guitarblog @ June 29, 2007 # 4 Comments
And just like that, hopes of a reunion show featuring the remaining members of Led Zeppelin, and concomitant optimism over the possibility of a follow-up tour, are up in flames.
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guitarblog @ June 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
“Free online guitar lessons” are everywhere, but a really good lesson site can be hard to find. The Internet is a medium that often suffers from its own comprehensiveness, burying gems beneath a mass of sponsored sites, broken links and mislabeled tags. Mediocrity always has the numbers, by definition.
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guitarblog @ June 28, 2007 # 9 Comments
I love guitars. I love dogs. On a whim, I Googled “guitars for dogs.” I was curious to see the extent to which the entrepreneurial fervor associated with all things canine had crossed into the realm of luthierism. Know what I found?
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guitarblog @ June 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
If the shareholders follow their Board’s recommendation, Guitar Center will soon have a new boss: Boston-based Bain Capital Partners LLC, which “manages about $50 billion in assets and has invested or acquired more than 240 companies since its founding in 1984,” according to this Bloomberg.com article.
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guitarblog @ June 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The reasoning (or lack thereof) behind the 25 most ridiculous band names is explained in a recent article at Cracked.com. Both the explanation for the moniker and the commentary as to why it is “ridiculous” are entertaining enough.
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guitarblog @ June 26, 2007 # One Comment
The day that my right hand, unconsciously searching to make noise, does not finger the instantly-recognized opening lick to Over the Hills and Far Away, or strum the mildly overdramatic intro chords to Tangerine, or pick the brutal pre-chorus bass notes in Ten Years Gone - that is the day I am no longer interested […]
guitarblog @ June 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The September issue of Acoustice Guitar Magazine will launch a new monthly section called “Guitar Pro,” according to a press release apparently submitted by the magazine to Harmony Central.
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guitarblog @ June 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
There are surely better step-by-step tutorials out there for actually navigating the various buttons and procedures on the Boss RC-20XL Loop Station, but if you are interested in soloing over your own loops, Johnny DeMarco’s spirited overview captured in the below video is a fun place to start.
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guitarblog @ June 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
What is the cover price of GuitarWorld magazine? According to the subscription page at GuitarWorld.com, the “cover price” in the U.S. for 12 issues is $59.88. That’s $4.99 per issue. Fine, but . . .
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guitarblog @ June 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Nostalgia over a slab of electronic hardware is a tad sentimental. Still, happening upon a picture of my Tascam Porta-07 made me think back with vague fondness to the days of “rewinding” the “tape” to record the next of 4 tracks (7 if you “bump” tracks 1-3 onto track 4).
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guitarblog @ June 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The official Wireless Fender Guitar Controller for the Xbox 360 game “Rock Band” (a hopeful competitor to the Guitar Hero series) is now available for perusal and pre-order.
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guitarblog @ June 19, 2007 # 4 Comments
For the none of you who have been following with interest and concern my hunt for that tube amp sound, I did eventually purchase an actual tube amp - the Fender Blues Junior NOS. It has been a pleasure to play so far.
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guitarblog @ June 18, 2007 # 5 Comments
A couple months ago, after two decades of playing through my Peavey Bandit 65, I was suddenly no longer satisfied with solid state performance. I had to have that tube amp sound.
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guitarblog @ June 16, 2007 # 2 Comments
When I purchased my Fender American Standard Stratocaster back in 1990, I didn’t know enough about guitars to realize that . . .
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guitarblog @ June 15, 2007 # 2 Comments
I usually don’t buy guitar magazines, but I bucked that non-habit a month ago and picked up what I later came to learn was the final issue of Guitar One Magazine.
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guitarblog @ June 15, 2007 # No Comment Yet
I recently purchased a Gibson Vintage Mahogany Les Paul Studio from Guitar Center at a reasonable Memorial Day Weekend Sale savings.
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