The weekly guitar roundup is Guitar International’s chance to spread the word about guitar related articles from around the web that we’ve enjoyed over the past seven days. Here are ten guitar articles from across the blogosphere that caught our attention during the week of August 9th, 2010.
Also, don’t forget to check out GI’s recent interview with Orianthi, great read from a great guitarist!
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- Guitar Noize: Rob “Chappers” Chapman affectionately known as “The Monkey Lord” (his band is called Monkey Lord) is an interesting fella, I wasn’t aware of him until he ran a YouTube solo contest that sparked a lot of interest so I subscribed to his YouTube channel to see what else he was up to… Chapman Guitars Introduces the ML2
- Classical Guitar Blog: I’ve been reading a lot about choice lately. Specifically, I’m interested in how and why people make choices. And a lot of it has applications to practicing and playing a guitar (or any instrument)…What Choice Research Can Tell You About Practicing
- I Heart Guitar: Bumblefoot’s debut CD, The Adventures Of Bumblefoot, is being reissued with bonus tracks (and $5 from each purchase will got to MS research) on October 13… Bumblefoot’s Debut Rereleased
- Guitar Gear: While I did a “mini review” of the Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay a couple of months ago, that was in a shop in a controlled environment, and though I played it for almost an hour, there’s no better test of gear than using it at a gig where nothing is predictable…Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay
- 300 Guitars: This is one of the coolest photos of the mighty little ZT Lunchbox amp in action..!! ZT Lunchbox Amp on the Big Stage
- Guitar Lifestyle: This year marks the 20th anniversary of Shake Your Money Maker, the Black Crowes’ debut album. To celebrate, the Crowes have arranged and recorded many of their classic songs as acoustic tracks and have released the tracks as part of the double album Croweology… 20 Years of Tall Tales
- Guitar-Channel: Paul Gilbert has announced the following European Tour Dates for 2010. Joining Gilbert for these dates will be Tony Spinner on guitar and vocals, Craig Martini on bass and vocals, and Jeff Bowders on drums… Paul Gilbert 2010 European Tour Dates
- The Daily Guitar: Introducing ‘The GoldCaster’, the world’s first and only real gold guitar. ‘The GoldCaster’ is a custom made hollowbody guitar that features a solid 18 Karat Gold Top… This is currently the only gold guitar in existence and it is being offered for US$1 Million… The World’s Most Expensive Guitar
- Fretterverse: I’m always amazed at the number of musicians that also study martial arts. It seems like whenever I’m around a group of martial artists or musicians I can always find a few people to talk about both subjects at the same time…The Music/Martial Arts Connection
- Not Playing Guitar: When I sat down to write this first tutorial in my series on double stops for guitar I was stuck for a while. I hesitated about which double stop interval to start with. Double stop 4ths seemed to be the easiest to start with but I had nagging doubts…How to Play Cool Rhythm Guitar Riffs with Double Stop 4ths
The weekly guitar roundup is Guitar International’s chance to spread the word about guitar related articles from around the web that we’ve enjoyed over the past seven days. Here are ten guitar articles from across the blogosphere that caught our attention during the week of August 9th, 2010.
