Tuesday March 09, 2010 Stu Hamm Masterclass, Reading, This Friday!
Stu Hamm, one of the world’s biggest bass talents, will be holding a Hartke bass masterclass at Dawsons, Reading on Friday 12th March from 7pm onwards.
There is a goodie bag for everyone who attends, including a Limited Edition Hartke t-Shirt. ...
Monday March 08, 2010 Use The Standby Switch!
Here’s a succinct article up on Fender.com on just why you should treat your tube amp’s standby switch as your best friend...
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Friday March 05, 2010 Lick Library Presents Free Live Webcast
Tuition gurus Lick Library is following up the success of their first ever live webcast with two more this month on 11 March at 19.00 UK time (GMT) and 1.00 UK time (USA 20.00 Eastern and 17.00 Pacific time).
Lick Library co-founder Stuart Bull ...
Tuesday March 02, 2010 Fender La Cabronita Especial
As details about the Fender Custom Shop’s latest and arguably greatest new guitar for quite some time (until the next one) become a tide rather than a trickle, we thought we’d share the spec with you.
Of course, it offers an alder body swathed in a...
Monday March 01, 2010 The Danger Of Electricity Pt. 94
Q: What happens when you put your hands into the guts of an amp when it’s still switched on?
A: You go pop.
Q: What happens when an expert puts his hands into the guts of an amp when it’s still switched on?
A: He goes pop.
No...
North American Maiden Dates?
Well, what else can it mean...? Run to The Rockies!
Click below with all due speed - we're sorted in Europe for Maiden in 2010, thanks, but if any further dates come along, we'll be there... New album's done too, we hear.
Up them there Irons!
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Peter Hook Hooks Up With Trace Elliot
As a founding member of New Order and Joy Division, Trace Elliot’s latest advocate Peter Hook, made his mark on the music scene early in his career. Renowned for his distinctive style of playing born out of necessity in the early days of Joy Division, when...
Wednesday February 24, 2010 Airbourne UK Dates
We’ve just interviewed Joel and Dave from Aussie upstarts Airbourne and we had such a good time that we feel it’s only right to re-confirm their previously-announced UK tour dates.
Live the band is quite amazing and, if you haven't seen them yet, now’s...
Who Is Alex Gregory?
The answer will get you out of a hole during your next pub quiz. Alex is an English shredder who was Fender’s third ever official artist signatory, after Messers Clapton and Malmsteen. No, we’d not heard of him either.
Here’s what he can do...nice album...
Tuesday February 23, 2010 Scott McKeon New Album
The former Young Guitarist Of The Year winner and top Blues guitarist has his latest album in the can and ready to go. Entitled Trouble and available through Mascot/Provogue, it’s easily his best to date and is well worth checking out.
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Friday February 19, 2010 Stolen Shadows Strat - Can You Help?
West Mercia Police are appealing for help to trace a limited edition guitar made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of legendary band the Shadows, which has been stolen in transit.
The £5,000 Fender Stratocaster, in custom red with gold hardware,...
Wednesday February 17, 2010 Guitarist 326 on sale now
THEM CROOKED VULTURES
We reveal Josh Homme’s guitar and gear secrets, and find out the story behind the most exciting supergroup of recent times in this in-depth interview
HOT GEAR FOR 2010!
We return from California’s NAMM Show with our pick of the...
Fender Introduces 50th Anniversary Jazz Bass
Hurrah! Here’s the full release:
To celebrate 50 years of its groundbreaking and ubiquitous Jazz Bass guitar, Fender introduces the limited edition 50th Anniversary Jazz Bass. The instrument stands out distinctively among Fender's many variations on the...
Tuesday February 16, 2010 Video: Misa Digital Touchpad Guitar In Action
And we thought the Kaoss Pad was out there…
www.misadigital.com
Saturday February 13, 2010 Happy Birthday Heavy Metal
Today is the 40th birthday of the most important album in heavy metal history – Black Sabbath's Black Sabbath .
Sabbath, we salute you.
Would heavy metal exist as the many tentacled beast we know today without their debut?
Well that's an...
