One of the anticipated releases being announced tomorrow is Fender's Parallel Universe series. Basically, the series contains several guitars that combine features together to create something interesting. One of the more interesting to me is the Troublemaker Telecaster. From the leaked picture, the Troublemaker Telecaster is basically a Les Paul in Tele form. It purportedly … [Read more...]
JHS Pedals The Bonsai
The Winter NAMM show is coming up tomorrow, and there have already been quite a few products released. For instance, JHS released an interesting new pedal yesterday called The Bonsai: Following in the steps of the our Muffuletta (released 2015), the Bonsai utilizes a simple rotary knob to switch through nine classic, vintage, rare, or hard to find variations of the Screamer. … [Read more...]
Jazz Guitar Christmas
By: Russ Aloha! Years ago, I was on the search for an easy jazz standard to learn. I had tried and failed at so many before and it was always a frustrating experience. But then I found a transcription of "It's Only A Paper Moon" (which is my wife's favorite song, so I was familiar with the tune) and it was broken down two different ways: There was a single-note transcription … [Read more...]
Andrew Molina GHS Strings
By: Russ Aloha! Before I moved to Hawaii, I knew I was going to be buying an ukulele for me at least, but was trying to get the kids interested in it as well. I found a video of an amazing player tackling Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off,” and my daughter, a huge Swift fan, was intrigued. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftSUaF919VU I was more interested in the player, … [Read more...]
Things I Like: October 2017
This is a roundup of a few things I've been enjoying this month: 1. Doom Side of the Moon - This is a side project from Sword guitarist Kyle Schutt. As its name suggests, this is a tribute to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. It's a fairly faithful interpretation, while adding in some of the "Doom" elements that Sword is known for. I'm enjoying this one more than I thought … [Read more...]