September 5th, 2010 — Effects, Electric Guitars, Famous Musicians
I first heard heard of Danny Gatton when he played Austin City Limits. He came across as a guy doing what he loved with total control of his instrument and what he wanted to communicate through it, but that image proved to be deceiving. He was known as “The Humbler” for his talent to put any guitarist who challenged him to shame as well as “The World’s Greatest Unknown Guitar Player” – that’s how they introduced him on ACL.
September 2nd, 2010 — Famous Musicians, Gibson Guitars, Guitar News
If you’ve wondered “What Happened to Don Felder?” He’s been busy. For the epic “Hotel California”, Don Felder said used a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard for every electric guitar part and he recently did and interview with Gibson to talk about how and when he got it, how he came up with the idea for the song and the solo, and an old elastic capo.
September 1st, 2010 — Amplifiers, Effects, Famous Musicians, Guitar News, Headphone Amps
Vox’s popular amPlug Headphone guitar amps now feature a Joe Satriani model that features 2 of of Joe’s signature sounds. Vox says that this amPlug “preserves much of the “pick attack” to create an articulate, playable distortion.”
August 31st, 2010 — Blues Guitar, Famous Musicians
At age 74, Buddy Guy doesn’t move around stage much anymore but his fingers still do the talking. He current touring with B.B. King and doing his best to keep the blues alive by giving a bit of a history lesson between tunes. If you don’t know Buddy Guy’s music, he’s been a major influence on the likes of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Not to mention, he’s a 5-time Grammy winner and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
August 30th, 2010 — Famous Musicians, Guitar Tabs
Van Halen has been in the news a lot lately with talk of a new studio album with the original members minus Michael Anthony. If you ever wanted to learn how to play more VH tunes, especially some of the lesser known ones but couldn’t figure them out, an A-Z tablature book is out. From DLR to Sammy to Gary, back to Sammy, with Mikey, without Mikey, back to DLR … yikes!, is this a band or a highschool soap opera? Anyway, this tab book is 1200 pages of aall 118 VH tunes. All the classic and even solos like Repect the Wind from the Twister Soundtrack
Get it at the Van Halen Store
August 27th, 2010 — Famous Musicians
Blues Legend SRV died after injuries suffered in a helicopter crash in 1990. He had just performed with Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, and his brother Jimmie. His memory and music still lives on though the hearts and souls of many.
