The future of the guitar is in good hands. Today, in a big white tent in a field here at luxury dude ranch Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork Montana, 11 young semi-finalists for Lee Ritenour’s Yamaha 6-String Theory Guitar Competition duked it out to determine which six will compete in the finals this Wednesday, which will be judged by Ritenour, Sonny Landreth, Chris Hillman and Dave Grusin.
Flew from the dirty Jerz to pristine northwestern Montana today to attend the 2012 Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Music Festival in at Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork.
Sound Mountain Sessions is a straight forward, gritty, well-polished American hard rock offering from legendary Lynch Mob, that truly captures the magic of their genre.
Making a living as a freelance guitarist is not easy. It requires flexibility, professionalism and years of hard work.
After a 14-year hiatus, Accept emerged from their metal hibernation in 2010, boasting a new powerhouse lead singer, Mark Tornillo, as well as their most successful and arguably strongest album yet, Blood of the Nations.
Scum of the Earth was formed in late 2003 by former Rob Zombie guitarist Riggs, an in-your-face singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer.
An evening of homespun humor and country ballads and rock rolled into Wolf Trap starting with an expressive set by Loudon Wainwright III, followed by Mary Chapin Carpenter, both Grammy winning artists.
The acoustic guitar body, or “sound box,” is where the sound is perfected, enriched and enhanced. It is also the piece of guitar construction that helps suit a player’s size, sound desires, and playability.
Adler, the new band led by former Guns N Roses drummer Steven Adler has been added to the lineup for The Kiss Kruise.
There are thousands of guitar method books available on the market, which cover a wide variety of fingering and playing techniques. For that beginner guitarist who’s interested in learning the guitar, choosing the wrong or too difficult guitar method book could discourage them completely from learning how to play a fantastic instrument.
