The wholeness of the life of Grammy award winning multi-instrumentalist Ricky Skaggs, cannot be summed up in individual passions, but is a blending of influences of music, spirituality, family life, and friends that are reflected, much like his latest CD, into a patchwork of armament, a personal “mosaic”.
Saturday at this year’s NAMM show was a big day for major artists making appearances at booths for performances and to sign autographs for long lines of fans. After checking out Steve Vai at Ibanez, Steve Morse at Ernie Ball and Alex Skolnick at Heritage Guitars, I was walking from one side of the room to the other when I happened to pass the Orange amp exhibit, and standing in front of a giant amp, happily signing autographs for his fans, was Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez-López.
In 1982, Phil Collen joined Def Leppard during the recording session for Pyromania, replacing then current guitarist, Pete Willis. In ‘87 the band released their fourth studio LP Hysteria, then in ’91, after Steve Clark’s untimely death, Phil wrote all of the guitar parts for the megahit album Adrenalize.
There are many great guitarists out there that can tear up the toughest classical piece, improvise through the trickiest jazz changes or lay down a Brazilian groove that keeps people dancing all night long, but there are few who can do all of these at a world-class level. Brazilian guitarist Dr. Guilherme Vincens is just such a guitarist, a player who in a single set can weave through Bossa Nova, Spanish classical works and jazz standards, before topping it off with a little Zeppelin for good measure.
Guitar International recently sat down with Guitar Masterclass owner Kristofer Dahl to talk about his site, the lessons they offer and where he takes things from here.
Guitar International recently sat down with Soren to talk about his new record, get his thoughts on Smooth Jazz and hear about his new DVD that’s in the works.
As guitarists, we’re all about tone. Whether we play country, rock, blues, jazz or metal, there’s something about finding just the right tone that can keep us glued to our guitars and amps for hours, trying to get that perfect combination that makes our ears tingle.
It’s amazing what can happen on a whim. Just a few days ago I was surfing the web, checking out some guitar videos on YouTube and I came across a great performance by country legend Albert Lee. Seeing the video reminded me of what a stellar player Lee really is and so I decided to head over to his site to see if he was touring in my area this year, hoping to get a chance to see him live. A bit dismayed after finding out that he’ll be spending most of his time in Europe in the near future, and later learning that I had just missed him in Chicago recently, I noticed that there was a contact button on his site, and that’s when things get interesting.
Guitar International recently sat down with guitarist Annie Stoic to talk about Jackknife Stiletto, Gibson guitars and being a woman in a man’s world.
The Martin Guitar Company chose Bursch among the very first guitarists outside of the U.S. to be recognized with their own Martin Signature guitar. He is the first guitarist from Germany to be so honored.
