Posted by Andrew Wasson
Saturday, June 1, 2013
In a new episode of the Noisey series
Guitar Moves, (hosted by Matt Sweeney), Josh Homme speaks about how he believes that guitar solos should make fun of guitar solos. He said:
"Guitar solos to me, should be a really articulate way to make fun of guitar solos. My guitar solos [have] gotten to nonsense and sometimes they sound like nonsense, but they're played on purpose."
In the video these guys, jam, laugh and joke around while hanging out with Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme in a sweltering Los Angeles garage to talk polka guitar and make fun of playing solos.
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Posted by Andrew Wasson
Friday, May 31, 2013
Guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen performed the National Anthem before last night's Miami Marlins game at Marlins Park.
You can check out the video, which was posted on Malmsteen's official YouTube page, below.
This was the second time Malmsteen performed the National Anthem for the Marlins. The team has even honored the guitarist with a "No. 1" Marlins jersey.
By the way, the Marlins lost to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-2.
http://www.youtube.com/malmsteenmedia
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Music Radar's Guitar Department Just Posted Their Guitar Gear Round-up for this month...
In this months gallery, they've brought together several; guitar, amp, pedal, recorder and interface reviews relevant to us guitar players...
All of the gear was originally reviewed in; Guitarist issue 368, Total Guitar issue 240/241, or by MusicRadar's own reviews team!
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Posted by Andrew Wasson
Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question...
Q: For what seems like years now I've felt as though my guitar riffs and licks have been really monotonous. Everything I play is more or less rooted in the stuff I already know how to do. What would be your top 3 or 4 ways that can help players like me break away from this stagnant feeling?
Ted - Toronto, ON. CANADA
A: The stagnant feeling you're experiencing hits pretty much every guitar player after they've been at this instrument for a good amount of time. We all may start out somewhat differently, but in the grand scheme of things our learning curve almost always follows a pattern. This pattern usually involves; first understanding how to play the chords to a couple of songs, then perhaps we'll go and get hooked on a catchy riff or two, (which will usually help us out with our technique), and then there's always the area of getting involved with trying to play guitar solos. Now, all of this stuff is great... It (of course) helps us learn quite a lot to do with playing the guitar. However, after awhile we tend to become kind of bored with how we peak out in certain areas of our playing skills. In the video lesson I cover a series of ways that any guitarist can start using to give their Riffs & Licks an Overhaul. Be sure to download the handout for all of the TAB's.
Posted by Andrew Wasson
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Posted by Andrew Wasson
A man diagnosed with a neurological disorder recently played guitar during his, "awake," brain surgery.
UCLA Health Centre allowed the patient to play his guitar in order to check his improvements while the surgery was ongoing.
Brad Carter, a musician and actor, was diagnosed with a brain disorder that made his hands shake and eyes twitch. To help alleviate his conditions, he is to have a pacemaker installed in his head to stimulate the damaged nerves and correct the disorder. The installation of the pacemaker will require a brain surgery, which the patient agreed to.
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Posted by Andrew Wasson
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Just in case you weren’t already convinced how totally killer Rheinhold Bogner’s creations were, check out Steve Lukather demonstrating the new Bogner Ecstasy 101b. In the video, Steve also gets a chance to chat to Mr. Bogner himself about how Steve's sound has developed over the years.
If you're not entirely familiar with Guitarist Steve Lukather, he is a founding member of the band Toto and an iconic American session musician. He's played on thousands upon thousands of recordings including many hit records such as Michael Jackson's album Thriller. And of course we all know the Toto hits; Rosanna, Africa and Hold The Line.
Video: Steve and Reinhold Bogner meet up at Toto's rehearsal for the start of their 35th Anniversary tour to discuss a range of topics including his use of
Bogner Ecstasy 101b amps. Be sure to check out Steve's latest solo release,
"Transition" available on iTunes.
