Gibson Custom, a division of Gibson Brands, is excited to announce the industry’s first tribute to a genre of music with the launch of the Southern Rock Tribute Program and the corresponding guitar, the Southern Rock Tribute 1959 Les Paul. The Southern Rock Tribute Program celebrates the cultural importance of the musical genre and the Les Paul’s significance in Southern Rock’s lineage.
Legendary rocker, Marshall Crenshaw, releases his new EP entitled Red Wine, as part of his limited edition subscription based EP series available only on 10” vinyl and digital download.
Eric Johnson has announced a summer tour that begins in Des Moines on July 30 at Wooly’s and runs through August 16th at the Bluebird Theater in Denver.
When Mark Tremonti, PRS signature artist and world-acclaimed heavy metal guitarist of Alter Bridge and Creed, approached Joe Fenton and commissioned the artist to decorate his first-ever guitar, the result was a one-of-a-kind PRS guitar masterpiece that looks as badass as it sounds.
Peter Frampton’s new mini-album, Hummingbird In A Box, will be released in the UK and US on Tuesday June 24th via RED Distribution/Sony Music.
Legendary guitarist Neal Schön has joined forces with bassist Marco Mendoza (Black Star Riders, Ted Nugent, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy) and drummer Deen Castronovo (Journey, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Vai, Hardline) to create a unique body of work with jazz and blues-inspired virtuosic hard rock playing, entitled SO U.
Billy Gibbons said, “you can’t lose with the blues”. And in Guitar International’s interview with guitar legend George Benson, George talks about how his early boss, Brother Jack McDuff, instructed him to “put some blues in” because no matter where you are in the world, if you play blues, people understand it.
PRS Signature Artist Carlos Santana’s first-ever Latin music album, Corazon, will be released on May 6th on RCA/Sony Latin Iberia. Corazon brings Santana back to Guadalajara near his birthplace, and celebrates Santana’s love of his musical heritage, as well as showcases his own personal influence on Latin music and on today’s generation of Latin superstars.
To celebrate 40 years of crafting exceptional guitars, Taylor Guitars has teamed with Ultimate Ears, the leader in custom in-ear monitors used by musicians around the globe
Mascot Label Group’s Provogue Records and Eric Johnson announce a June 24 release date for Europe Live. Guitar Player Magazine cited Johnson as “one of the most respected guitarists on the planet,” and the reasons why are many.
