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Stochelo  Rosenberg Talks about Django Rheinhardt and Gypsy Jazz

Stochelo Rosenberg Talks about Django Rheinhardt and Gypsy Jazz

Posted June 12, 2012 at 9:19 am | One comment

I was considering calling this interview, “Stalking Stochelo Rosenberg”. The much sought after guitarist was in Montreal to play a concert at the Place des Artes Theatre in Montreal and I’d been hunting him down.

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Gear Review: MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive Pedal ZW44

Gear Review: MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive Pedal ZW44

Posted June 12, 2012 at 8:21 am | No comments

Sometimes when people put their name on a pedal it’s more for the paycheck and less about emulating an aspect of their sound. Luckily this is not the case with the Wylde Overdrive by MXR.

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Platinum Selling Rockers Seether Announce Fall Headline Tour Starting October 20, 2012

Platinum Selling Rockers Seether Announce Fall Headline Tour Starting October 20, 2012

Posted June 11, 2012 at 1:13 pm | No comments

Platinum-selling rockers Seether are packing their road cases and heading out on tour again this Fall.

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Guitar History is Made as the Father of the Electric Guitar Sets Record at Julien’s Auctions Featuring Property From the Estate of Les Paul

Guitar History is Made as the Father of the Electric Guitar Sets Record at Julien’s Auctions Featuring Property From the Estate of Les Paul

Posted June 10, 2012 at 1:20 pm | 2 comments

On the day of which would have been the late, great Les Paul’s 97th birthday, worldwide records were set during a white glove auction of property from the Estate of Les Paul auction at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills.

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Steve Vai Announces Official 2012 North American Tour

Steve Vai Announces Official 2012 North American Tour

Posted June 7, 2012 at 11:44 am | No comments

Virtuoso guitarist and visionary composer Steve Vai today announces his official 2012 North American Tour in support of the upcoming release The Story of Light, a new solo album of original material, to be released on August 14 (Favored Nations Entertainment). The tour kicks off the next day, August 15, at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida’s Revolution and ends October 13 in Agoura Hills, CA.

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2012 Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Festival August 26 – September 2

2012 Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Festival August 26 – September 2

Posted June 6, 2012 at 7:35 pm | One comment

The Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Festival at luxurious Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork MT is a rare opportunity to take intimate guitar workshops in a glorious natural setting with eight world-renowned and Grammy-winning Artists In Residence (AIRs): Sonny Landreth, Lee Ritenour, Patty Larkin, Julian Lage, Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, Dennis Koster and Melvin Davis.

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PRS Guitars Offers New “Stripped” 58 Model  Straightforward Tone in a No-Nonsense Package

PRS Guitars Offers New “Stripped” 58 Model Straightforward Tone in a No-Nonsense Package

Posted June 6, 2012 at 2:22 pm | No comments

Originally offered as a limited run for Experience PRS 2011, the “Stripped” 58 is now available as part of Paul Reed Smith Guitars’ Core lineup. The “Stripped” 58 is a no-frills take on the company’s popular SC 58 model, which won the Musikmeese International Press Award (mipa) for “Best Electric Guitar 2011/2012” earlier this year, and maintains that instrument’s classic, resonant voice that is eminently recordable and gig ready.

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Guitarist Randy Ellefson Talks About Instrumental Excursions, Musical Complexities and the Challenge of Tendonitis

Guitarist Randy Ellefson Talks About Instrumental Excursions, Musical Complexities and the Challenge of Tendonitis

Posted June 5, 2012 at 12:10 pm | No comments

Guitarist, Randy Ellefson, is driven to create something special, whether it’s his music or his other artistic endeavors. His musics ranges free style melodic instrumentals to crushing heavy metal, both of which contributed to one very bad case of tendinitis.

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C.F. Martin & Co. Introduces OM Jeff Daniels Custom Artist Edition

C.F. Martin & Co. Introduces OM Jeff Daniels Custom Artist Edition

Posted June 4, 2012 at 11:07 am | No comments

C. F. Martin & Co. is pleased to introduce a very special Custom Artist Edition Guitar, the OM Jeff Daniels, designed in collaboration with the award-winning film and stage actor who next stars in the lead role in Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming HBO series “The Newsroom.”

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George Lynch – Celebrating 30 years of guitar playing with Legacy!

George Lynch – Celebrating 30 years of guitar playing with Legacy!

Posted June 4, 2012 at 9:19 am | 15 comments

George Lynch, the charismatic lead guitarist for Dokken, Lynch Mob, and Souls of We, has just released his new four song solo EP, Legacy, celebrating his thirty years of guitar playing.

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