This Friday, August 27, marks 20 years since Stevie Ray Vaughan’s tragic death. Fender has posted a nice retrospective about SRV with quotes about Stevie from his family and friends, including this quote from Double Trouble drummer Chris “Whipper” Layton:“I didn’t meet him that night, but the first time I heard him play was at [ ... ] ...
The cynic in me always thinks the worst when I see anything branded with Randy Rhoads but this image is probably the best ad for a Gibson Les Paul ever. The image of Randy and his 1974 Les Paul Custom what springs to mind when I hear his name rather than the Polka dot Flying V it just suited him so perfecly, just check out the video below to see what I mean! ... It is one of the most iconic guitars in rock history: Randy Rhoads’ 1974 Les Paul Custom. The guitar that Ozzy Osbourne sideman Randy
I’ve been following Anthony from StevieSnacks.com for a while on YouTube (gr8bluesgtr) and I wanted to share the great lessons that are available. Not only does Anthony teach guitar licks lessons but he also goes into detail about concepts behind licks too such as the example above. Also Anthony teaches beyond guitar lessons such as how to get a great tone and how amplifiers work for instance check out the video titled “Tube Amps 3: Preamp And Power Tubes” for a great in-depth lesson on
No matter what I look at, TV, the newspaper, a magazine, beginner guitar lessons adults, I notice the adds and content are mostly targeted for the younger generation, from 20 to 30 years old. Except for some medicine adds or doctors commercials, the older generation is going out of style. Our focus is then the [ ... ] ...
Thanks to MusicRadar.com for sharing this great video of Derek Trucks talking about Slide guitar, his eastern and blues influences and showing some examples of these influences. I could listen to Derek talking guitar all day, shame it’s only 12 minutes! ... Learn to Play Guitar Online ... Follow Guitar Noize on Twitter (@guitarnoize) ... This rss feed is the property of GuitarNoize.com ...
I’ve been reading a lot about choice lately. Specifically, I’m interested in how and why people make choices. And a lot of it has applications to practicing and playing a guitar (or any instrument). Satisfice for a While In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz spends a lot of time talking about maximizing and satisficing. [ ... ] ...
Rob “Chappers” Chapman affectionately known as “The Monkey Lord” (his band is called Monkey Lord) is an interesting fella, I wasn’t aware of him until he ran a YouTube solo contest that sparked a lot of interest so I subscribed to his YouTube channel to see what else he was up to. Now Rob is much more than just a YouTube personality Rob is a very talented guitarist and clinician who has been endorsed by ESP Guitar and Orange Amps in the past but he cleverly used his internet presence
If you have listened to BB King and tried to reproduce his playing, then you already know that his vibrato is one of the most difficult things to reproduce. Simply put, if you can’t vibrato like BB, then your licks won’t have the same punch. Yes they may still sound good, but without a strong [ ... ] ...
Not sure how this one slipped under my radar seeing as I am a big fan of Pete Thorn and the amazing Fractal Audio Axe-Fx but this is a great demonstration of what this product can do in combination with the Fractal Audio Atomic Amp series ... Learn to Play Guitar Online ... Follow Guitar Noize on Twitter (@guitarnoize) ... This rss feed is the property of GuitarNoize.com ...
When you have been around as long as Joe Perry from Aerosmith you earn the right to have an epic guitar rig, Joe’s guitar tech Trace Foster takes Dunlop’s Brian Kehoe through the monster rig and guitar collection. Joe actually seems to take some rare and collectible amps and guitars on tour with him, gear that most of us would probably be too afraid to take out of the house but and I love that, guitars and amps aren’t meant to be played! ... Thanks to DunlopTV for sharing this great video.