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Guitar Blog Roundup: Week of August 23rd

Guitar Blog Roundup: Week of August 23rd

Posted August 27, 2010 at 4:04 pm | 3 comments

The weekly guitar roundup is Guitar International’s chance to spread the word about guitar related articles from around the web that we’ve enjoyed over the past seven days. Here are ten guitar articles from across the blogosphere that caught our attention during the week of August 23rd, 2010.

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Guitar Roundup: Week of August 16th, 2010

Guitar Roundup: Week of August 16th, 2010

Posted August 23, 2010 at 6:40 am | 2 comments

The weekly guitar roundup is Guitar International’s chance to spread the word about guitar related articles from around the web that we’ve enjoyed over the past seven days. Here are ten guitar articles from across the blogosphere that caught our attention during the week of August 16th, 2010.

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Guitar International and HP Newquist Team Up to Re-Release Vintage Articles

Guitar International and HP Newquist Team Up to Re-Release Vintage Articles

Posted August 23, 2010 at 6:40 am | 2 comments

Guitar International has released a series of re-issued interviews and articles by HP Newquist, Director of the National GUITAR Museum, that include vintage interviews with Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Dimebag Darrell (Pantera), Steve Howe (Yes), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Ace Frehley (Kiss), Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) and many more top guitarists.

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“GUITAR: The Instrument that Rocked the World” To Launch In Orlando In June 2011

“GUITAR: The Instrument that Rocked the World” To Launch In Orlando In June 2011

Posted August 19, 2010 at 9:47 am | No comments

The National GUITAR Museum today announced that its touring exhibition, entitled “GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World,” will launch on June 11, 2011 at the Orlando Science Center in Orlando, Florida.

Posted in: Guitar News, Guitars and Gear, Luthier News

Dan Koentopp Custom “17 Chicagoan Archtop

Dan Koentopp Custom “17 Chicagoan Archtop

Posted August 19, 2010 at 7:13 am | No comments

This is the second in a series of articles from that day featuring one of Dan’s custom built Archtop Guitars. To learn more about Dan’s guitars and his thoughts on guitar making, check out:

Posted in: Guitar News, Guitars and Gear, Luthier News

Guitar Roundup: Week of August 9th, 2010

Guitar Roundup: Week of August 9th, 2010

Posted August 17, 2010 at 10:50 am | No comments

The weekly guitar roundup is Guitar International’s chance to spread the word about guitar related articles from around the web that we’ve enjoyed over the past seven days. Here are ten guitar articles from across the blogosphere that we enjoyed during the week of August 9th, 2010.

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Corky Laing Offers Sound Advice

Corky Laing Offers Sound Advice

Posted August 16, 2010 at 6:38 am | No comments

Corky Laing, the explosive drummer from the legendary rock group, Mountain, with the great Leslie West and master bassist Rev Jones, was at a performance at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna, Virginia – an outdoor amphitheater that is a favorite spot for Washington D.C. audiences – when we spotted him and asked if he’d help us out and he said, “Sure…” to our request to help us roll out a PSA.

Posted in: Classic Rock, Guitar News, PSA

Dr. Matthew Warnock Named as Guitar International Magazine’s new Editor

Dr. Matthew Warnock Named as Guitar International Magazine’s new Editor

Posted August 11, 2010 at 9:36 am | No comments

Guitar International is pleased to announce that our Associate Editor, Dr. Matthew Warnock, will assume the roles and responsibilities as Editor of our magazine on September 1, 2010.

Posted in: GI News, Industry News

Guitar International Receives Award for Guitar News and Information

Guitar International Receives Award for Guitar News and Information

Posted August 4, 2010 at 10:03 am | No comments

Guitar International is honored to be recognized by Guitar Friendly as the recipient of it’s 3rd place award in the site’s “Guitar News and Information Award” category,as part of Guitar Friendly’s 2010 Guitar Blog Awards announced on August 3, 2010.

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Jimi Hendrix Tribute Stratocaster Signed By Jimi’s Father on eBay

Jimi Hendrix Tribute Stratocaster Signed By Jimi’s Father on eBay

Posted August 3, 2010 at 7:39 pm | No comments

Up for grabs on eBay is a Jimi Hendrix Tribute Stratocaster reissue, similar to the axe Hendrix unleashed at Woodstock. The owner, Arthur Sampson, knew Jimi’s father, Al, for over 25 years and met with him on four occasions

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