It’s like a scene out of a movie. An hour before the show, I stroll in easily, wearing a backpack and carrying two black cases’ and dark sunglasses. A backpack is just a backpack, and everyone can see that the big one holds my guitar, but I can see them staring and wondering what is [...]

Nick at the Guitritus guitar blog recently indicated that Joe Bonamassa will be releasing a new live album called “From Nowhere in Particular” on August 19. The live album will consist of 14 tracks on two CDs and was recorded during Joe’s Fall 2007 tour. After seeing him during his Fall tour, I’m definitely looking [...]

It is Memorial Day in the US, and in honor of the men and women who have lost their lives serving our country, here is a video of Jake Shimabukuro playing the Star Spangled Banner.

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John Mayer will be releasing a live CD/DVD combo called “Where the Light Is” on 7/1/08. The CD/DVD combo is a recording of the charity show that Mayer did last December featuring three sets. The first set was an all-acoustic set, the second set featured the John Mayer Trio, and the third set featured the [...]

The first step to any solution is to admit the problem! Here it is, PowerTAB was great and it is still free, but it is O-L-D. In computer years, PowerTAB is akin to chiseling out TAB in hieroglyphics. My apologies for being overly dramatic here, since I will admit that PowerTAB can get the job [...]

ASK Video Releases Garageband’08 DVD Tutorial
Offers pre-order discount of 20 discount on all pre-orders at www.askvideo.com.

REVOLUTIONARY DYNAMIC ARC ULTRA GUITAR CABLE COMBINES SUPERIOR AUDIO ENHANCEMENT WITH RUGGED DESIGN

(Los Angeles, CA) Solid Cables new Dynamic Arc Ultra Guitar Cable outperforms any other pro guitar cable on the market. Solid Cables C.E.O., Nial McGaughey, engineered the Dynamic Arc Ultra Guitar Cable with a formidable task - to please a musician with a [...]

KRK Launches New Rokit Line of Powered Studio Monitors
The Generation 2 Rokits sport radical curved surfaces, enhanced voicing and dynamic looks
May 19th, 2008 - Chatsworth, CA - KRK Systems, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of powered recording monitors, launched the second generation of their industry-standard Rokit monitor. The generation 2 Rokit incorporates several technologies [...]

Ableton Releases Live 7 LE
Berlin, Germany, May 14, 2008- Ableton is proud to announce the release of Live 7 LE, an easy-to-use, professional-grade music-making solution that everyone can afford. Live 7 LE is built on the same fundamental concepts as Ableton Live, the music production and performance solution that has won numerous awards for its [...]

William McRea asked:
Epiphone had its true beginnings in Greece where Anastasios Stathopoulos started out by making traditional stringed instruments such as violins, lutes, mandolins, and a Greek instrument called the lioutos. The family then moved to Smyrna in Asia Minor but later fled to New York due to persecution.
After moving to New York, Anastasios [...]