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gnr guitarist bumblefoot needs a hand/foot

2006-09-17T15:11:00.000-07:00

on may 12th of this year guns and roses confirmed that their new lead guitarist was ron "bumblefoot" thal, replacing guitarist buckethead , who had been with the band since 2000. up until just recently, bumblefoot played this unique guitar. the axe was built in collaboration with vigier , and it had become bumblefoot's main guitar. main guitar until recently that is. seems the guitar took a beating when bfoot took it out on the road for gnr's latest european tour, and now it's on the verge of being permanently retired. so, bumblefoot has turned to the masses for inspiration on what he's calling "foot guitar version 2.0". he's asking for "something new, something cool, something designed by you!" check out the invitation here .

the guitars of cbgb's

2006-09-16T14:54:00.000-07:00

his halloween night will be the last one at cbgb's ; it seems the rumours are coming true, the music venue will be closing on october 31st. i've been searching out the web for real confirmation (for some reason, i can't find it mentioned in cbgb.com ), and have stumbled across enough first hand knowledge, to start to believe it. many large scale media outlets have written about it, but in times past the news proved to be rumours. the word is the club entertained the idea of moving to las vegas(!), but it looks like it will be reopened in new york.

so, a look back at the guitars (and guitarists) who have played at cbgb's;

joey ramones' univox hi flyer

tom verlaine of televisions' fender jazzmaster

elvis costello backstage with a fender strat(?)

sting and andy summers of the police with fender pre and telecaster

cbgb's guitar stuff

2006-09-15T17:06:00.000-07:00

cbgb's in new york is one of the infamous music venues in the world; aguably the birthplace of north american punk, and the launching pad for a great many bands that changed the music landscape, and a vibey place of rock and roll. you can own a bit of cbgb's - or at least bring some of it to your next gig - by using this strap to hang your axe, or maybe this pick , or jazz up your get up with these trinkets .

madonna les paul for sale

2006-09-14T00:01:00.000-07:00

guitar tech john griswold is selling a prized possession; a gibson les paul once owned, played and autographed by madonna! the guitar was one of the few possessions that griswold was able to rescue from his water damaged home in new orleans after it was hit by hurricane katrina. the financial crunch and hardship from katrina have forced him to sell the guitar. it goes up on ebay for auction on october 6, 07 at 7:00 pm pst untill october 16th by ebay power seller pierce jensen from sonora calif (he was contacted by griswold to auction the guitar). check it out here . the opening bid starts at $49,999.00!

japanese surf guitar classics?!

2006-09-12T23:47:00.000-07:00

wfmu's beware of the blog; a radio station that bites back is the blog of an internet radio station, and they have featured this album lately. It's Japanese guitarist takeshi terauchi and his band "the bunnys" recording of surf versions of classical pieces. The albums called "lets go classics'! go cats go!

thanks for your patience

2006-09-12T23:42:00.000-07:00

been extremely busy with life; thanks for being patient and coming by to visit at guitar guitar guitar.
earl

gene autry celebration guitar

2006-09-08T17:00:00.000-07:00

gene autry, america's "singing cowboy", is a legend, and is personally responsible for an entire corral of future guitarists first being enchanted with the picture of a lone cowboy hand strumming an acoustic guitar around the campfire with a pale western sky fading behind him. moments like those are life changing; the beatles on sullivan, page with bow in hand, or those grainy black and white screen images of gene form the genesis of a life time passion for the guitar for many of us. now, in celebration of mr. autry's 99th birthday, a festival is being held at the southfork ranch in plano, texas, and on oct 8th, 2006 there will be a drawing and some one is going to be walking away with this martin dm. signed by Christian Fredrick Martin IV, Willie Nelson, Bobbie Nelson, Paul English, George Strait, Ray Price, Gary P. Nunn, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Don Edwards, Sons of the San Joaquin, David Allen Coe, Leon Russell, Johnny Bush, Darrell McCall, Hank Thompson, D'Jango Walker, Noel Haggard, Shooter Jennings, Pauline Reese, Ray Benson, Billie Joe Shaver and Kinky Friedman. truly a one of a kind instrument. more details at goldbucklenetwork

dave navarro's guitars

2006-09-07T15:47:00.000-07:00

dave navarro's new band, the panic channel has just announced that they are going to be opening for supernova (the t.v. show based band) on tour starting this month (sep). dave's touring in support of his new album one, recorded by his new band. note of interest; panic channel features stephen perkins, drummer for jane's addiction. dave's had his fair share of publicity, lately, but as my interests are with guitars, guitarists, and gear, i was interested in looking at his gear.

the paul reed smith dave navarro signature model. dave has been playing prs guitars for over 17 years, and has recorded with them while in jane's addiction and the red hot chili peppers. the guitar features a relatively short 25" scale, 24 fret, brazilian rosewood fingerboard, a carved maple top on mahogany body, a prs trem, hfs treble and vintage bass pickups, 3 way toggle, and a jet white finish.

the yamaha dave navarro signature model llx6 dn acoustic guitar. dave's signature yamaha acoustic guitar is based on yamaha's llx6, but customized for the artist. according to dave, white 'pops' on stage, and changes color with stage lighting, so the yamaha comes in a pure white finish with accents of black; black binding, pickguard, and headstock. the neck is mahogany, the fingerboard is ebony, and the body is a solid englemann spruce top with maple back and sides. 25.5" scale, 20 frets, piezo and condenser mic on an adjustable goose neck for amplification.

the marshall jcm900 (small clubs) or the marshall mode 4 mf350. the mode 4 is a 350 watt into 8 ohms amp. it features two totally separate tube pre amp circuits, and a power amp circuit that reconfigures itself according to the amp selected. amp1 has clean and crunch, amp2 has od1 and od2.
dave also has used of owned; gibson les pauls, sg's, and flying v's; fender john 5 signature telecaster, vox teardrops, evh charvel, and fender strats. the top picture is a studio shot of navarro's guitars during recording of one.

dave navarro originally came to the attention of guitarists, and the world in general with jane's addiction. he's since played in/or with; deconstruction, nine inch nails, alanis morisette, porno for pyros, the rhcp, a reunited janes', spread/his solo record "trust no one", an all star project named camp freddy, and now his newest band; the panic channel. navarro's also got his own internet radio station up and running; which he broadcasts from his house!

cure that pain in the neck

2006-09-06T21:52:00.001-07:00

warmoth guitars is one of the original manufacturers of guitar replacement bodies and necks; offering a great selection of necks/bodies that will cover any unique features you could want. a recent cool addition to their line is their replacement necks and bodies for the line 6 variax; you can even swap over to a short scale or baritone conversion neck on your variax!

line 6 guitarport xt

2006-09-05T21:48:00.000-07:00

line 6 has a unique product with the guitarport, and they've now upgraded the package and just released the guitarport xt version. this time around mac's are included, with support for mac os x, including the new mac intels! (windows is still supported) also added is access to the gearbox platform, and new amp models based on; marshall 1974x (18w reissue), an orange (yeah!) ad30t. new effects include; sans amp bass driver, maestro bass brassmaster, arbiter cry baby, and sub octaves!

air guitar nation!

2006-09-04T21:46:00.000-07:00

they say immitation is a form of flattery, and if so, then air guitar is a sincere show of great affection for the guitar. at air guitar nation the act of air guitar is king, and is "america's unofficial pastime". air guitar nation is actually a feature length documentary, and follows the trend from new york to oulu, finland, where the air guitar world championships are held every august. the film has caught the attention of micheal moore and was screened at moore's traverse city film festival, and has won the audience award at sxsw!

martin 000-40s mark knopfler guitar

2006-09-03T23:42:00.000-07:00

searching out mark knopfler's latest happenings - which began when i came upon his racing story i posted a couple days back - i came across this beautiful martin just released this summer. the 000-40s mark knopfler was a further request from mark to c.f. martin on the heals of the hd-40mk mark knopfler signature edition guitar, which was released in '01. this time 'round, mark wanted a guitar that followed the signatures of the hd-40mk, but was designed primarily for fingerpicking; the 000-40s is the result. based on martin's grand tradition of 12 fret guitars, it's got a 25.4" scale, 1-13/16" wide neck (nut width), a 'modified v-shape' neck, and a slotted headstock. beautiful!

bixonic expandora EXP-2000R distortion pedal

2006-09-02T22:57:00.000-07:00

the bixonic expandora exp-2000r is an update of bixonic's exp-2000, the original little 'tin can' that was a huge hit in itself, and became one of the must have's of the pedal world when it came out. now, with this re-issue, bixonic has moved the small dip switches out of the guts and onto the front of the pedal, and expanded the control options; switch between guitar and bass, and choose between crunch, overdrive, distortion, and forbidden overdrives. gain, control and level knobs, and a bypass foot switch complete the front.

"...check out guitar george, he knows all the curves.."

2006-09-01T22:49:00.000-07:00

speed is something that all guitarists want. i know; taste, style, finess, and all the other things guitarists work toward are important too, but all guitarists would like the option of blinding others with out and out speed once in awhile. well, mark knopfler has it covered; seems he placed within the top ten of his class in the recent running of the le mans classic in france, driving his '54 austin healey 100s! who knew?!

via fender news

from hawaii to picks

2006-08-31T15:51:00.000-07:00

my travels on the web - like most, i'm sure - are not very linear. i think that's what makes the 'net so interesting. the amount of, and the wide variation of, the information out there in the ether of those vast cyberfields is so undefined and scattered that looking for something specific almost always leads one to stumble onto an unforeseen and unplanned sidetrip. here's my path to this final interesting guitar pick link; guitar blog/fire and light blog/youtube/classical guitar videos/welcome to pottersville/youtube(again) guitar videos/hawaii slack key guitar (thanks darin for the link to tortis; they really are a find!)/tortis picks. what? cool picks, though.

sbm custom built guitars

2006-08-30T20:55:00.000-07:00

these are three examples of the unique, cool instruments cranked out by s.b. macdonald custom built guitars, and they are seriously cool! i stumbled upon scott's guitar blog, which is a blog posted by scott himself, and followed the link back to s.b. macdonald where i found these babies! check out his site here.

play guitar with the ventures!

2006-08-29T21:24:00.000-07:00

props to hall of records; though michael doesn't specifically post on guitars, he has just posted a great guitar find of vinyl; "the ventures show you how to play by ear" "...by the guitar phonic system..." this is one cool record! i'm a total fan of guitar how-to records ( and every other type of guitar how-to media), and this is a total find! very cool. also, the whole hall of records is great; check out his site!

guitar strings for the future

2006-08-28T15:37:00.000-07:00

they vibrate at 1.3 billion cycles per second, and are not guaranteed not to break no matter how much you bend 'em!
actually, a physicist at uc berkeley created these nanoscale guitar 'strings' to measure biological molecules. they're made of carbon and they are strung to a nanoscale 'guitar'; the strings vibrate at a specific rate, and, when that rate is interrupted, the deviation can be measured and the mass of the molecules can be determined. yeah, but, can i detune them?

funtwo revealed

2006-08-27T23:09:00.000-07:00

on december 20, 2005 guitar90 posted a video on youtube of a guitarist playing a metal variation of pachelbel's canon which he had gotten from another site; fast forward to Aug 27, 2006 and the nytimes.com is publishing the guitarist's name and picture, and the video now clocks in with over 7.2 million views!
quick version of the story; jerry chang, a 25 year old taiwanese guitarist works up an arrangement of a rocked out version of the song which demands great hands, tabs it, and video's himself playing it and uploads onto his band's site. a bunch of guitarists dig it, and try their own hand(s) at it. one of them is funtwo, the guitarist revealed today in the paper.
you at least owe it a listen, and then form your own opinion.....

res-o-glas cool

2006-08-26T19:23:00.000-07:00

came across this cool post by thevintageguitarcast; there's some cool pictures of a few valco's national brand "map' guitars. these were cool guitar that were reknowned for their 'map' shape. they were produced from '61 to '64, and were made out of a material made of polyester resin and glass threads; res-o-glas.
david lindley uses these, and this is a beautiful example of a national from his collection.

check out the rest of his instruments at davidlindley.

powertune tm system for guitar

2006-08-25T20:12:00.000-07:00

the days when one onstage guitar tuned to A440 would do you through the complete five sets of the night are fading fast. so much of today's music is written in drop tunings or altered tunings, that you need four or five guitars placed out in strategic order with you on stage to be able to accomodate all the different tunings needed! so, besides borrowing your buddy's caravan each time you head out to the corner watering whole to carry all those guitars of yours, what can a gigging guitarist do? hey; how about a guitar which could retune itself to a different tuning with a touch of a button? nah, it'd sure be nice though....

in search of a better mousetrap; building the egonomic guitar

2006-08-24T11:23:00.000-07:00

many guitarists have experienced different levels of pain and/or discomfort while playing - or as an after effect of playing - guitar. some guitarists come to the instrument with pain or discomfort caused by other forces outside the guitar. i've had my own experiences with stiffness or soreness caused by guitar playing. most guitarists, including myself, change or alter their physical approach to the instrument to accomodate to the physical mechanics of the guitar, but, what if the problem was approached from the viewpoint of the instrument itself, and not the player? what if the instrument's design was defined differently, or adjusted physically in order to better accomodate the physical structure of the guitarist? through the ages, the basic guitar shape has remainded fairly entrenched in the tried and true designs of the past; given, these designs work well and design elements have been adopted to better suit players, but by and large the shape and designs of guitars have remained the same for quite some time.
robert at building the ergonomic guitar, has a great site up which serves as a documentation of his approach to redesigning the electric guitar with an eye to the ergonomic aspects of the guitar. rob does a great job of shedding light on the process, and - upon further explorations of his site - he succinctly explores the reasons why and how the quest began. anyone interested in guitar design, ergonomics, or generally guitar should check his site out!
good job, rob.

Calder guitar cases

2006-08-23T22:30:00.000-07:00

my old pals at Calder guitar cases have been busy since i've last checked in on them. their design blog shows the new models of guitar (and violin) cases that are going to be going into production soon. the website is an interesting read; watching the preproduction moving through different stages is cool to see. the cases look great!

scrape the bod, make the guitar hero move

2006-08-22T16:20:00.000-07:00

some people take their guitar playing seriously, and when i say seriously, i mean seriously. ok, so maybe these guys are playing make belief guitar via the ps2 game, guitar hero, but busting your leg while trying out a rock and roll air guitar move, is taking guitar playing seriously! and dig they even built thier own website to commemorate the event! wins the 'scrape the bod, make the move' play of the year!

guitar tab site shut-downs hit the big time

2006-08-21T12:29:00.000-07:00

further to the NMPA (National Music Publishers' Association) and the MPA's (Music Publishers' Association) legal efforts to shut down all the guitar tab sites currently up on the internet; the New York Times has posted a story on the actions being taken against the tab sites and provides a good background article.
thanks to theconglomerate.org for the link, who also has a good article posted.

guitar tab sites disabled

2006-08-20T14:24:00.000-07:00

searching through the tab sites on the internet today; OLGA is not the only site that has been contacted by both the NMPA (National Music Publishers' Association) as well as the MPA (Music Publishers' Association) threatening legal action if they continue posting tab. the claim is that sharing tab constitutes copyright infringement. here is guitar tab universe's splash screen;

guitartabs has also posted that they have received a letter from a law firm which is acting on behalf of the NMPA an MPA. guitartabs has posted the letter here .
wow, there really seems to be a concerted effort right now to bring down tab sites!

building a guitar with ted

2006-08-19T14:33:00.000-07:00

ted's guitar is a great site wherein said ted shares the process of building an acoustic guitar. great pictures - showing a real insight into the steps involved in building your own guitar - and good write ups really help to get a sense of the work involved in crafting a guitar. ted's enthusiasm really shines through! it really is a labour of love. good luck to him, and thanks, ted, for taking the time to share your insights!

manouche modele orchestre gypsy guitar

2006-08-18T14:39:00.000-07:00

checked out djangology , and found a great review on his newly delivered Manouche Modele Orchestre guitar. that is one serious guitar, and monterey writes a good review/insight into this - and generally gypsy - guitar. check it out here .

the guitar blog community

2006-08-18T12:58:00.000-07:00

i really like the sense of community that blogging brings. there are a lot of voices out there, and i like reading other guitarist's thoughts and ideas. it's kinda like having a guitar coffee shop just around the corner that i can drop into anytime to chat about guitars and guitar stuff.
a couple of good reads are guitarz , and theguitarist .
guitarz is based out of england and posts quick, brief links to interesting guitar articles, and theguitarist is a common man guitarist based in San Diego who posts longer, personalized views on guitar related issues. they are both worth a click, so check 'em out!

OLGA on holda!

2006-08-17T15:51:00.000-07:00

unpaved roads, a great guitar oriented site just posted that OLGA - the mother of tab sites, and one which a lot of guitarists use - is down. i went to OLGA's site and seems OLGA received a "take down letter from lawyers representing the NMPA and the MPA" (to quote OLGA's own splash page).
the guitar is a unique instrument when it comes to learning to play, most of us learn a chord or two from a friend, and from that point on, we're kinda on our own. sites like OLGA serve an important function; it allows a great avenue for most guitarists to discover chord progressions, song structure, licks, etc on their own, and have certainly been a big part of my growth as a guitarist. OLGA come back!

waltons guitar festival of ireland

2006-08-16T10:57:00.000-07:00

steve kaufman

paco pena

john williams and paco pena discuss guitar

pena and flamenco dancers

williams giving a masterclass

these are recently posted pictures of this summer's walton guitar festival of ireland which was held this July in venues throughout dublin, ireland. a tremendous line up of guitar talent performed and held master classes including; paco pena, john williams, steve kaufman, john feeley, xuefei yang, and more! this looks like a great festival!

no island media

2006-08-16T00:47:00.000-07:00

came across this great no island media site, featuring gibson acoustic, a limited edition dvd which is released as part of no island media's the search for the perfect guitar tone series. gibson acoustic has been made with the input of accomplished motion picture photographer erik l. brown of the horse whiperer, o brother where art thou?, ali, the black dahlia.
great looking website, and it looks like a beautiful dvd!

squier's top of the line; the squier master series

2006-08-15T21:00:00.000-07:00

the squier master series guitar line is the best of the squier line. they include the m80, m-80 special, the esprit, the thinline tele hh, and the chambered tele hh.
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these guitars include duncan designed humbucking pickups, special binding, special inlays, metallic and satin finishes, set necks, and platinum hardware. all great guitars; each have unique features which set them apart. check them out!

yamaha sa503 tvl troy van leeuwen signature guitar

2006-08-14T11:51:00.000-07:00

the sa503 tvl (troy van leeuwen) signature model from yamaha is a cool blend of old time es335 and post rock yamaha vibe. it's got three single coil soapbars, a real chrome bisgby, maple set neck, maple body, a kinda short 24 3/4" scale, and a rosewood fingerboard. it walks a great line between the obvious nod to the semi hollows of old, and a cool retro new look and sound. this is a great guitar, and i think it fills a great niche; it's modern enough to open the doors for new sounds and approaches, but it still feels like putting on a favorite t shirt!

the artist:
troy van leeuwen

guitarist troy van leeuwen joined the queens of the stone age 2002 after playing in a perfect circle and, before that the band failure. a multi instrumenalist, he's played bass, keyboards, and lap steel in qotsa, and he's also done session work for depeche mode, limp bizkit, and korn. his gear includes the yamaha sa503tvl, yamaha aes1500s, a gibson les paul and various other gibsons, and a chandler
lap steel.

dream theater's john petrucci video

2006-08-13T23:45:00.000-07:00

found this cool link on cyberaguioboy, a guitar enthusiast who also blogs about blogs and tech. he linked off of youtube, which is a very cool site in itself. i'll have to check it out. the video clip is of dream theater's john petrucci, and it's cool. cool band, great guitarist.

purple and orange

2006-08-13T17:24:00.000-07:00

prince with an amazing back line of orange amps! courtesy of orangeamps which links back to prince.org

a little orange with bite

2006-08-12T12:22:00.000-07:00

orange amps have gotta be one of the coolest looking amp lines out there. how can you beat an entire line drenched in that orange hue? and the sound of orange has always been totally and instantly identifiable as soon as you hear that great retro crunch and that new/old bite of their clean sounds.

orange amps has released this little cool amp; the crush 30r, it's part of the crush amp line up. the 30r is 30 watts of power, loaded with a 10' speaker, and has reverb built in (i'm thinkin that's what the r stands for), and is the most powerful of the line.
these are cool little amps, and although the line is trani, they sound like there are tubes hiding inside. a lot of small amps are transistor based, and many of them sound like it. that's a cool sound sometimes in itself, but sometimes these small amps come off as kinda fizzy and tinny sounding. this little orange comes across really well; not a lot of that small amp sound.
very cool.
and i gotta admit it; i like the look, too.

a guitar teacher's notebook

2006-08-11T15:46:00.000-07:00

Rob Hampton, a guitar teacher just up the street (web wise, that is) in seattle posts A Guitar Teacher's Lesson Notebook. it's always a lot of fun, and the guy has a great attitude; i really enjoy reading him. make sure you check him out!

mccartney's first guitar sold for 614,000.00

2006-08-10T21:34:00.000-07:00

macca's first guitar has sold for a staggering 330,000 pounds (614,000 bucks) to a craig jackson...link to Now Public.

Happy Canada Day Guitar

2006-07-01T21:27:00.000-07:00

So, today's Canada Day; and to celebrate there's always a big shindig held in the nation's capital city of Ottawa, where a bunch of speaching and music playing ensues. At this year's celebration there was a special guest; Canadian luthier George Rizanyl's Six String Nation Guitar will be played on stage. What makes this guitar so special are the materials that were used to construct it. Example; bridge pins made out of Canadian hockey player Paul Henderson's hockey stick, Narwhal tusk, and one from Wayne Gretsky's stick. Every material in the instrument is from a uniquely Canadian material.
From the Canadian Press;
"•THE NECK: Decking from the Bluenose II; Papineau Manor (built by Louis-Joseph Papineau who led the Lower Canada Rebellion); a bagel shibba from Montreal; oak from St. Boniface Museum (in the building where Louis Riel went to school).

•INSIDE: A piece from Fan Tan Alley (Canada’s first Chinatown in Victoria); Olympic medallist Nancy Greene’s childhood skis; Pierre Trudeau’s canoe paddle.

•MAPLE LEAF PICK GUARD: Part of cowboy John Ware’s cabin; part of basketball inventor John Naismith’s house; an inset of a wooden nickel made out of the third Maid of the Mist built in 1885; red ochre stain from Newfoundland; Paul Henderson’s stick; Wayne Gretzky’s stick; a seat from the Montreal Forum.

•BRIDGEPINS: Henderson and Gretzky’s sticks; slate from a slave chapel in St. Armand, Que.

•THE HEAD: Decorated with a diamond-shaped inset of B.C. jade.

•FIRST FRET: Stone from the monument to Shu-kwe-wee-tam/Almightyvoice (Saskatchewan aboriginal hero); raw silver from Cobalt, Ont.; a piece of the oldest rock in the world (Acasta gneiss, found at Great Bear Lake, believed to be nearly 4 billion years old).

•THIRD FRET: Decorated with labradorite; moose shin; copper from the roof of the library of Parliament

•NINTH FRET: Decorated with moose antler from Pick River First Nation on Lake Superior; blue labradorite from Nain, N.L.; a gold dot from Rocket Richard’s Stanley Cup ring of 1955-56."

Burns Guitars of London

2006-06-29T23:29:00.000-07:00

Wow! I've always been kind of attracted to ugly beautiful elements of guitar design, and the Burns London line of retro modern cool guitars definitely fit into the category. Burns is actually well known on the other side of the pond, but not so much here in North America. But what a bunch of cool guitars! Check out the "Shadows Bass 1964", Sonic"", and the Jet-Sonic'" (all below). Cool.

Fender Pro Tube Series Super-Sonic audio samples

2006-06-28T23:29:00.000-07:00

I really like audio and interactive displays that showcase new guitar products. The web has many unexplored possiblities to allow consumers to get a better feel for their next possible purchase. The better you're informed, the happier you'll be when you finally slap that cash down on your local music store's glass counter.
Fender has embraced macromedia technology to bring us this great interactive, sound generating device which gives me a good look at Fender's Pro Tube Series Super-Sonic Guitar amplifier. It's great. As for tones; even on my Mac's built in speakers, you can't mistake that distinct Fender twang and sparkle. What a great tone. Try the "Bassman Baltimore" for a great, pure Fender clean sound, the "Texas Tea" for SRV sting, and the "Lo-Fi Fuzz' for instant - well, for instant Lo-Fi cool.

Free guitar!

2006-06-27T18:26:00.000-07:00

Acoustic Guitar Magazine is a great read, and now their giving away a Martin Special Edition OM-28JM John Mayer Signature Edition Guitar. This is a serious instrument; Engelmann spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, scalloped bracing, herringbone, and a Spanish cedar neck. You can enter at Stewarguitars.com/stowaway

Stewart Guitar's Stow-Away Guitar

2006-06-26T21:55:00.000-07:00

Detachable guitar necks which fit into a special stow-away slot on the back of the body; travel guitars that fit into a carry on attache case. Cool.
Check it out at Stewarguitars.com/stowaway

Happy Birthday Fender!

2006-06-25T16:41:00.000-07:00

Fender guitar afficiendos, the inimitable Jeff Beck, and the rockin' John Mayer - along with appearances by Eric Johnson, Train, G.Love and Special Sauce, the Gin Blossoms, and Vertical Horizon - all rocked out for the 60th Anniversary of Fender Guitars. According to Fender News, it was a great success. I'm sure it was.

"Freebird" goes into overtime

2006-06-24T23:11:00.000-07:00

Jef Sarver in Chicago is trying to break the record for the longest Guitar Solo ever. He's been at it since 3:15pm on Wednesday, and he's picked Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird" (what else could it be?) to break the record with. I'm just wondering if there's a secound award for continuously-played-worn-out-pick award he's missing out on. Found on cbs2chicago.com

Gary Kramer TomCat Guitar

2006-06-24T16:35:00.000-07:00

The issue of ergonomics within the realms of guitar design are regarded by and large to be epitomized in the classic (existing) guitar designs of the past. Fender got it right in a lot of ways; the body scoop, beveled forearm area, controll layout. Gibsons - even with their extra bulk - fit like a well worn pair of slippers, and are well designed with players in mind. Expanding, or redifining these standards is a tough go. Guitarists, by nature, are fairly entrenched in their use of these well worn designs, and are kind of a sticky bunch when it comes to change in design, This guitar; the TomCat, by Stewarguitars.com/stowaway, is a bit of a departure from the tried and true. The name is justified; the TomCat definitely has a "inflight" design element to it's body, and it sleek and fast looking. Maple top, medium jumbo frets, 12" radius, pair of Dimarzio 'buckers.

Guitar and Bass Plug-In Tour hosted by IK Multimedia

2006-06-23T23:34:00.000-07:00

A free tour is being kicked off and will last all summer, and will feature known guitarists. Its called the Guitar and Bass Plug-In Tour, and is being put on by IK Mutimedia. IK are the folks who bring you the Ampeg SVX and Amplitude 2 Plug in's, and if a SVT shaking the walls isn't rock and roll, then what is?
From Mix Magazine; and if you ever feel like buying a non guitar mag - pick it up (or steal your soundman's copy!)

Genz Benz Shenandoah Shen Pro Acoustic Guitar Amp

2006-05-07T17:57:00.000-07:00

The Genz Benz Shenandoah Acoustic Guitar Amplifier is built with a 12AX7 Tube under the hood of the PreAmp which warms up the sound considerably; it adds a dimension of roundness, and a genuine organic feel to the sound of your amped Acoustic Guitar. 200 Watts, 12" Neodymium speaker, and a cab made of Baltic Birch plywood. The cab's rear ported, it has two inputs with a 1/4" and XLR each, and a 3 band EQ.

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Clapton Signed Bellezza Bianca Martin

2006-05-07T00:06:00.000-07:00

Martin Guitars has released the limited edition "White Beauty" Martin Bellezza Bianca; designed in collaboration with Eric Clapton and Hiroshi Fujiwara, the guitar is signed by Clapton, C.F. Martin IV, Hiroshi Fujiwara, and Dick Boak; Martin Guitar's Director of Artist Relations. The guitar is a OOO size Martin; book matched Spruce Top, Maple back and sides, Herringbone Purfling, Silver Plated mini tuners and buttons, and a polished Black African Ebony Head Plate with the same Abalone Pearl Inlay as that as of the 1902 Martin 00-45S.

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