Posted in Fun Stuff, Gear on Jan 6th, 2008 1 Comment »
Cigar box guitars are primitive, home-made guitars that use a cigar box as the body and a thin piece of wood, sometimes a broomstick, serving as the neck. These guitars can have a single string or up to 6 strings. They were common in the 19th Century, when cigar boxes were larger and more plentiful, [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff on Jan 1st, 2008 3 Comments »
Happy New Year everyone. It’s been a great year for Guitar MX. This blog was created in 2007, and has worked to bring our readers some of the most interesting and current guitar news. By far, the most popular story on the Guitar MX blog for 2007 was the story ‘Guitar Lessons Removed From YouTube [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff on Dec 25th, 2007 No Comments »
Guitar MX wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season. This song is ‘Wizards In Winter’ by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. You can find the tab to the song here. Be sure to check out the Christmas Song’s lesson in our free guitar lessons archive.
Posted in Fun Stuff, Songs on Dec 23rd, 2007 1 Comment »
For the fourth year in a row, MJS Publications is offering free guitar tablature and audio downloads from the Christmas Guitar and Vocal Coral book absolutely free on their web site. The site has thirteen Holiday favorites, including ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas‘, ‘Joy To The World‘, and ‘Silent Night‘. The songs can be [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff, Videos on Dec 4th, 2007 8 Comments »
Blender.com recently published an article listing the ‘28 Most Recognizable Guitars‘. The list provides 28 well known guitars, and the artists who made the guitars famous. Included in the list is a description of each guitar, as well as interesting facts about the guitar and why it is so recognizable. Here are the guitars that [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff on Dec 2nd, 2007 2 Comments »
Megadeth singer and guitarist Dave Mustaine now has his own brand of coffee, and like Juan Valdez, he handpicked this coffee himself: I have personally selected this coffee from thousands available worldwide. It is by far the best tasting coffee I have ever come across. This is the coffee that gets me up in the [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff, Guitar Players, Videos on Nov 26th, 2007 1 Comment »
Until earlier this year, Marty Friedman (Cacophony, Megadeth) co-hosted a Japanese rock/variety show called ‘Rock Fujiyama‘. Marty’s good friend Paul Gilbert (Racer X, Mr Big) also made an appearance on the show. Both guitarists are very popular in Japan, especially Marty, who lives in Japan and is a fixture on Japanese music television. Both also [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff, Guitar Players, Videos on Nov 25th, 2007 3 Comments »
The Brian Setzer Orchestra has begun their 6th Annual Christmas Extravaganza Tour. The show features Brian and his 17-piece swing band playing rockabilly/swing versions of Christmas songs, as well as Stray Cats tunes, classical music and some other classic rock songs. I have heard from those who have seen it, that the show is fantastic. [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff on Nov 19th, 2007 3 Comments »
Guitar bloggers are a fraternal group. At least the ones I have dealt with have been. Jason over at AtomicGuitarist.com has come up with a cool idea that he calls the ‘Guitar Blogs Discovery Project’. The purpose of this project is to expose readers to other guitar blogs out there, and also create some increased [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff on Nov 14th, 2007 3 Comments »
The Guitar World Readers Poll 2008 is now online. Among the categories to vote on is Best New Talent, Comeback of the Year, Best Riff, Best Rock Guitarist, Best Metal Guitarist, Best Shredder and even Best YouTube Guitar Video. You can also choose the next guitarist to join Kirk Hammett, Edward Van Halen, Stevie Ray [...]