Widely considered as the greatest guitarist in the history of rock music, Jimi Hendrix was one of the most important and influential musicians of his era. The mere mention of his name will start many guitarists finger picking. His raw talent and creativity defined some of the most revolutionary music of the 20th Century
Archive for September, 2009
RME released new drivers for Apple’s latest operating system, Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6), available on the company’s website.
More here: RME Releases Snow Leopard Drivers
The Golden Age design of the 12th Fret 000-style ROS-06 is designed to marry the specifications of the RD-06 to the Recording King Century Studio Series body, RK says.
Continue here: Recording King ROS-06 12th Fret 000-Style
Johnson released the single-cutaway, dual-humbucker Solara Special, a guitar designed for beginners or entry-level players.
Continue here: Johnson Solara Special Cutaway
Johnson presents the solid spruce top Trailblazer Deluxe travel guitar.
Continue here: Johnson Trailblazer Deluxe
The Lower Rhythm has released Dusk, a virtual analog lowpass filter with a few extra: full stereo signal flow, a tube-emulated saturation, clean out and a modulation effect nicknamed “the Wub”.
More here: The Lower Rhythm Dusk
Steinberg Media Technologies has announced the launch of a new sound expansion set for Sequel, Cubase and Nuendo NEK: The VST Sound Instrument Set Synthesizers.
Continue here: Steinberg VST Sound Instrument Set Synthesizers
Ex- Guns N Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist, Slash, plays an eerie cover from the 1972 Italian-American mob flick, The Godfather. You’ll notice Slash’s tempo on guitar is a bit faster than the original “Waltz” version. Another part of the guitarist’s style that really stands out is his aggressive and sustained bends–which brings the song to an entirely new level.
Continue here: Slash Plays The Godfather Theme Song on Guitar
XM is a stripped-down rock machine at an amazingly low price (MSRP $210.50) that should have headbangers on a budget jumping for joy. It is built around a super-lightweight body made of Paulowinia wood, which is being seen more and more in guitar production lately, and a bolt-on 24-fret maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard.
Continue here: Dean Vendetta XM Electric Guitar
Here’s a very eloquent and well-written review of Mr. Big’s Barcelona show performed in September of 2009. By Locky Perez, GoogleTranslated to English and re-worked by Jenn


