IRON MAIDEN Partners With Z2 For 40th-Anniversary Celebration Of ‘Piece Of Mind’
40 years have passed since the release of IRON MAIDEN’s groundbreaking fourth studio album “Piece Of Mind”. Issued in 1983, “Piece Of Mind” was the band’s first album to enter the U.S. Billboard Top 20, peaking at No. 14, achieving RIAA platinum certification in the U.S. More than an album, it was a…
Read more »
“Every time we play together it takes me back to when we were teenagers… pushing, challenging and helping each other to be the best we could be”: For the first time ever, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are working on new music together
The two virtuosos have also announced a huge tour marking their first co-headline dates outside of their G3 shows
Read more » Few players are doing more to write the future of blues guitar than Kirk Fletcher – banish clichés with his tasty soloing style
Kirk Fletcher is destroying clichés one lick at a time, and this tab and audio lesson takes an in-depth look at his style
Read more » “The funny thing is I don’t even really like pedals… I’ve used them, but constantly stomping on different pedals to get what I need is still bonkers”: Jennifer Batten reveals what’s on her pedalboard
The former Jeff Beck and Michael Jackson guitarist is no stompbox addict, but has everything she needs in this simple setup, built around a compact pedal amp
Read more »
Satch-Vai Tour 2024
For the first time ever, after more than 50 years of friendship, it’s the Satch-Vai 2024 Tour! Believe it not, this is the first time Joe and Steve will tour…
Read more »
Rock Star Wives DANIELLA CLARKE And BARBARANNE WYLDE Launch ‘Honest AF Show’ Podcast
Daniella Clarke, wife of former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke, and Barbaranne Wylde, wife of PANTERA guitarist and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY frontman Zakk Wylde, recently launched the “Honest AF Show” as a way to connect with listeners and share tips and tricks on how to approach aging concerns gra…
Read more »
Rig Rundown: David Ryan Harris
The silky-smooth R&B artist and in-demand sideman gives us the low-down on his economical road rig.Guitarist and singer-songwriter David Ryan Harris rose to prominence as a key part of John Mayer’s band between 2004 and 2012, and he’s backed everyone from Santana to Dave Matthews to Nick Jonas. But as a solo artist and bandleader, Harris has been spinning gorgeous R&B, blues, and funk for decades. Harris took PG’s John Bohlinger through his current touring rig before a stop with Scary Pockets at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl on October 5.Brought to you by the D’Addario XPND.Pale Blue AxeHarris travels light, with just one guitar: his Frank Brothers Ultra Light in Pelham blue. It features a mahogany body, maple top, and Mullinax “Oh, Salvation” P-90 pickups. It stays strung with D’Addario XL Chromes (.012-.052), with a plain .020 G-string. Double DeckerHarris packs a compact, two-tier pedal board, with his Strymon Zuma and Strymon Iridium hidden beneath the top level. He runs his Ultra Light into a TC Electronic PolyTune, and from there the signal whips through the rest of his board in order: a Jackson Audio PRISM, Cooper FX Outward, custom Browne Amplification “Dual Blue,” JHS Artificial Blonde, Strymon Flint and Iridium, TC Electronic Ditto, and a BOSS OC-3 Super Octave.’Luxe LivingOn a normal day, Harris cranks up either his Two-Rock Studio Signature or his Two-Rock Burnside combo, with a 1×12 cab. But for his Brooklyn Bowl gig, Harris settled for the backline: a Fender ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb.Shop David Ryan Harris’ RigD’Addario XL Chromes (.012-.052)Strymon ZumaStrymon IridiumTC Electronic PolyTuneJackson Audio PRISMJHS Artificial BlondeStrymon FlintTC Electronic DittoBOSS OC-5Fender ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb
Read more » “I’ve always struggled with confidence in my playing, but I wanted to stress that guitar has to change, grow and develop in order to survive”: Maebe’s Michael Astley-Brown on how guitar must evolve – and why instrumental music is key to its progression
The progressive post-rock instrumentalist (and editor-in-chief of this very website) on why guitar playing needs to move past the point of repetition, and how guitar can be the medium with which we share our most personal stories
Read more »
ALICE COOPER: EDDIE VAN HALEN Wanted To Get A Guitar Lesson From GLEN CAMPBELL
During a recent appearance on BBC’s “The Rock Show With Johnnie Walker”, legendary rocker and golf aficionado Alice Cooper was asked if he still plays golf as much as he used to. The 75-year-old musician responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I play six days a week. I play every day. It’s…
Read more »
Track Premiere: Shipwreck Karpathos – “SCENE XI: Life as War”
Midwestern post-rockers Shipwreck Karpathos navigate stormy seas with their new single from Being Human. Out November 17th.
The post Track Premiere: Shipwreck Karpathos – “SCENE XI: Life as War” appeared first on Decibel Magazine.