Feb 17, 2011 | DIY Guitar, Guitar accessories, Guitar videos
Ever wanted to make your own guitar picks? Looks like it’s pretty easy to do with a little time, some imagination, and some household throwaway items. I was surprised how inventive people can be. The Makezine had an article on making your own credit card guitar...
Feb 16, 2011 | Guitar videos
One band that was a big influence on me as a young guitarist was “Iron Maiden”. In the hey-day of the hair metal 80’s the two REALLY big bands were Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. Coincidentally – both had dualling lead guitarist, and both were...
Feb 14, 2011 | Guitar Books, Guitar lessons
If you’re looking for a good classical guitar lesson book – then look no farther than Hal Leonard. When I was studying classical guitar performance in high school and college, some of the first classical guitar lesson books my teacher had me buy were Hal...
Feb 13, 2011 | Guitar Amps
Krank amps are known for being LOUD and favored by metal gods like Dimbag Darrell. Did you know Krank sold versions that were a little more lightweight? The Rev Jr. amp head boasts an all tube dual channel head (two 5881s, three 12AX7s) with boost switch and a...
Feb 12, 2011 | Guitar Amps
The Laney LC15R sets the tube combo amp standard – it may look like a baby, but it sounds like a real mother. The LC15R amplifier delivers 15 watts RMS of pure EL84 tone into a 10 “cCustom designed driver to produce unadulterated pure valve tone.The LC15R...
Feb 11, 2011 | Guitar player gift ideas, Guitar Reviews
The Traveler ET-1 “travel guitar” is one of the coolest little things I’ve seen in awhile. It’s basically a full-scale guitar in a mini size. The tuners are moved from the headstock to actually in the middle of the body! It comes with a small...
Feb 10, 2011 | Bass Guitars, Guitar Reviews
Modulus makes some high end bass guitars and the Quantum Q5 is no exception!! These are a bass players bass, a “wish list” instrument if you will for many – not exactly what you would get as a beginner or intermediate player. Many people who have...
Feb 9, 2011 | Bass Guitars, Guitar Reviews
The Peavey Cirrus BXP 5 string bass has some of the best tone I’ve heard in a long time! It’s just so bright and snappy. There was a time when I didn’t want to own anything Peavey at all because I remembered what some of the quality was like about a...
Feb 8, 2011 | BC Rich, Guitar Reviews
Looking for a used BC Rich Warlock Guitar? You couldn’t find a better bargain if you tried! If you were reading my post the other day, you know that I sold my Agile 3100 and PRS Santana guitars because I bought a 1991 ESP Horizon (which I LOVE!). The ESP is the...
Feb 7, 2011 | Guitar accessories
The Peterson V-SAM Virtual Strobe Tuner/Metronome is a Virtual Strobe tuner, audio tone generator, and metronome in a compact format. Its tuner modes expand upon the V-SAM with an even wider variety of alternate temperaments including one that creates and stores...
