Guitar Today

They say that, next to the power slide, it is the single most important move in a rocker`s repertoire. Join us in our salute to the guitar jump.  

The innovator, music legend and the man who of one of Gibon’s most popular guitars was named after passed away this week due to complications from pnuemonia. Les Paul is credited for the invention of multitrack recording and overdubbing as ell as tape elay and many other popular sound effects. ...

Here is a fun video of Tommy Emmanuel playing just about every variation of the boogie blues progression in known existence. Emmanual can be seen hamming it up and show-boating for fun before he really gets the boogie started. Enjoy!

We had a whole lot of fun with part 1 of Why it sucks to be a Rapper, and although some people didn’t get the joke we decided it was time for a sequel. Here is part 2 of Why it sucks to be a Rapper. ...

It would be impossible for me to make a post today without mentioning the sudden death of Michael Jackson. There is no way that I, writing any kind of music blog, could talk about music today without mentioning the loss of someone who has had such a tremendous effect on all music...

This clip from Wayne’s World originates a joke that runs through many guitar shops even today. Because Stairway to Heaven was considered a classic song that was classicly easy to play, it become a wound in the ears of guitar techs and shop owners all over the world. ...

Guitar Player’s Center has an interesting theory on the alleged murder which involves the CrossRoads theory we discussed earlier this year in a post called Devil in Music , in this post we learned about a guy named Robert Johnston who is said to have sold his soul to the devil at a place called t...

“I had to do it. Jimi was worth much more to me dead than alive. That son of a bitch was going to leave me. If I lost him, I’d lose everything.” Micheal Jeffrey is quoted as saying in a new book by one of Hendrix’s roadies James “Tappy” Wright. Wright say...

The QuantumDrive is a versatile and unique overdrive and distortion unit that uses a patent pending process to dynamically shape the sound of the guitar by means of a quantum tunneling device...

Ever tried to make your own guitar picks? I did a few experiments with melting things into picks with custom logos on them. Wanna’ know what I found out? Nothing I can make is as cool as this thing. The pick puncher costs just $24.95 and is now pre-ordering.

In a recent interview with Mojo magazine, Trent Reznor had some less-than-kind words to say about Marilyn Manson. “He is a malicious guy and will step on anybody’s face to succeed and cross any line of decency,” Reznor says. “See...

Crocodile skin says “rock and roll” as much as leopard print says “skanky”. Dean Zelinsky designed this realistic `croc skin`Bolero for DBZ guitars. Although it may look real, the finish is made from a never-before-seen textured maple top, produced using proprietary DBZ technologies. For mo...