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| Yngwie Malmsteen New Album Perpetual Flame |
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| Yngwie Malmsteen will be issuing his latest studio triumph entitled Perpetual Flame. The album will be the first ever Yngwie album to be released via Rising Force Records distributed via Koch, while the album also marks the debut on an Yngwie album by ex-Judas Priest - Iced Earth frontman, Tim Owens. |
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| Miami GuitarTown |
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| Gibson Guitar announced the launch of Miami Guitartown, the second installment of such an exhibit in Florida, which will take place throughout the city of Miami. |
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| Hendrix's Burnt 1965 Fender Stratocaster Goes Up For Bids |
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| Jimi Hendrix's 1965 Fender Stratocaster, which he set alight after a landmark performance at London's Finsbury Astoria in March 1967, and which is estimated to be worth over a million dollars. |
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| Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame To Honor Les Paul |
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| Gibson guitar inventor Les Paul will be honored by the Rock -N- Roll Hall of Fame at the 13th Annual American Music Masters series this November. The week long event, entitled Rock and Roll Retrospective: The Les Paul Phenomenon will be held at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The tribute concert will be on November 15. |
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| Guitar Great Jerry Reed Dies at Age 71 |
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| Country guitar great Jerry Reed died on Monday from complications from emphysema. He had been cared for recently in a hospice, Country Music Television in Nashville reported. |
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| Fender signs deal for European expansion |
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| Fender Musical Instruments Europe is strengthening its business continuity to support its European expansion. The company, which is headquartered in London, provides the applications for the entire European business covering the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Sweden. |
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| Gibson Guitar is hiring |
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| Gibson Guitars announced it will immediately increase its general labor and manufacturing employees base due the overwhelming success and demand for Gibson USA manufactured instruments. |
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| David Gilmour's Fender Replica Guitar |
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| Fender is soon to release an extra special guitar. They will be recreating the guitar belonging to David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. On September 22, 2008, the specially crafted guitar will hit stores, just before the release of Live in Gdansk. The guitar will be called the Black Strat. |
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| New Korg Bluegrass And Hawaiian Model Tuners |
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| Korg has expands its award winning line of tuners with two new models. The BA-40 is a dedicated tuner for bluegrass instruments featuring easy-to-use functionality in a compact size that easily fits in a gig bag or instrument case. The HA-40 tuner was designed specifically for instruments used in Hawaiian music. It features a compact size, full functionality and large easy to read LED display. Each tuner offers a sleek design and Korg's renowned accuracy. |
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| New Luna Oracle Series Crane Acoustic Guitar |
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| Known for its line of artistic guitars, Luna Guitars is pleased to announce its new Crane model, an addition to the Oracle Series of acoustic/electric guitars. The instrument's innovative design and superlative sound take players to new heights of both visual and playing enjoyment. Laser-etching technology is used in a fresh new way on the instrument to craft a triad of graceful, intertwined cranes that circle the sound hole over a solid cedar top. |
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| Did You Know? |
Joe Satriani uses the Lydian Mode in most of his solo's |
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| Archived Files |
| Sunday, June 29 | | · | Fender TB-600C Combo Bass Amp |
| Wednesday, June 18 | | · | Fender University Opens |
| Tuesday, June 17 | | · | Getting Guitar Calluses The Easy Way |
| Thursday, May 22 | | · | Re-Usable Guitar Body Overlays by Facelift |
| · | Guitar Files expands Luna Guitar Line |
| Friday, May 09 | | · | Elvis Costello Signature Jazzmaster |
| Friday, April 18 | | · | Sierra Guitars Introduces the New Sierra Compass Acoustic |
| Wednesday, April 09 | | · | Yngwie Malmsteen and Fender Custom Shop Exclusive Collaboration |
| Monday, April 07 | | · | The New MHG Soltero Model From Dean Guitars |
| Saturday, April 05 | | · | Fender Offers 8 New Hot Rod Enclosures |
| Thursday, April 03 | | · | CA guitars on the road with Elixir® strings |
| Monday, March 31 | | · | National Guitar Workshop 2008 Season |
| Thursday, March 20 | | · | Gibson sues retailers over Activision's Guitar Hero |
| Monday, March 03 | | · | Martin Celebrates 175th Anniversary |
| · | Jeff Healey dies at 41 |
| Saturday, March 01 | | · | New Italia Imola 6 Electric Guitar |
| Friday, February 29 | | · | Slash Signature Les Pauls from Gibson Custom, USA and Epiphone |
| · | Albert Lee & John Petrucci Baritone Models By Ernie Ball |
| Thursday, February 07 | | · | 2008 Guitar of the Month Series |
| · | Visual Sounds 2008 Pedal Lineup |
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