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PRS NF3 Review

PRS NF3 Review

Posted September 27, 2010 at 2:57 pm | One comment

Review of the PRS NF3 guitar which was launched at Experience PRS 2010

Posted in: Gear Reviews, Guitars and Gear, Reviews

Experience PRS 2010: New Amps and Guitars Star at Open House

Experience PRS 2010: New Amps and Guitars Star at Open House

Posted September 24, 2010 at 10:54 pm | One comment

This morning, hundreds of Paul Reed Smith Guitars enthusiasts checked in to the Experience PRS 2010 trade show before lining up to grab a hot breakfast, some OJ and a cup of Joe, before finding seats in the Main Event tent housing the stage with it’s PRS backdrop, and master of ceremonies Paul Reed Smith who welcomed the PRS distributors, dealers, guitar enthusiasts and music media folks.

Posted in: Concert Reviews, Guitars and Gear, Reviews

Experience PRS 2010: Plant Tour, Guitars Galore and a Big Tent Jam

Experience PRS 2010: Plant Tour, Guitars Galore and a Big Tent Jam

Posted September 24, 2010 at 10:30 pm | 3 comments

Today, Matt Warnock, Editor, Guitar International and I focused most of our time on the operations and production side of the PRS guitar equation.

Posted in: Concert Reviews, Guitars and Gear, Reviews

Better Guitar Technique Volume 1: Day 23

Better Guitar Technique Volume 1: Day 23

Posted September 23, 2010 at 3:14 am | One comment

Day 23 of GI’s series on building better guitar technique volume 1.

Posted in: 30 Days to Better Technique, Guitar Lessons

Savassi Jazz Festival 2010: Guitars Galore

Savassi Jazz Festival 2010: Guitars Galore

Posted September 22, 2010 at 12:00 pm | One comment

Almost by pure coincidence I found myself in Belo Horizonte, Brazil during the first week of August, 2010, just as the city’s annual Savassi Jazz Festival was fully under way.

Posted in: Concert Reviews, Jazz, Reviews

Pro Music Guitar Seminar Brazil Summer 2010

Pro Music Guitar Seminar Brazil Summer 2010

Posted September 22, 2010 at 11:09 am | 2 comments

One of the coolest aspects to being a musician, educator and writer, is that I get to work with and meet countless amazing people during the course of my work week.

Posted in: Jazz, Reviews, Workshops and Events

UFSJ Inverno Cultural: A Brazilian Guitar Experience

UFSJ Inverno Cultural: A Brazilian Guitar Experience

Posted September 22, 2010 at 10:02 am | 3 comments

During my week long course on jazz-guitar improvisation, I meet with the students for four hours each afternoon on the University’s newly built campus extension which houses the music department. The students came from a wide variety of backgrounds, and were at various levels in their musical development, but one thing that they all shared was an eagerness to learn and an enjoyment of all things guitar.

Posted in: Concert Reviews, Reviews

Better Guitar Technique Volume 1: Day 22

Better Guitar Technique Volume 1: Day 22

Posted September 22, 2010 at 6:00 am | 3 comments

Day 22 of GI’s series on building better guitar technique volume 1.

Posted in: 30 Days to Better Technique, Guitar Lessons

Black Country Communion: Self-Titled Album Review

Black Country Communion: Self-Titled Album Review

Posted September 21, 2010 at 12:05 pm | 2 comments

Remarkable virtuosity intertwines with a firestorm of ferocity in this astounding self titled debut album from four rock titans, blues guitar virtuoso and wizard Joe Bonamassa, the iconic Glenn Hughes who lended his searing vocals and thundering bass to the likes of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, Jason Bonham, Led Zeppelin’s drumming heir apparent to his legendary father John, and Dream Theater keyboardist Derek Sherinian.

Posted in: Modern Rock, Reviews, Rock Reviews

Black Country Communion Review

Black Country Communion Review

Posted September 20, 2010 at 11:00 pm | 4 comments

For today’s hard rock fans, the release of Black Country Communion has been a greatly anticipated supergroup event. And now that the self-titled CD is about to drop (Sept. 21), they’ll finally get to hear the assortment of solid recordings from this melting pot of influences.

Posted in: Reviews, Rock, Rock Reviews