Wednesday September 30, 2009 Angus Luvs Seymour Duncan
Well, almost. If you thought all Angus Young had to do was strap on a manky old Gibson SG and flail about like a mad thing to get the most out of his set-up, you'd be a world of wrong.
It seems that Angus has been asking Seymour Duncan himself for a...
Tuesday September 29, 2009 Exclusive Steve Vai video
To celebrate the imminent release of the brand new live Steve Vai DVD Live In Minneapolis: Where The Wild Things Are , the man himself has made a full track available for general download.
So here it is.
The DVD is reviewed in the...
Monday September 28, 2009 Seven great Ibanez signature electrics
Ibanez have long been at the very top of the contemporary rock guitar market, and following their unintentional omission from our recent look at just seven signature guitars available today ( read it here... ) here’s a quick trip around the current catalogue...
Friday September 25, 2009 Hughes & Kettner unveil the Coreblade
Hughes & Kettner has unveiled the Coreblade, a programmable 100w valve guitar head that assumes the flagship position amongst the German brand’s high-end guitar amp range.
Created to deliver massive flexibility and oriented towards players needing...
Duff McKagan Instore Appearances With Vox Night Train
Duff McKagan and Mike Squires from “Duff’s band Loaded will make appearances with Vox Night Train amps next month at PMT's Birmingham & Leeds stores:
Saturday 10 October – PMT Birmingham 2pm
Friday 16 October – PMT Leeds 3pm
Former It...
Carlos Santana And Buddy Guy Jam At Experience PRS 2009
The annual PRS Experience open-house event in Stevensville, Maryland, got off to a star-studded start on Thursday night. Just as the assembled crowd – including Guitarist of course - was being wowed by Carlos Santana, up steps blues legend Buddy Guy!
...
Hammerfest II: First Bands Announced And Tickets On Sale
Location: Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales
Dates: 11th to 13th March 2010
Following the sold out inaugural Hammerfest in April 2009, Hard Rock Hell and Metal Hammer have announced Hammerfest II .
The original Hammerfest brought together some...
Wednesday September 23, 2009 Janie Hendrix talks about the new Jimi Hendrix Signature Electric Guitar and new, unheard, unseen Hendrix music and video
Guitar-playing fans of rock legend Jimi Hendrix received something of a shock yesterday. Authentic Hendrix LLC – the official home of all things Jimi – announced a partnership with Gibson Guitars with the launch of the Jimi Hendrix Signature Electric Guitar...
Monday September 21, 2009 Seven great signature electrics
Some would say that there are almost too many signature guitars out there these days and whether you’d agree or not, most of them guarantee at least a high level of build quality, not to mention some serious coolness.
Here are just seven signature guitars...
Wednesday September 16, 2009 Taylor announces nine-string acoustic
WTF? OMG? Shurely shome mishtake? Etc...
It’d seem not, as Taylor are bent on making their 35th Anniversary a celebration to remember. Nine strings aren’t as kerr-azy as they may sound as, instead of a nonet of individual wires, the XXXV-9 doubles up the...
Monday September 14, 2009 Europe Announce Nine Date UK Tour
Sweden’s hard rock heroes Europe have confirmed a run of UK dates for February next year. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am: £17 each for all dates except London, which will be £18.
And it gets better – Diamond Head are supporting them. So you get...
Bristol Guitar Shop Searching For Real Guitar Heroes
Absolute Guitars are lending their support to the Bristol Festival with a Guitar Hero competition – but we’re not talking videogames here, they want the real thing.
Running between 18-20 September The Bristol festival is a showcase of Southwest music...
Vox: new amPlug and wah announced
Here’s the full details for a Monday morning – can’t wait to try them!
amPlug Acoustic
The Acoustic newcomer has joined the amazing Vox amPlug family of guitar/bass headphone amplifiers. Now you can enjoy sweet acoustic tones from your electric...
Thursday September 10, 2009 New Gretsch Country Club models
Phwoaar! Two new and eye-popping additions to the Gretsch County Club stable.
Here’s the official info.
Sonic Splendour is the only way to describe the newest member of this elite club. With its ultra-rare two-tone Smoke Gray/Metallic Violet finish,...
Tuesday September 08, 2009 Bill Wyman vs Rock Band
Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has put his oar into the whole real guitar versus Guitar Hero/Rock Band-style video games.
Speaking to the BBC , he said: "It encourages kids not to learn, that's the trouble.
"It makes less and less people...
