial park surrounded by farm fields 35 miles southwest of St. Louis, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. |
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| Lick of the Month - August 2007 |
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| This months lick uses the open E minor pentatonic scale in the first position. The style is based on the rock-blues genre and sounds alot like Jimmy Page, Angus Young etc..Included is the tab and mp3 file for your convenience. |
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| Gibson Custom ES-339 HollowBody Electric Guitar |
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| In 1958, Gibson debuted a guitar that provided the perfect combination of solidbody and hollowbody features the ES-335. With a solid maple block running down the center of its thin, hollow body, the ES-335 provides the fat, resonant tone of a hollowbody guitar while delivering the sustain and feedback resistance of a solidbody. Gibson’s hybrid design, known as a semi-hollow guitar, remains a perennial favorite of players of nearly every style of music from jazz and blues to rock and punk. |
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| Vestax S-1 is Guitar-Shaped Turntable |
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| Over the past 10 years, many DJs from around the world have being asking for a shoulder strap type DJ equipment. A piece that can be used to entertain the audience visually and to appeal the player's skills and techniques. |
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| Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth Back on Tour |
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| Beginning this September, in what promises to be the most exciting live tour this year, Van Halen will embark on a national concert tour throughout the U.S. and Canada with its original lead singer David Lee Roth for the first time in 22 years. |
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| Brian May and the Zodiacal Dust Cloud |
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| Brian May of the band Queen hasn’t just been sitting home waiting for his royalty checks; instead he has been hard at work to get his doctorate in astronomy. |
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| Vintage Tube Monster VT999 By Behringer |
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| Behringer has just released a new guitar pedal called the Vintage Tube Monster VT999 effects pedal. It features the warm sound of a 12AX7 vacuum tube and with its three-band EQ it provides precise post-distortion tone shaping. This high-quality guitar pedal has a integrated and switchable noise gate with adjustable threshold that keeps signals noise-free. A status LED for effect On/Off is included, plus true bypass is included for the ultimate signal integrity. |
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| Dimarzio Pickups Specifications Chart |
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| Included in this file is Dimarzio's current 2007 guitar pickup lineup with specifications on each pickup, such as output in milivolts,treble,mid and bass specs and DC resistance. This Chart is great if your looking to match up all of Dimarzio pickups or find out the specs on your current pickups. |
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| Behringer 2007 Guitar Pedal Lineup |
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| BEHRINGER is a world-leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of professional audio equipment, musical instruments and their related products. The Company provides a comprehensive product range covering multiple product categories to a wide spectrum of end-users including professionals, corporations and amateurs, as well as for public and commercial applications. They include Audio Technology, Computer-based Recording and DJ products, Loudspeakers/Amplifiers, Microphones/Headphones/Wireless Systems, Mixers/Powered Mixers, Musical Instrument Amplification, and Professional Lighting Systems. |
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Did You Know? |
Chords are built by stacking 3rds
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Archived Files |
| Tuesday, August 04 | | · | Carl Martin - Buff Deluxe Dual High Quality Signal Buffer |
| · | New Randy Rhoads Documentary Film |
| 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 |
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