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Van Halen Retrospective – The Early Years
Van Halen are undeniably one of the most influential bands in hard rock. They were really one of the true super groups right from the outset and their first album is almost perfect from start to finish. Furthermore they had probably the greatest living rock guitarist at the helm, Eddie Van Halen.
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Pink Floyd Donate Signed Guitar for Crisis Charity Auction
The remaining members of Pink Floyd are amongst some of the rockstars (Kings of Leon, Status Quo, and James Blunt.) that have donated guitars in order to raise funds for the Crisis charity. The guitar auction is now live, and it will run for two weeks, until Thursday 14 July.
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Final Countdown For Jimmy Page
A mysterious countdown has recently begun onJimmypage.com that has many guitarists salivating at the prospect of some kind of anouncement from the master of classic rock guitar. Counting down from 15, the timer is due to expire on the 14th July.
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Van Halen to Release New Single
David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, bassist Wolfgang Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen have been working on a new album with producer John Shanks since the start of the year and it looks like we may hear some of the new material pretty soon
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Eddie Van Halen Eruption Solo by John Denner
When you every think you don’t have what it takes to be a guitarist just watch this video and think about how much time, effort and sheer guts it must have took John Denner to get this good.
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Gibson Learn and Master Guitar iPhone App Takes Learning the Guitar to a New Level
In partnership with the mighty Gibson Guitars, Learn and master guitar have produced a kick ass iphone app that features some of the most essential tools and features that guitarists will need including a state of the art guitar tuner, metronome, chord chart and high quality guitar lessons from Learn and master guitar.
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Phil Collen
Phil Collen joined Def Leppard in 1981 from the London music scene when he was asked to replace Pete Willis as lead guitarist of Def Leppard.His playing ability to play guitar impressed producer Mutt Lange and the rest of the band after he performed a guitar solo for the hit song “Photograph” during the band’s Pyromania sessions.
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 …
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Joe Bonamassa
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 …
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 …
G&L Tribute Comanche Electric Guitar
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 …
Ibanez TS808 Vintage Tube Screamer Reissue Review
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
Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen has been heralded as “one of the best guitar players on the planet and whilst his guitar skills are superb he part of a rare breed of guitarists that actually has a voice to match. His creative song …
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 …
How to Play Guitar Like Slash
The man behind the music… When we think of innovation and talent in the guitar world, Slash is usually at the top of the list. With many years in the spotlight as the lead guitarist for Guns N’ Roses, Slash …
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 …
