Posted December 12, 2011 at 7:00 pm | No comments
PRS Guitars is teaming up with In Tune Monthly magazine and Guitar Center to complement a 2012 official partnership with GRAND-AM Road Racing. 2012 marks the third year that PRS has partnered with GRAND-AM Road Racing’s Rolex Sports Car Series by providing race-winning teams with unique trophy guitars. This season, PRS is also partnering with Guitar Center and In Tune Monthly to host rockin’ and rollin’ pre-race Guitar Center/PRS Fan Days in select locations.
Posted in: Guitar Events, Guitar News
Posted December 12, 2011 at 5:40 pm | No comments
According to a December 12, 2011 PRS Guitars press release, the company will be partnering with GRAND-AM Road Racing for the third straight year in 2012. For the second year, PRS will again provide winners in both the Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype (DP) and Grand Touring (GT) classes with a unique trophy—a fully functional PRS SE Singlecut guitar customized with GRAND-AM and Rolex Sports Car Series logos.
Posted in: Guitar Events, Guitar News
Posted December 10, 2011 at 1:19 pm | One comment
After over a decade of paying his dues, a fountain of good fortune is flowing endlessly for slide guitar virtuoso extraordinaire Derek Trucks. During these years of nonstop, grueling touring, he has built a name for himself as the bottleneck boogie guitar player to be reckoned with. Trucks has coordinated countless tours and recordings, playing with his own group, The Derek Trucks Band, played alongside mentors and kin The Allman Brothers Band and has appeared on numerous side projects and guest work from the Frogwings to Phil Lesh.
Posted in: Blues Interviews, Country Interviews, Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted December 10, 2011 at 1:03 pm | 2 comments
Scale books for guitarists seem to be hitting shelves in record numbers these days. With the evolution of the ebook, there has been a boom of self-published books being released, providing more options for guitar consumers than ever before. Because of these myriad options, it seems like a great time to be a guitarist, because of the wide variety of teaching materials available. But, at the same time it’s harder than ever to decide which product is worth buying, especially when money is tight.
Posted in: Book Reviews, Reviews
Posted December 8, 2011 at 3:24 pm | 2 comments
The National GUITAR Museum unveiled the world’s largest fully playable multi-necked stringed instrument today as part of its permanent collection. The 8-necked guitar, the only one of its kind, will be on display through the end of the year at the Orlando Science Center in Orlando, Florida as part of an exhibit entitled “GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World.”
Posted in: Guitar Events, Guitar News
Posted December 8, 2011 at 10:44 am | One comment
For the first time since its inception, Knaggs Guitars, a Maryland based boutique manufacturer of high-end electric and acoustic guitars, basses and mandolins will be present on the show floor at the 2012 NAMM show in Anaheim, California.
Posted in: Guitar News, Luthier News
Posted December 6, 2011 at 8:31 am | 2 comments
Debra Devi, singer/guitarist for rock band DEVI and integral part of Fender’s Girl Rock Nation program, has just released a fresh new version of holiday favorite “Silent Night.” This lush indie-rock take on the oft-covered “Silent Night” features a reverb-drenched Fender Strat, Mellotron shimmers, and soaring vocals from Debra, adding her name to the long list of those who have recorded the song, including Stevie Nicks, Bing Crosby and even Boyz II Men.
Posted in: Guitar News, Indie Pop Rock News, Rock News
Posted December 5, 2011 at 10:49 am | 2 comments
John Medeski (keyboards), Chris Wood (bass) and Billy Martin (drums and other percussion) have reunited with guitarist John Scofield on MSMW Live: In Case The World Changes Its Mind. Their first collaboration was on Scofield’s album A Go Go and later on Out Louder, which was released in 2006. This recording is a live collection of twelve tracks featuring songs from those two previous efforts.
Posted in: Blues Reviews, Guitar News, Jazz Reviews, Reviews
Posted December 4, 2011 at 2:47 pm | No comments
It’s a bold and yet entirely appropriate move to offer listeners a taste of what they can expect to spend their money on, given the instant-gratification considerations of modern-day digital distribution. And so it’s a calculated risk very likely to pay off for Reznor not only in regards to sales but the critical acclaim he has become long-accustomed to as he enters a new age of artistic relevance.
Posted in: Reviews, Rock Reviews
Posted December 4, 2011 at 8:27 am | One comment
Guitar players usually fall within two camps when it comes to how they pick their instrument. On the one side you have the players that use a pick to play and strum all of their notes and chords, and on the other side of the aisle you have cats that fingerpick to pluck each note and chord. While both approaches offer merit, depending on the style of music played and the tastes of the guitarist using them, many players often ignore a third option when it comes to their choice of picking technique.
Posted in: Book Reviews, Reviews
