Speaking of David Gilmour, I recently found a site called Gilmourish.com, which is a fan site written by Bjorn Riis and is devoted to all things David Gilmour. Bjorn claims that Glimourish is “the largest David Gilmour gear resource on the net” and I think he’s probably right. There is a ton of information about [...]

I’m a sucker for a good factory tour. I worked in a manufacturing plant throughout college and have always been fascinated by how products are made. As a guitarist, I’m especially interested in how guitars are made, so I was pleased to see that Premier Guitar magazine posted this past summer some videos of their [...]

Mrs_Swankles asked: He has asked me to buy him an electric guitar (he has an acoustic already) for his birthday. I have nooooooooooo experience with guitars and he plays fairly well already. Help!!!Guitars Amps Reviews

Fender has launched a mini-site for the release of the NOS and Relic David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocasters. The mini-site has a lot of great features, including a timeline of the guitar, details about the guitars, the story behind the guitars, and media from Gilmour’s recent Live at Gdansk DVD.

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josh p asked: I’m new to the world of guitars and am looking into getting an electric guitar. I love rock n roll and would like to play some guitar solo’s most of all and just want to start learning how to play. I’m not sure which guitar’s sound different or have “better tone” or [...]

Joe walsh, solo artist and member of the Eagles, is the latest addition to the roster of Parker guitar users. Walsh plays a Trasparent Cherry Fly Classic, a Dusty Black Fly Deluxe, a Transparent Red Nightfly and Fly Concert. Weighing in at about five pounds, the Parker Fly incorporates a thin resonant wood body, a [...]

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 [...]

DavidGilmour.com is reporting that a Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Stratocaster, which is modeled after Gilmour’s famous Black Strat, will be released on September 22, 2008. The release is scheduled to coincide with the release of Gilmour’s “Live in Gdansk” album, which will also be released on September 22.
Here’s what DavidGilmour.com has to say about [...]

Introduction
Last year, I wanted something a little different than the Strat I was playing. I wanted a guitar with a little bit thicker sound and a little more versatility. I love my Strat, but after Gibson lost their lawsuit against PRS (which had prevented PRS from producing the Singlecut models), I anxiously awaited the re-release [...]

Guitar World has recently posted a video tour of John 5 discussing his collection of vintage guitars, mostly consisting of vintage Telecasters. Looking at vintage guitars is fascinating to me, and John 5 has a great collection, including an almost mint 1953 blond Telecaster and a mint 1954 Blackguard Esquire.

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