Posted by Andrew Wasson
Friday, January 31, 2014
Fractal Audio Systems, creators of industry-leading guitar amp modeling and effects technology, has announced that a new model, the Axe-Fx II XL, will be available for sale in March 2014. The Axe-Fx II XL has the same DSP and amp modeling capabilities as the Axe Fx II...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Video: Marty Friedman talks about his upcoming album and his new PRS signature guitar.
The former Megadeth guitarist and long-time established shredder, chats about his new LP Inferno and his new PRS signature electric!
Music Radar met up with former Megadeth guitarist...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Monday, January 27, 2014
Ibanez has announced the arrival of the TSA5TVR Tube Screamer amplifier - a five-watt combo incorporating its classic Ibanez Tube Screamer overdrive pedal...
Following in the footsteps of the TSA series, the TSA TVR amp takes the concept of an amp with a built in Tube Screamer...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
The new VOX SoundBox Mini is a fun, "grab-n-go" type of mobile media player with optional battery power. It can be used with any audio source, from MP3 players to microphones, as well as instruments such as guitar, bass and keyboard...
VOX SoundBox Mini features new proprietary...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Friday, January 24, 2014
Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question...
Q: One of my Dad's old theory books has a section on using superimposed scales to achieve polytonality. I don't get this stuff at all. The books short chapter makes pretty well zero sense to me. Could...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Monday, January 20, 2014
'Music Is Everywhere, Which Makes it Worthless,' Music Industry Expert Explains
Music industry expert Simon Napier Bell recently shared his thoughts on the music world's current state, giving a few interesting predicaments along the way.
Noting that the music is constantly...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Friday, January 17, 2014
Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question...
Q: I can strum a good amount of chords, and play some basic solos with the pentatonic scale on the upper three strings, but where I'm having troubles is with making riffs on the lower strings. Could...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Boss is pleased to announce the ME-80 Guitar Multiple Effects, a powerful floor-based tone processor with a knob-driven interface for intuitive, stompbox-style control.
Featuring an enormous selection of flagship-quality effects and COSM amps, eight multifunction footswitches,...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Deaf Man Describes Hearing Music For the First Time.
A man who has been deaf his whole life has recently talked about the amazing moment he heard music for the first time with Vice's, "Noisey."
Austin Chapman's hearing disorder had him suffering through poor-quality...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Monday, January 13, 2014
GuitarBlog: Week of Jan. 12, 2014 - Jan. 18, 2014...
This week on the Guitar Blog: "Descending Bass-line Harmony."
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Posted by Andrew Wasson
Below, check out two high-quality fan-filmed videos from Billy Gibbons' December 18, 2013, show at a venue called City Winery in New York City.
Gibbons, who is best known as ZZ Top's bearded axeman, can be seen performing "Foxy Lady" (aka "Foxey Lady") by Jimi Hendrix (top...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
The classic 1950s Gretsch New Yorker™ archtop guitar returns
Gretsch is proud to release an all new and improved lineup of banjos, mandolins, resonators and guitars in the 2014 Roots Collection, the eclectic family of instruments that transports players to a bygone era.
The...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Macaulay Culkin wears pizza on his face and plays a kazoo in his bands bizarre new music video...
The former child star's new group The Pizza Underground cover hits by Velvet Underground with a tasty twist, and it's even weirder than it sounds...
Macaulay Culkin. Pizza...
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Fender have just announced their 2014 Fender Custom Shop Collection which includes four Stratocasters, two Telecasters and a Jazzmaster. Here are the specs and photos:
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2014 Custom Deluxe Stratocaster®
Alder...
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Saturday, January 4, 2014
2014 New Year's Resolutions for Guitarists...
- Learn the basics:
Answer those questions that you've been too scared to ask!
Sick of feeling like the guy behind the counter in the guitar shop knows more than you? Not sure of the difference between Dorian &...
