FU-Tone Introduces Titanium Hardware and Spring Claw
FU-Tone has introduced upgraded hardware and spring claws to their product list. The string lock screws (standard and EVH D-Tuna lengths), saddle mounting screws and nut clamping screws are now…
Read more »Lundgren Pickups Introduces Heaven 77 Humbucker
After many years of success with the PAF Heaven 57 and Heaven 67, Lundgren pickups has introduced its new Heaven 77 humbucker, an eruptive, rebuilt P.A.F with custom unique features…
Read more » Celebrating 50 Years of Jorma Kaukonen’s Fingerpicking Prowess
This column honors Jorma Kaukonen’s half century of contributions to acoustic music. Renowned for his work in iconic bands like Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, Kaukonen’s discography also boasts a…
Read more »Red Hot Chili Peppers Premiere "Goodbye Angels" Music Video
Red Hot Chili Peppers have released a new music video for “Goodbye Angels,” a track off their most recent album, The Getaway, which came out last June. The “Goodbye Angels” video…
Read more »George Thorogood Previews “Boogie Chillen” from His First Solo Album, ‘Party of One’
George Thorogood will release his first-ever solo album—Party of One—August 4 via Rounder Records. The album’s 14 tracks include everything from traditional blues to a cover of Hank Williams’ “Pictures from Life’s…
Read more »Don’t Be Nervous to Play in a Guitar Store
Do you dread heading down to your local guitar store? “What do I do if I’m too shy to play in front of people?” and “What do I do if…
Read more »Watch Jimmy Page and Puff Daddy Perform "Kashmir"—I Mean "Come with Me"
On this date (May 9) in 1998, Jimmy Page appeared on Saturday Night Live with Sean “Puffy” Combs (aka Puff Daddy) and a 40-piece orchestra to perform a little something called…
Read more »What Kind of "Guitar Store Guitarist" Are You?
In his latest video, “Every Guitar Store Guitarist,” online guitar guy Jared Dines imitates a slew of typical “guitar store guitarists.” Maybe some of them will sound familiar to you; maybe…
Read more »Who Really Played Aerosmith’s “Train Kept A Rollin’” Guitar Solos?
It’s not exactly a controversy on the level of Brian Williams’ fibbing he was shot down in a helicopter over Iraq, but for some guitarists, the giddy thrill of determining…
Read more »Relax the Thumb for More Picking Speed
Over the course of several years teaching students how to alternate pick, I’ve noticed a lot of issues arising from the way many of them had been holding their pick….
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