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Posted on August 22, 2008 - by Fretpoint

Susan Tedeschi

Guitarists

In the years since she captured the public’s musical imagination with her 1998 breakthrough album Just Won’t Burn, the multi-talented musician has established a formidable reputation as a deeply expressive singer, a prodigiously talented guitarist and distinctive songwriter. She’s won a large and loyal audience for her ability to craft elements of classic blues, [...]

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Posted on August 19, 2008 - by Fretpoint

Joe Bonamassa

Guitarists

Blues-rock guitar virtuoso, vocalist and songwriter Joe Bonamassa kicked off 2007 with the honor of being named Best Blues Guitarist by Guitar Player Magazine’s readership in their annual Reader’s Choice Awards.
Widely renowned for his insanely fluid phrasing and post-modern fusion of electric British blues, traditional Delta blues and rock ‘n roll chops, Bonamassa Told Guitar [...]

Posted on August 19, 2008 - by Fretpoint

David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster Guitar

Guitars

David Gilmour and the Fender Custom Shop has announced the highly anticipated release of one of the most iconic musical instruments of the past 50 years—the David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster guitar. Based on Gilmour’s famous “Black Strat” guitar, the instrument will be available at select Fender retailers worldwide beginning Sept. 22, 2008.
The new reproduction—the [...]

Posted on August 19, 2008 - by Fretpoint

G&L Tribute Comanche Electric Guitar

Guitars

G&L has introduced the Tribute Series Comanche. Featuring a swamp ash body with flamed maple top, the neck is hard rock maple with rosewood or maple fingerboard. Other features are 3 G&L Magnetic Field Design Z-coil pickups, G&L Dual Fulcrum vibrato with nickel-plated, die-cast saddles; pearl pickguard, 5-way pickup selector switch with push/pull pot enabling [...]

Posted on August 19, 2008 - by Fretpoint

New AC/DC song Rock ‘N’ Roll Train leaked

Guitars

This has to be the most innovative song leak I’ve ever heard of, Apparently one fan attending the AC/DC film shoot in London of the new single Rock ‘N’ Roll Train, memorised the riff and leaked his own sung version onto YouTube.
This apparently created quite a stir and prompted other fans to post up the [...]

Posted on August 19, 2008 - by Fretpoint

The Ultimate Overdrive Pedal?

Reviews

Could this be the Holy Grail of Tube Screamers? The Ibanez TS808 Vintage Tube Screamer Reissue is now available due to popular demand. This is the overdrive pedal that vintage gear hunters are always hoping to find. The 2004 TS808 reissue features the same famous square footswitch and the warm tones of the JRC4558 chip [...]

Richie Kotzen
by Fretpoint on August 18, 2008
10 Ways To Improve Your Guitar Playing
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How to Play Guitar Like Slash
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How to play ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ by ‘Lynyrd Skynyrd’
by Fretpoint on August 18, 2008
Guitarists

Susan Tedeschi

In the years since she captured the public’s musical imagination with her 1998 breakthrough album Just Won’t Burn, the multi-talented musician has established a formidable reputation as a deeply expressive singer, a prodigiously talented guitarist and distinctive songwriter. She’s won a large and loyal audience for her ability to craft elements of classic blues, [...]

Guitars

David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster Guitar

David Gilmour and the Fender Custom Shop has announced the highly anticipated release of one of the most iconic musical instruments of the past 50 years—the David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster guitar. Based on Gilmour’s famous “Black Strat” guitar, the instrument will be available at select Fender retailers worldwide beginning Sept. 22, 2008.
The new reproduction—the [...]

Lessons

10 Ways To Improve Your Guitar Playing

One of the most frustrating aspects of playing guitar is when you reach the point where you are not improving. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned musician, we all face the same problem and ask the question, “Why am I not at the level I want to be and how can I get [...]

Reviews

The Ultimate Overdrive Pedal?

Could this be the Holy Grail of Tube Screamers? The Ibanez TS808 Vintage Tube Screamer Reissue is now available due to popular demand. This is the overdrive pedal that vintage gear hunters are always hoping to find. The 2004 TS808 reissue features the same famous square footswitch and the warm tones of the JRC4558 chip [...]

Tabs

How to play ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ by ‘Lynyrd Skynyrd’

When Ronnie Van Zant wrote the song Sweet Home Alabama, little did he know how huge it would become. The song was released in 1974 by Lynyrd Skynyrd, a Southern rock band with a lot of heart. The band consisted of seven members during this time period.
The song was written in response to some songs [...]

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