Oct 9, 2018 | Guitar Players, Guitar videos
I love the blues, and guitarist Robben Ford is one of my favorite blues guitar players. If you’ve ever read a guitar magazine, you’ve likely heard of him – but outside the blues and guitar communities he’s not well known. Then again outside of...
Apr 13, 2018 | Guitar Books, Guitar videos
Here’s a really cool video of Jimi Hendrix on Fire. The dude created a portait of Hendrix using matchsticks, which looks really, really cool – but then he lit them of fire, and the whole thing goes up in flames. Found on YouTube, it’s really cool to...
Mar 26, 2018 | Guitar Reviews, Guitar videos, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin
In the Led Zeppelin Earls Court performance in 1975 video you’ll see that Jimmy Page plays a 1959 Danelectro on the song “In My Time of Dying”. This is kind of rare because Page is known for his love of Gibson guitars and particularly the Les Paul....
Mar 14, 2018 | Guitar videos, Weird guitars
Holy crap – this guy is playing the hugest flying V guitar I’ve ever seen! I don’t think he’s really gonna be shredding on this thing. You’d think that it would be hard enough to make chords! Watch this guy try to play lead – it...
Mar 13, 2018 | Guitar Players, Guitar videos
I love Billy Gibbons! I’ve always liked ZZ Top, and to those of you that think this band is just “Sharp Dressed Man”, and “Legs” – you have no clue! ZZ Top has a catalogue of blistering blues songs like “Just Got Paid”,...
Dec 7, 2017 | Guitar podcasts, Guitar videos
Short answer is – yes it is! Years ago (in my younger days) when I started on guitar, my parents would only let me switch from violin to guitar if I agreed to take classical guitar lessons. So I did. That was even my major in college for a brief time. My...
Feb 18, 2011 | Guitar Players, Guitar videos
I was a child of the 80’s so hair metal was my thing. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t appreciate all the guitar slingers I heard during that time. The first time I really got into Gary Moore was during his “Still got the Blues” phase...
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...
Mar 9, 2010 | Guitar videos
[youtube_post video_id=kSHhAkVreiw] I love ZZ Top, you can often catch me trolling You-Tube for ZZ Top Videos. I could watch them all day because I just love the way Billy Gibbons plays that ‘ol geetar!! Description: music video for ZZ Top’s song...
