Jackson guitars are celebrating its 25th anniversary of producing custom guitars for consumers, by doing the only thing it knows best, sorting through its 25 years of work to bring back two of their proudest accomplishments. Jackson’s two unique custom guitars reproduced in limited edition format to emulate their predecessor’s best antique traits. The two [...]

Cold is reuniting according to lead singer, Scooter Ward, on Cold’s MySpace page. Cold is expecting to release a new album in the fall 2009. After producing their emotional Different Kind of Pain album the band went in different directions. Cold’s front man, Ward, created The Killer and the Star featuring Limp Bizkit’s drummer John Otto, together [...]

The SoupyGato show is truly one a kind, is main purpose is share the best new artists with the world. Partners, Daniel Harris and Kimmi Rudolph do a remarkable job at providing the newest artists to the airwaves.
With Harris’s love for music he started to communicate with independent musicians, which unfolded the creation of the [...]

Can you give me some information on earplugs? How well do they work, and do most rock musicians use them?
Rockin’ Billy Bong
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While they’re relatively new to the world of rock music, earplugs have become a popular item with many musicians, and with good reason. I’ve worked for a lot of particularly loud rock bands, and [...]

I have a Crate GX15X, which has a gain channel and a lead channel with a built-in graphics EQ. I wasn’t pleased with the amp’s distortion, so I bought a Danelectro Fab Tone fuzz pedal. Now I can get decent distortion when practicing on my own, but I can’t get a suitable tone when I [...]

Sherman Custom Guitars are manufactured in the U.S., Sherman Custom Guitars features bolt-on necks, 25.5-inch fingerboard. The guitars are available in a variety of body shapes and neck styles, and all feature the Sherman Tremolo System, each piece of which is machined from high-quality tool steel and hardened. List price varies for the Sherman Custom [...]

From Canada like a cool blast come two new electric guitars with some refreshingly independent features and approaches to construction.
Godin’s Radiator is a simple yet different take on what a budget instrument can offer, particularly in the looks department. In addition to that bigger-than-yours pearloid pickguard, there are pearloid-buttoned enclosed tuners and pearl-capped Tele-style chrome [...]

One of the most successful hard rock acts in the 1980s was Def Leppard, who by the end of the decade had sold more than 20 million albums worldwide. Tragedy struck the band in 1984 when, as a result of a car accident, drummer Rick Allen had his left arm amputated. Nothing, however, could have [...]

Lindert Twister S and WD Deep Six Baritone Guitars
 
If you’ve never come across a Baritone guitar, you could be forgiven for being confused by them. Just where do these long-necked axes with six fat-ass strings fit in? The actually live somewhere between a bass and a standard six-string, relating to those instruments much like a [...]