Posted in Gear, News, Updates, Videos on Nov 11th, 2007 4 Comments »
On December 7, 2007, Gibson will be releasing the first run of the Limited Edition Robot Guitar, which is being called ‘the world’s first guitar with robot technology’. The main feature of this guitar is the patented self-tuning system known as Tronical PowerTune system, which was first described on our blog last month. They are [...]
Posted in Gear, News on Nov 5th, 2007 1 Comment »
Luis Alberto Paredes is a musical craftsman who makes fine classic stringed instruments from his family-run workshop in Bogota, Columbia. He recently began transforming shotguns and AK-47’s into electric guitars. The guns, which were donated by the Columbian government, were used by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) during the country’s ongoing conflict. The [...]
Posted in Gear, News, Videos on Oct 7th, 2007 7 Comments »
On December 12, The Fender Custom Shop in collaboration with Guitar Center, will be releasing 250 replicas of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s famous guitar, which he affectionately called “Lenny”. This 1965 Fender Stratocaster had tremendous sentimental value to Stevie. The original guitar was purchased from a pawn shop by Stevie’s wife Lenora “Lenny” Vaughan. As the [...]
Posted in Contests, Gear, News on Oct 2nd, 2007 3 Comments »
Gibson has recently introduced a self-tuning guitar called the Powertune guitar. The Powertune guitar is able to tune the guitar as it’s being played, and claims to use technology that is far superior to other self-tuning guitars. Some are calling it a crutch for lazy guitar players. But the Powertune guitar, which looks and plays [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff, Gear, Videos on Sep 20th, 2007 3 Comments »
This is probably the oddest amp I have ever seen. It’s a 2 watt guitar amp in a 20 ounce beer can. I kid you not; see for yourself. It operates on a 9 volt battery and has a tone switch for American and British sounds. The “Amp In A Can” is made by cactustubeamps.com, [...]
Posted in Gear, Videos on Sep 18th, 2007 No Comments »
Seymour Duncan has a new DVD called Seymour Duncan’s Guide to Pickups. The DVD covers how pickups work, how to choose the right ones for your guitar, how to install them, and much more. GuitarWorld.com is featuring some clips from the DVD that include instructions on installing pickups n a Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster and [...]
Posted in Gear on Sep 4th, 2007 No Comments »
If you’re like me, then you are always losing guitar picks. I sometimes have to use coins when I can’t find a pick. It never occurred to me to make my own guitar picks, until I stumbled upon this article at WikiHow that shows how to make your own guitar picks from old ID and [...]
Posted in Gear, News on Aug 28th, 2007 No Comments »
The resurgence in Heavy Metal music has translated into increased sales for many guitar makers, and the guitar makers with the most outrageous designs are benefiting the most. Take Halo Custom Guitar, Inc. When they first went into business 5 years ago, they sold a mere 200 guitars per year. Now, they sell 200 to [...]
Posted in Gear, News on Aug 5th, 2007 2 Comments »
This summer, Line 6 has released the Pocket POD, a guitar multi-effects processor much like the popular POD 2.0, but the size of a handheld guitar tuner. The Pocket POD comes with over 300 preset tones, including tones created by guitarists from Maroon 5, 311, Hoobastank and other bands. It also comes with free software [...]
Posted in Gear, Videos on Jul 22nd, 2007 1 Comment »
Earlier this year, Fender teamed up with Eddie Van Halen to release a replica of Eddie’s famous “Frankenstein” guitar. This is the same guitar he used on the first Van Halen album, and still uses today. The replica is pretty amazing; complete which matching cigarette burns. Even Eddie had trouble distinguishing the replica from the [...]