Browsing Year 2012

The New PRS SE Clint Lowery Guitar at Experience PRS 2012

The New PRS SE Clint Lowery Guitar at Experience PRS 2012

Posted September 14, 2012 at 12:05 pm | No comments

Largely known as the lead guitarist for Sevendust, Clint Lowery is recognized worldwide for his raw melodies and empowering riffs.

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Experience PRS 2012 Kicks Off with Top Talent

Experience PRS 2012 Kicks Off with Top Talent

Posted September 13, 2012 at 11:45 pm | No comments

For the sixth consecutive year, Paul Reed Smith Guitars is hosting its Experience PRS trade show (Sept. 13 – 15), with an expected attendance of over 2,000 friends, fans and associates.

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Electro-Harmonix Gets Chatty with the New Talking Pedal

Electro-Harmonix Gets Chatty with the New Talking Pedal

Posted September 12, 2012 at 5:26 am | No comments

Riding the coattails of EHX’s revolutionary wah pedal, the Crying Tone, the brand new Talking Pedal brings vocal expression to the guitar player (no tubes required.)

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Review: RUSH Clockwork Angels One of This Year’s Strongest Releases

Review: RUSH Clockwork Angels One of This Year’s Strongest Releases

Posted September 11, 2012 at 12:57 pm | No comments

Rush is one of the world’s most easily recognized and infamous progressive rock bands to ever dominate the world. Their music is instantly recognizable amongst their undying and ever growing fanbase, between Alex Lifeson’s intricate guitar riffs, Geddy Lee’s powerful vocals, the masterful percussion work by Neil Peart, and their overall futuristic sound.

Posted in: '80s Rock, Reviews, Rock Reviews, Uncategorized

Inside the Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop – Advanced Rock with Shredder Tobias Hurwitz

Inside the Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop – Advanced Rock with Shredder Tobias Hurwitz

Posted September 11, 2012 at 12:35 pm | One comment

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” I’ve heard that a few times, but it never sunk in until I took Tobias Hurwitz’s daily three-hour Advanced Rock class at the week-long Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop. If you’re a “play by ear” guitarist like me, I can’t recommend enough that you put your anxieties and prejudices aside and sign up for an intensive workshop like this one.

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The Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival in Bigfork, Montana (Videos & Gallery)

The Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival in Bigfork, Montana (Videos & Gallery)

Posted September 11, 2012 at 11:54 am | One comment

The nightly concerts at the Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival in Bigfork Montana, Aug. 24 – Sep 1, 2012, were sold-out knockouts, featuring some of the finest guitarists in the world in every genre.

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Review: Bachman & Turner: Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC

Review: Bachman & Turner: Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC

Posted September 11, 2012 at 11:43 am | No comments

Bachman and Turner are back with a new release, Bachman & Turner: Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC, that will only reinforce their rock legacy, as one of the best blue collar rock bands around.

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When I Left Home: My Story By Buddy Guy & David Ritz

When I Left Home: My Story By Buddy Guy & David Ritz

Posted September 11, 2012 at 9:32 am | One comment

Eric Clapton has often praised legendary blues maestro Buddy Guy as the greatest guitar player alive. Now some seventy six years young, the influential Guy is still wowing audiences, releasing stellar new records and playing hundreds of live dates a year setting the stage afire with his testifying, soulful vocals, incendiary six string wizardry, and tornadic live performances.

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More Than a Rock and Wrestling Connection with Rich Ward of FOZZY

More Than a Rock and Wrestling Connection with Rich Ward of FOZZY

Posted September 8, 2012 at 8:37 am | No comments

Rich Ward is the lead guitarist and creative force behind the band Stuck Mojo, as well as a being a former member of the metal “supergroup” Adrenaline Mob.

Posted in: Interviews, Metal Interviews, Rock Interviews, Uncategorized

Dennis Koster Plays 1951 Barbero at Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival

Dennis Koster Plays 1951 Barbero at Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival

Posted September 7, 2012 at 11:45 am | No comments

The Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Festival kicks off every morning at 8 a.m., with a massive family-style breakfast in the Main Lodge on the banks of Flathead Lake.

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