Fargen Amplification announced today the newest addition to its lineup of boutique guitar amplifiers, the Townhouse. Following on the success of its first micro-sized amp the Micro Plex, Fargen has built its counterpart, also a 5 Watt Class A design, hand-wired and made in the...

Most all of us have (at some point) heard Michael Jackson's 1983 mega-hit, "Beat It," which features Eddie Van Halen on the guitar solo. But have you ever actually seen Eddie perform the song live with Jackson and his band? I hadn't — until I recently discovered this video... According...

Andrew Wasson Original: "Mediterranean March" The opening piece for my August 30, 2013 YouTube Guitar lesson, "Modal History & Application." I hope you enjoy the lesson on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/creativeguitarstudio Donations keep the FREE lessons coming - Please...

The Nine Inch Nails front-man shares his opinion on the current state of music industry. As Consequence of Sound notes, it's a debate that's raged for years now, and will no doubt continue for the foreseeable future, especially as Thom Yorke declares war against Spotify, Pink...

The "Atlas" of Plucked Instruments Website...   Have you ever thought that it sure would be pretty cool if somebody created an online encyclopedia of all of the world's plucked instruments like; lute, guitar, banjo and mandolin? Well, there's no need to hope any longer... If...

Foo Fighters mainman Dave Grohl wasn't too thrilled with the latest NY Daily News report from this year's VMAs ceremony, causing him to publicly react on Twitter. The part of the report claiming "rock is dead" seemed to have the frontman stirred up the most. "Hey NY Daily News...

Guitar World online has put together an amazing breakdown of research dedicated to Stevie Ray's Amps and effects. For any fan of "Killer Tone," this article is without a doubt a Must Read... Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar tone was as dry as a San Antonio summer and as sparkling clean...

Former Runaways' Lita Ford and Cherie Currie have teamed up to record a Christmas track together, Classic Rock reports. Ford had been talking up a Runaways reunion in the past months – but Joan Jett recently appeared to put the blocks on the idea, saying she couldn't think why...

Joe Satriani Lets His Imagination and Fingers Run Wild on New Album, 'Unstoppable Momentum'... A large painting by Metallica bassist Jason Newsted hangs prominently in the front room of Joe Satriani’s San Francisco townhouse, just above the black, upright piano where Satch...

Musicians Institute (MI) has announced that veteran musician and artist manager Blasko has joined the renowned college of contemporary music as their new Music Business Interim Program Chair. Bringing more than 25 years of music industry experience to his new position,...

VIDEO: Paul Reed Smith S2 Mira Guitar...  From Guitar Player Magazine Online... With an understated, refined appearance, instant comfort and playability, and a voice that is familiar and captivating, the vintage-inspired S2 Mira is a guitar you won’t want to put down. The...

Frank Turner is the walking, talking embodiment of the punk ideology. And no, that doesn't mean that he wanders around London with a Mohawk frightening tourists. Rather that with little more than a battered acoustic, a handful of songs and a tireless DIY ethic, he's turned himself...

Bon Jovi drama was stirred up again with the latest reports claiming guitarist Richie Sambora was officially fired from the current tour... According to RumorFix, Ritchie Sambora and front-man /singer Jon Bon Jovi are clashing over (of all things), money! Roumours now out that...

Steve Stevens [Billy Idol] Runs Through his Stage Rig... Premier Guitar’s Shawn Hammond is on location in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he catches up with Steve Stevens on the Billy Idol 2013 summer tour. Stevens discusses his new signature gear from Knaggs Guitars and Friedman...

Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question... Q: One of my favorite players of all time is Kirk Hammett from Metallica. His riffs and leads are great. But, one thing I keep noticing is that he uses a lot of different notes around the basic Minor Scale....

Andrew Wasson Original: "Endangered Species" The opening piece for my August 23, 2013 YouTube Guitar lesson, "The Blues / Metal Connection." I hope you enjoy the lesson on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/creativeguitarstudio Donations keep the FREE lessons coming - Please...

New Study Suggests: That Musicians Are Mostly Judged by How They Look... A study carried out by University College London is suggesting that our musical tastes may be determined more by aesthetics than musical ability. As SupaJam reports, Chia-Jung Tsay, who administered the...

Jeff Loomis and Keith Merrow take a break in Jeff's home studio from working on the next Nevermore album to try out the killer new Schecter Hellraiser 100 watt amp. They tossed together a couple random riffs and gave the amp a test drive. The signal chain in the video is Schecter...

In the 14-minute-long video below, Bloodstock Radio's Michelle Livings chats with Dream Theater's John Petrucci and James LaBrie. The trio discuss the band's new self-titled album, which will be released September 24 by Roadrunner Records. They also discuss what it was like recording...

  This wedding procession, caught on tape, strikes a chord - literally: Bride & Groom Play Heavy Metal Guitar Duet at Their Wedding Ceremony... Before tying the knot, the musical duo - with backup - performed a very heavy sounding over-driven guitar version of Pachelbel's...

Eric Johnson Discusses His “Koto” Technique, Tone, Signature Strat and More... He's a perfection-driven, genre-bending ax slinger from Texas with one of the most distinctive electric guitar tones in music. But what Guitar World readers wanted to know is ... How did you get...

How to Spice Up Your Rock and Metal Riffs:  Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers questions from off of his Guitar Blog website... Q). Rock and metal are my favorite styles but I'm new to inventing the guitar riffs. I want to get this into my playing because this...

Jerry Horton talks touring: It's been 13 years since Northern California's Papa Roach first broke-through off the back of triple platinum debut album, Infest. Like their namesake, the 'Roach has not just survived, but thrived – selling over 10 million albums worldwide, most recently...

Phrasing approaches and use the A minor pentatonic...w/Andy Aledort ...

Harmony & Theory Course... ...

PRACTICE &TRAINING: Positive Musical Growth Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question... Q: I'm wondering if you can explain how I can improve how some days I play really good and other days I play awful. I've played for 7 years, and I've noticed...

Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler recently gave an honest opinion about his ability to keep jamming and touring, admitting that the band's current tour will likely be their last. "It probably will be the last time, [it] will probably be the last tour," the bassist told Chicago...

  Statesboro, GA (August 14, 2013) -- Boasting solid American construction for the solid musician, Devilcat Amplifiers is pleased to unveil the “Jean” Series of amplifiers at Summer NAMM in Nashville, TN. Devilcat Amplifiers has added 3 new tube amplifiers to their lineup...

The opening piece for my August 16, 2013 YouTube Guitar lesson, "Positive Musical Growth."  I hope you enjoy the lesson on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/creativeguitarstudio Donations keep the FREE lessons coming - Please consider! www.andrewwasson.com/donations.php ...

From Guitar World Magazine: Rock guitarists — and manufacturers of effect pedals — have been obsessed with delay in its many forms since Cliff Gallup achieved that ultra-cool delayed-echo effect on the first few Gene Vincent albums in the mid-'50s. The mechanics behind basic delay...

 Steve Vai will present The Story of Light Live, a full-on spectacle of a concert performed live in Los Angeles, on AXS TV. The network will premiere the performance 8 p.m. ET August 25 with an encore showing 12:10 a.m. ET August 26. Vai will take the audience on an instrumental...

 "Heavy Metal Music", the debut album from Newsted - the new band featuring former Metallica, Vovoid and Flotsam and Jetsam bassist Jason Newsted and Staind guitarist Mike Mushok - sold nearly 8,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position...

Misa tri-bass: new touch-sensitive digital guitar controller. A MIDI device with three strings and a whole lot of touch technology... Misa's Kitara digital guitar got a lot of attention when it was shown at the 2011 Winter NAMM show, but it was very much an experimental instrument...

People are always asking me about neck diagram software. And, this was just emailed to me as an excellent looking piece of software for both PC & Mac. Watch a video demo... Find out more here... Neck Diagrams....

G.W. HENDRIX LESSON: Guitar World's "Andy Aledort" takes a close look at Jimi Hendrix's, "Little Wing." ...

  Roger Glover from Deep Purple presenting his setup of TC Electronic gear... ...

Heavy metal has always had a 'thing' with cursing. The songs are loaded with foul mouthed lyrics and for the most part swearing has always been an acceptable feature of this genre for a number of decades. However, bands performing at this year's Bloodstock Festival in Birmingham,...