I was looking on Eric Johnson’s Web site and noticed that he released a new live DVD, titled Anaheim Live, on November 11. The DVD was recorded at the Grove in Anaheim, CA on May 3, 2006.
The set list includes some of Johnson’s biggest hits as well as songs from his latest album, Bloom. There [...]

Congratulations to John Nobles, who was randomly selected (using random.org) as the winner of Jimmy Herring’s Lifeboat CD!
Note: I’ve notified John by e-mail, but have not yet heard back from him. If I haven’t heard back from John in the next 24 hours, I’ll choose another winner.

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Just a reminder that the Jimmy Herring Lifeboat CD giveaway ends this Saturday, November 15, 2008. All you have to do the enter is send me an e-mail via the contact form using the subject “Herring.” I’ll randomly select a winner from the entries. Currently, only one person has entered the contest, so you have [...]

Griffin Technology has released a free iPod/iPhone app called iTalk that let’s you use the microphone of the iPhone to make recordings:
iTalk Recorder lets you record, pause, resume and append to existing recordings, manage the list of your recordings, and add text notes, all on the touchscreen of your iPhone or iPod.

You can then sync [...]

Editor’s note: Please indulge me in a quick off-topic post.

Last year, my wife Tiffany decided to make a career change. She decided to move out of IT and create her own company, where she creates handcrafted jewelry and purses. She has worked extremely hard over the past year developing a wide range of jewelry [...]

The StagePlayer is a combination folding stool/guitar stand created by Nick Vail Designs. I use a folding stool similar to this when I play guitar, and I can see the benefit to having an attached guitar stand.
Here are some of the features of the StagePlayer:

no assembly required
weighs only 10lbs
fully padded and comfortable
fits most guitars, basses, [...]

DragoArt.com features drawing tutorials for drawing many different objects. Recently, a drawing tutorial was posted on how to draw Kirk Hammett’s signature ESP guitar. Another post by the same artist described how to draw an acoustic guitar. These are interesting tutorials. If you’re interested in drawing, you should check them out.

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JamLegend is an online game in the vein of Guitar Hero and Rock Band. According to the JamLegend Web site:
Enjoy a potentially unlimited song list through a new platform allowing artists to promote their [...]

Congratulations to Ed Pauley, who has won the first-ever Guitar Lifestyle Trivia Contest! He correctly identified Page Hamilton as the guitar player who has fronted a hard-rock/metal band in the 90s that reunited in 2004, has an ESP Signature guitar, has played guitar with David Bowie, and has studied jazz guitar in New York. Congratulations, [...]

Stevie Ray Vaughan, in an October 1984 interview with Guitar Player Magazine, responding to the question “Do any of your guitars have maple necks?”:
Lenny does. It has a real clear tone, and the pickups are microphonic-you can hear it when you hit the pickguard. But when you play it soft, it sounds great. When I [...]