First we have an interesting take on male pattern baldness. Apparently Prince (I think he goes by that again) believes that playing his guitar has kept him from going bald . You be the judge.

Continue on here: Guitar Odds and Ends, again more Odds than ends.

Jon Bon Jovi injured himself during a performance in New Jersey this past weekend.? The front man injured his calf muscle shortly before the end of the band’s 2 1/2 hour set at the New Meadowlands Stadium.? The band went on to finish the show with an encore of their mega hit “Livin On a Prayer.? This is showmanship at it’s best.? The 48 year old singer addressed the audience by stating “I got another leg. I don’t need this one.”?? The show must go on no matter what.? The legendary rocker finished the night and vows that he will not miss any future dates

Continue on here: Limpin on a prayer

Happy 4th of July Weekend everyone. Here is this week’s roundup of my favorite posts from the guitar interwebz.? Guitarren has some cool sketches of potential guitar designs.

Continue here: Guitar Blog Roundup July 3rd

Pro Tone pedals is giving you a chance to win a Blasko signature overdrive pedal.? Simply go on over to the Pro Tone pedals site to sign up. “The Blasko Bass Overdrive pedal is meant to be as versatile as Blasko himself.

Continue on here: Pro Tone Blasko Overdrive Giveaway

? Distortion is one of the oldest effects pedals known to man. We strive to recreate that singing sweet sound of the overdriven amplifier with a small box stuffed with electronics.? Back in the mid 80’s, Boss decided to take it a bit further and recreate the feedback guitarists would get from a cranked amplifier. The DF-2 was a distortion pedal with a twist.? If you held down the footswitch you would get some crazy sustain emulaitng amplifier feedback

Continue here: YesterGear: Boss DF-2 Super Feedbacker distortion

Pedal boards are a big business these days.? There are manufacturers from all over producing everything from tiny boards like the Pedal Train PT Mini to the custom giant boards that are the bigger than some of the stages I’ve played on.? Leprechaun Pedal Boards fits right in the middle of this mix.

More here: Leprechaun Pedalboards

There is always a lot of strange happenings in the world of guitar.

More here: Guitar Odds and ends: More Odds than ends

Welcome to the weekend.? It’s been a buys week in the guitar world and here are some of my favorite posts from the many great guitar blogs out there. What’s that dude play has a great video of? anew Vibe pedal by WIlson Pedals. I love the swirly pedals and this one sound great .

Continue here: guitar blog round up June 26th

We all want big sound out of small packages.? The typical gigging musician does not have room for stacks of amps. What if you could get some real big dispersed sound out of a small cab.? You can. Forte Musical Instruments is making some cool cabs.? These thing are closed back but side vented to get some of that sound that’s bouncing around inside the cab out to the stage.

Continue here: Forte Speaker Cabinets

In the world of rock and roll there are some great stage crews out there. These guys put up the stage, the lights, the rigs, and the sound for the big boys

Continue here: Set it up, tear it down