Gibson Guitar is proving once again that they know how to use new media to engage with a whole new generation of guitar players. Today, Gibson announced that it is launching the Arlen Roth degree program. This program builds on the Arlen Roth guitar lessons that Gibson has been making available on its website for [ ... ] ...
We’re a little bit crazy about strings lately at Fretbase. We have about 300 different guitar strings in our database and we’re adding them at a rapid pace. But we want to make sure we have all of the strings that matter. So once a week for the next 4 weeks, we’ll be seeking input [ ... ] ...
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? A sunburst on a Gibson Les Paul has been a thing of beauty for the past 50 or so years and after several attempts at trying new finishes and odd looking designs, Gibson has brought the classic sunburst to their Robot Guitar design. Called the Gibson Les [ ... ] ...
Eric Johnson will be playing with the Les Paul Trio and Anton Fig at the Iridium Jazz Club on June 5th, 6th, and 7th. He will play two shows each night. They will mostly play Johnson’s material but in a jazz trio format, according to Johnson’s website.I hope they record some of these shows. I [ ... ] ...
www.egnateramps.com ... Egnater on Twitter ... There are so many myths about amps from the legend of Dumble to the quest for the perfect Plexi tone, you could literally spend years chasing after that perfect combination of tubes, wattage and speaker that are discussed the world over. And yet, spend half an hour with Bruce Egnater and he will not only dispel any rumour, myth or hearsay you have ever encountered but also back it up by letting you in on just about every amp secret you ever wanted
ArtistWorks, based in California’s Napa wine country, is taking online lessons to a whole new level, combining some of what’s best in the online lesson format with a personal interaction between student and teacher. Fretbase was given exclusive access to the Martin Taylor Guitar Academy where students can get one-on-one interaction with Martin [ ... ] ...
When it comes to playing guitar, I’ll do whatever it takes to learn. I have taken private lessons. I have used DVD’s. I have asked for tips from players on YouTube. I regularly look for new content on Fretbase’s song pages. And I have bought many, many books with good lessons. So you can imagine [ ... ] ...
Guitar Center recently conducted an interview with Steve Vai for their YouTube channel GuitarCenterTV. Steve talks about how his signature JEM guitars were developed for Ibanez, composing and living on tour. Check out the other videos below: ... Follow Guitar Noize on Twitter (@guitarnoize) ... This rss feed is the property of GuitarNoize.com ...
John 5 has announced a competition on his new site in association with The Public Record where 2 lucky guitarists will win a signature John 5 Telecaster. To be eligible you will have to sign up to TPR, head over to the competition page for more details but basically you need to record yourself playing along to one of 2 tracks by John 5, “Lords of Salem” or “Let it All Bleed Out” by June 7, 2010 and upload it to The Public Record ... Follow Guitar Noize on Twitter (@guitarnoize) ... This