Posted July 10, 2011 at 11:33 am | No comments
Jam sessions can be a guitarists best friend or their worst nightmare. I’m sure many of have stories of nights when a big-name musician was traveling through town and decided to sit in with us at the corner bar, making for an unforgettable night of music. But, there are also those jam sessions where the participants have spent too much time with a bottle of scotch or not enough time in the practice room, or both, and their 12 minute version of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” almost made us want to quit music.
Posted in: Guitar News, Guitars and Guitarists
Posted June 3, 2011 at 4:44 pm | No comments
Pete Townshend, who stopped blogging a while ago because he was tired of quotes being taken out of context, recently got back in the game with a post about a new box set of Quadrophenia. The box set is due out in October and will include the original album, remastered by Jon Astley, surround-sound mixes of some tracks by Bob Pridden, a bunch of never-before-seen photographs, and a slew of tracks that didn’t make it on the album.
Posted in: Guitar News, Rock News
Posted June 2, 2011 at 9:12 am | No comments
A myriad of artists, including Beck and Snow Patrol, have contributed songs to a tribute album for John Martyn, storied British folk singer and guitarist.
Posted in: Acoustic News, Guitar News
Posted March 20, 2011 at 7:56 am | No comments
McLaughlin has been a Godin player for years and currently plays a Freeway SA live and in studio, as well as a Godin Passion RG-2. This model features 2x Custom Godin Humbuckers, Godin High-Definition Revoicer, 13-pin capabilities and USB output for recording & direct computer access. The RG-2 also features a spruce body and highly figured carved flame maple top, along with synchronized resonance chambers in the body making it incredibly lightweight and resonant.
Posted in: Guitar Events, Guitar News
Posted March 20, 2011 at 5:12 am | No comments
Koentopp Guitars has launched a new website showcasing its new line of handmade guitars. The new website incorporates beautiful pictures of Dan Koentopp at work as well as high definition pictures of each instrument from his line of Archtops, Classicals, and Electric Guitars. Dan makes it evident that each guitar is meticulously crafted by hand with the customer in mind from the very beginning.
Posted in: Guitar News, Guitars and Gear, Industry News
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
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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Posted April 5, 2010 at 3:52 pm | 7 comments
While in my early twenties, I attended college in Coventry, England, and served as a Staff Assistant to the American Studies Department.
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