Friday July 03, 2009 Vox Amps Star In New British Film
Now in cinemas, British film Telstar charts the story of legendary producer Joe Meek – the man behind a host of number one hits in the 1960s. Not least the song Telstar by The Tornados – the first British single to ever top the US charts.
Set in the...
Wednesday July 01, 2009 Fight Or Fall: John Sykes quits Thin Lizzy
There's trouble in the Thin Lizzy camp.
But however you feel about the collection of musicians touring under the name, the news today that guitarist and singer John Sykes has quit the band isn't good for their future prospects – they now feature only one...
Monday June 29, 2009 Guitar Endorsements: The List
In the light of Joe Satriani possibly jumping ship from Peavey to Marshall for his amplification needs as reported over on Music Radar last week, we thought, just for fun, that we’d make a list of his endorsements over the years just to see how many entries...
Thursday June 25, 2009 New Metallica Signature ESPs Imminent...
After making a whale-sized splash at the recent LIMMs shindig, we’ve had word that the two new eagerly-awaited Metallica Signature models from ESP, James Hetfield’s Iron Cross and Kirk Hammett’s Ouija models, are incoming to Blighty.
Both are severely...
Tuesday June 23, 2009 The Sun Always Shines On Camden: A-Ha announce London show for July
Norwegian pop geniuses a-Ha have been added to the 60-band bill of London’s iTunes Festival .
The month-long series of gigs at the Camden Roundhouse venue is now in its third year and is pulling out all the stops this time around with Oasis, Snow...
Vox Guitaraoke UK: Dare You Have A Go...?
Here’s the official release from Vox: maybe see you there!
Grab your axe and come on down! JamVOX is going on tour and coming to a music store near you. Come check out a demo by one of our VOX product specialists then stand up to the mic and jam along to...
Malmsteen: Eye Witness To Unleashed Fury!
When a recording, supposedly of Swedish guitar God Yngwie Malmsteen going batsh*t crazy on a plane, surfaced a few years ago, it was mostly dismissed as a fake. However, on-line radio facility Shockwaves has got an inside track on what really happened,...
Monday June 22, 2009 Alter Bridge DVD Preview
Anyone who has seen an Alter Bridge gig will know what a fantastic live band they are – and why we rate the guitar playing of Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy so highly. On September 22 you can bring the AB live experience into your front room and find...
Monday June 15, 2009 Iron Maiden Signature guitars – Video
Due to our DVD being fuller than a Sumo’s nappy this month, we couldn’t include any Gear Demos as we usually do on our covermounted CD.
Still, we did manage to film a video demo of all three Iron Maiden signature guitars we’ve reviewed: Jackson Adrian...
Wednesday June 10, 2009 Guitarist Beginner's Guide To Tone
Don’t miss the fifth installment of the Guitarist DVD: the Beginner's Guide To Tone.
Your first port of call to vastly improve your tone, make sure you don’t miss this DVD. It’s bundled up with the latest issue of Guitarist magazine and you can get the...
Nascar Driver Wins Les Paul Worth Thousands, Smashes It On Camera
Nascar driver wins Les Paul worth thousands, immediately smashes it on camera
When Nascar driver Kyle Busch was awarded a unique Gibson Les Paul, painted by famed Nascar artist Sam Bass, as a reward for victory at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway ...
Tuesday June 09, 2009 In issue 317 of Guitarist, on sale 9 June…
FREE DVD! The Guitarist Beginner’s Guide To Tone
80+ minutes of video designed to improve the way you sound right now. Discover how touch, pickups, guitars, effects and amps affect your overall tone and unlock the secrets of your gear!
DEREK TRUCKS
We...
The Beatles: Rock Band
A great way of introducing new people to great music or simply having a quick wee on a legend? Whichever side of the fence you sit, it’s here to stay, and our colleagues over on GamesRadar have the skinny in an interview with the game’s lead designer Chris...
Monday June 08, 2009 Get Retro with a Hodad Mini Amp worth £40 when you subscribe today!
Subscribe to Guitarist this month and you’ll get a Danelectro Hodad Mini Amp worth £40, plus save 10% on the cover price!
The Danelectro Hodad Mini Amp is a powerful mini amp for practice or back stage tune-ups, and its novel twin speaker format...
Brian Setzer Album News
In a personal post on BrianSetzer.com , the Quiffmeister himself has spilled at least a modicum of beans regarding a new release for Autumn.
I have just completed all the rhythm tracks for our new album which will be out in the Fall. It will feature 12...
