Posted in Gear, News, Updates on Mar 24th, 2008 No Comments »
Due to popular demand, Gibson is releasing two new models of the self-tuning Robot Guitar. The first run Limited Edition Robot Guitars went on sale worldwide on December 7th 2007, and sold out in just 24 hours. The two new models are the Robot Les Paul Studio Ltd Electric Guitar and the Robot SG Special [...]
Posted in Gear, News on Mar 8th, 2008 6 Comments »
Liquid Metal Guitar (LGM) has shipped their newest creation, an 18K gold metal bodied guitar to a preeminent North American guitar collector. “Gold guitars are a rare bird” said the collector “good gold guitars are even a rarer find and this is truly amazing, in look and sound.” LMG creates metal bodied guitars. They were [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff, Gear, Videos on Jan 21st, 2008 1 Comment »
HotPicksUSA, makers of those cool skull and zombie shaped guitar picks, will be releasing a new guitar called the Alchemy Gothic Omega Skull Guitar. Like their guitar picks, the body of the guitar is shaped like a skull. The guitar premiered at the Winter NAMM 200 Show this past weekend. Here’s a video of the [...]
Posted in Gear, News on Jan 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Today is the final day of Winter NAMM 2008, which started on January 17th in Anaheim, CA. NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) is once of the largest music gear trade shows in the world. The event is held twice a year, with the Winter NAMM show being the largest of the two. Many guitar [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff, Gear, Guitar Hero, News, Software, Videos on Jan 12th, 2008 6 Comments »
The 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) finished this past Friday in Las Vegas. CES is an annual trade show, not open to the public, which showcases new consumer electronic products. This years CES featured some cool and fun products for guitar players. Here’s some of the highlights: eJamming is recording software that uses peer-to-peer technology [...]
Posted in Gear, News on Jan 10th, 2008 No Comments »
CEntrance has recently developed a portable USB recording device called the AxePort Pro. It has a strong aluminum body, but fits easily in your pocket and provides professional recording sound with incredibly easy setup. The AxePort Pro is powered by the computer via a USB connection. Simply plug your guitar or bass into one end [...]
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 Gear, News, Updates on Dec 7th, 2007 1 Comment »
Today is the worldwide release date of the much talked about and anticipated Limited Edition Gibson ‘Robot Guitar‘; a guitar which tunes itself using robot technology. This technology, which is described here, was developed by a German company called Tronical. It automatically tunes the guitar in seconds using a CPU in the guitar, and tiny [...]
Posted in Gear, Videos on Nov 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
Gearlog recently had an article about a guitar called the iCoustic guitar. It’s the first guitar designed to work with an iPod. It uses patented technology built into small travel model guitars made by Taylor, Martin, Yamaha and Alvarez. But with a built-in speaker, the mini-guitar sounds like a jumbo dreadnought guitar. The iCoustic guitar [...]
Posted in Gear, Guitar Tips on Nov 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
This is the time of year where many people begin buying holiday gifts for friends and family. If you have a guitar player on your list, but don’t know what to get for them, you may want to consider these gift ideas. Guitar Starter Kit If you know someone who is just starting out on [...]