Posted in News, Songs, Videos on May 4th, 2009 1 Comment »
You may remember the story of Joe Satriani suing Coldplay for copyright infringement with their song “Viva La Vida”. The song bears a striking resemblance to Joe’s tune “If I Could Fly”. Well, someone else is claiming that Viva La Vida is their work. This time, it’s Cat Stevens, who now goes by the name [...]
Posted in News, Updates, Videos on Apr 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Moe Chickenfoot news. It seems the band has sold out nine concerts that had scheduled for May. These intimate venues sold out in record time, and it seems there will be high demand for their debut album to be released on June 9, 2009, which can be pre-ordered here.
The band released this video on [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff, Videos on Apr 19th, 2009 No Comments »
I recently saw this guitar featured in MusicRadar’s “14 more outrageous guitars from the internet” article. It is the Video Guitar. It’s a regular guitar, but with an LCD screen on the body of the guitar. The sounds triggers cool video images, and can play any video, as can be seen in this demo.
The [...]
Posted in Guitar Lessons, Videos on Apr 12th, 2009 No Comments »
Here’s a video guitar lesson by JamPlay.com instructor David MacKenzie, covering the basics of finger tapping, and then demonstrates a tapping exercise.
You can find this complete lesson, and other video lessons like this one at JamPlay.com. Be sure to also check out this Fretboard Tapping lesson for more information.
Posted in Fun Stuff, Guitar Players, Videos on Apr 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
I stumbled upon this video today. It’s not new, but I thought it was a great idea. It’s a collaboration video by online guitarists from all over the world, shredding together.
Some really great guitar players in this video!
Posted in Guitar Lessons, Videos on Mar 29th, 2009 No Comments »
Here’s a video guitar lesson for beginners which explains how to read chord lines, by NLG head instructor David Taab. This is a great lesson for those just starting to play the guitar.
This video in an excerpt from the DVD titled “Explaining Tablature & Chord Charts”, which can be found at NextLevelGuitar.com.
Posted in Fun Stuff, Guitar Players, Videos on Mar 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Here’s a recently posted tribute video to Buckethead, created by JamPlay.com instructor Dennis Hodges playing Hog Stomp Bitch.
You can find Dennis over at JamPlay.com.
Posted in Guitar Lessons, Songs, Videos on Feb 25th, 2009 No Comments »
I thought I would try learning one of my favorite songs by Led Zeppelin, “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You”. I did some digging and came upon this lesson by Justin Sandercoe of JustinGuitar.com. His video lessons are always great, and this one’s no exception.
This is part 1 of a 3 part video lesson. Click [...]
Posted in News, Updates, Videos on Feb 22nd, 2009 2 Comments »
A while back, the Guitar MX Blog brought you the story of Chickenfoot, the new supergroup featuring Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. The group is currently working on a new album, and just released this new promo video.
Joe Satriani had promised [...]
Posted in Guitar Lessons, Videos on Feb 19th, 2009 1 Comment »
Country guitar doesn’t get quite the attention on YouTube as rock guitar, so it’s kind of refreshing to see a country lesson by NextLevelGuitar. This is a lesson on how to play a simple country lick inspired by Brad Paisley.
You can find more lessons like this one at NextLevelGuitar.com.