Reviews

Chicago Guitar Festival 2010: Paulinho Garcia and Badi Assad Review

Chicago Guitar Festival 2010: Paulinho Garcia and Badi Assad Review

Posted October 11, 2010 at 1:00 pm | 2 comments

Review of Badi Assad and Paulinho Garcia’s performance at the 2010 Chicago Guitar Festival.

Posted in: Concert Reviews, Jazz, Reviews

Steve Lukather “All’s Well That Ends Well” Album Review

Steve Lukather “All’s Well That Ends Well” Album Review

Posted October 11, 2010 at 11:00 am | 2 comments

This amazing concept album, All’s Well That Ends Well, a panoramic vision, was written, produced, and crafted by the incomparable, Steve Lukather.

Posted in: '80s Rock, Reviews, Rock Reviews

Take Five Reviews: What to Listen to October 8th, 2010

Take Five Reviews: What to Listen to October 8th, 2010

Posted October 8, 2010 at 8:46 am | One comment

Breakdown of five new albums that are worth checking out for a weekend listen.

Posted in: Reviews, Take Five Reviews

Review of Nils Lofgren’s Cry Tough Live DVD Set

Review of Nils Lofgren’s Cry Tough Live DVD Set

Posted October 5, 2010 at 1:00 pm | 2 comments

Cry Tough is the latest DVD release by Nils Lofgren and is a collection of performances he did for the famous Rockpalast TV series. This DVD features live full length performances which span three different phases in this illustrious and dynamic career.

Posted in: Classic Rock, DVD Reviews, Reviews

Video Reviews of New PRS Guitars and Amps

Video Reviews of New PRS Guitars and Amps

Posted October 5, 2010 at 12:00 pm | No comments

Video rundown of each of the new guitars and amps debuted at the 2010 Experience PRS event.

Posted in: Gear Reviews, Guitars and Gear, Reviews

Eastwood Guitars “Doral” Review

Eastwood Guitars “Doral” Review

Posted October 1, 2010 at 11:00 am | 2 comments

In the company video below, the Eastwood Doral guitar is described as an “L5 with a few differences.” Now that’s a pretty bold statement for any guitar company to make, especially one who’s comparable guitar comes in at around 1/4 of the price of a low-end L5. What is even more remarkable about that statement is that it’s not far from the truth, at least in respect to the size, relative shape, woods used and pickup configurations are concerned.

Posted in: Gear Reviews, Guitars and Gear, Reviews

Experience PRS Photo Gallery: PRS Staining Process

Experience PRS Photo Gallery: PRS Staining Process

Posted October 1, 2010 at 8:00 am | 2 comments

As part of our complete and exclusive coverage of Experience PRS 2010 we’ve put together a series of photo galleries for our readers who couldn’t be there. So sit back, relax and check out some great PRS guitars!

Posted in: Guitars and Gear, Reviews

PRS DC3 Review

PRS DC3 Review

Posted September 30, 2010 at 1:00 pm | 6 comments

PRS announced the release of the new DC3 electric guitar at Experience PRS 2010. For those of you chomping at the bit waiting to see and hear this new axe, here is an overview of what the DC3 has to offer, as well as some new photos of the guitar from the XPRS event.

Posted in: Gear Reviews, Guitars and Gear, Reviews

“Kertsopoulos Aesthetics” The How and the Why Part 2: The “Kertsopoulos High-Tuned Strings”

“Kertsopoulos Aesthetics” The How and the Why Part 2: The “Kertsopoulos High-Tuned Strings”

Posted September 28, 2010 at 11:00 am | 2 comments

At 32.5 cm. (usual) string length, the violin tunes its strings an octave higher than the guitar. Antonio de Torres eventually settled on 32.5 X 2 = 65 cm for the guitar’s string length. Modern guitars range from 64 to a 66.6 or even 67 cm string length, but the 65 cm established by Torres is a often used as the standard scale length.

Posted in: Gear Reviews, Guitars and Gear, Reviews

PRS SE Santana Review

PRS SE Santana Review

Posted September 27, 2010 at 9:00 pm | 2 comments

Review of the PRS SE Santana which was debuted at the Experience PRS event.

Posted in: Gear Reviews, Guitars and Gear, Reviews