News & Events

This documentary about the classic guitar effects pedal and how it has shaped the sound of rock music looks fantastic. A 4 part YouTube series about the Cry Baby Documentary featuring interviews with famous guitarists such as Kirk Hammett, Zakk Wilde and Dweezil Zappa…

Everything Burns completed a storming finale to their recent UK tour with an amazing night at Three Mile Stone Community Centre near Truro. Once again it was a sold out event with Everything Burns and their support bands proving to be a big draw.

Planet Rock are reporting an interesting interview with current GNR Guitarist Ron Thal at the moment. Apparently he has said that continued rumours about a “classic line-up” Guns n Roses reunion do not bother him, and that he actually wants it to happen…

This is the official ‘Everything Burns’ video for their second single ‘Scars’. Video looks pretty polished certainly does the track justice. Check out the epic guitar solo from Chinn Lawlor at 3:15, I just can’t stop listening to this!

Great news for Mr Big fans. They band, in their original line-up, will be playing Download Festival 2011. To wet your appetite check out this incredible performance of Addicted to That Rush featuring some great improvising from Billy Sheehan and Paul Gilbert.

ESP Guitars have followed hot on the heels of Gibson and released a very nice iPhone app. The ‘ESP Experience’ app isn”t free like Gibson’s app ( it correctly costs £1.19 / $1.99 from the itunes app store) however is does feature some pretty cool stuff

Amazing news for UK shredders – “Mr Scary” himself, the incredible George Lynch, will be making an in-store appearance at Rattle And Drum Music in Derby, United Kingdom on Saturday 30 October!

The SpiderCapo is a unique guitar capo design from Creative Tunings that lets guitarists capo each string on their guitar individually. This basically opens up a world of creative and tonal possibilities and is probably one of the most innovative guitar accessories we have seen in recent years.

Richie Kotzen has just announced a new signature Telecaster that should be available through Fender Japan in 2011. The original signature model won many fans with great playability, versatility and tone so this announcement will be very popular indeed as the original signature model has been very hard to come by recently.

Neon glowing guitar and bass strings from www.drstrings.com

This years Download Festival was always going to be something special and with AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine and Aerosmith headlining there was an air of excitement from the minute the festival started. With probably the biggest crowds the festival has ever, this years festival has probably been the most successful ever.