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John 5′s resume reads like a who’s who of hard rock and heavy metal frontmen. Having held down jobs with such diverse acts as Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth, Rob Halford, and now Rob Zombie, John 5 is well versed in the art of playing on other peoples’ records – check out his killer work on Zombie’s latest CD, Hellbilly Deluxe 2, where he adds all sorts of greasy blues-influenced licks to Zombie’s brand of dark rock.

Continue here: INTERVIEW: John 5

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Here’s a press release that drifted through my transom this evening. Andy Brauer was kind enough to let me try out a bunch of his Sheptone-loaded guitars earlier this year and I was blown away

Read the review here: NEWS: Sheptone releases P90H pickups

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Dear Ibanez. We’ve been together for a long time. I still remember the first time I saw you

Continue on here: Dear Ibanez – I still love you

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Hey! Check out all these links to my reviews of various Roger Mayer pedals in Australian Guitar magazine. The reviews are over at Guitar Toyz , the site of the Australian distributor of Roger Mayer pedals. Link here: http://guitartoyz.com.au/australian-reviews.html I’ve had a few chats with Roger over the past couple of weeks and there will be an extensive interview on I Heart Guitar soon.

Read the review here: NEWS: My Roger Mayer reviews from Australian Guitar

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Timing is all-important in music, and now is the perfect time for Peavey to release the Powerslide.

Continue here: REVIEW: Peavey Powerslide

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Furthermore to yesterday’s Total Guitar love, check out this video that Tenacious D lead guitarist John Konesky put together for Total Guitar, including a Tenacious D guitar made for the guys by EA Games and Alembic. Man, that’s one demonically bitchen axe! LINK: Total Guitar

Continue here: COOL VIDEO ALERT: Total Guitar – John Konesky (Tenacious D) guitar rig

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I’m super-psyched that I Heart Guitar is this weeks’ Total Guitar Blog Of The Week! I’ve been reading Total Guitar for years, and to this day I stash my various plectra in my beloved Total Guitar pick tin (see photo above). Their coverage of the latest styles in both playing and guitar design is pretty freaking great (and they don’t skimp on the classics either), and they can always be counted on for very useful and cool freebies – not to mention killer backing tracks for the songs they transcribe, which I always found very handy as a teacher.

Read the review here: NEWS: I Heart Guitar featured as Total Guitar blog of the week

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Due to popular demand and because a lot of great entries have been received and I don’t want the awesome to stop yet, the Jim Dunlop BMF Strap giveaway has been extended for two more weeks! Please read the rules carefully . You have to actually do something to win this, not just send in your name.

More here: NEWS: Jim Dunlop BMF Strap contest extended!

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Regular I Heart Guitar readers should be well aware of Joe Matera (and readers of the Guitar World Inquirer column in that magazine will also recognise his name). In addition to being a great music journalist, Joe is the guitarist in Geisha.

Continue here: NEWS: Joe Matera releases ‘Starry Night’ (and sells a cool guitar)

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Paul Gilbert’s still a relative newcomer to the instrumental rock game. Sure, Racer X had the occasional vocal-less moment, and his solo albums have included cool tracks like ‘Let The Computer Decide,’ but it wasn’t until Get Out Of My Yard in 2006 that Gilbert released a full album of instrumentals. For a guitar hero who’d been in the public eye for over 20 years, that really shows you what a humble chap our Mr Gilbert is

Read the review here: CD REVIEW: Paul Gilbert – Fuzz Universe