Wampler first announced the Ethereal pedal at last year's winter NAMM show. Brian Wampler wasn't fully satisfied with the pedal at that point, and he spent the last year and a half refining the pedal to where he was satisfied. And now, Wampler have official released the Ethereal for sale. So, what is the Ethereal? Here's how Wampler describes it: How many times have you sat … [Read more...]
Warren Haynes on Playing Slide Guitar in Standard Tuning
Warren Haynes recently sat down with Reverb.com to discuss his approach to playing slide guitar in standard tuning instead of an open tuning: … [Read more...]
Fender American Professional Jazzmaster
About a month or so ago, Fender discontinued their American Standard line of guitars. Details of the replacement line has finally come out, and they are now calling it the American Professional series. This new series encompasses their core American-made lineup of guitars and basses. One new addition is something I've wanted for a long time: an American-made non-vintage … [Read more...]
Christmas Ukulele Fake Book
By: Russ Aloha! Shhh! Do you hear that? That's the sound of the Christmas season upon us and do you know any Christmas songs on ukulele? If you're anything like me, the Christmas season rolls around and you think "it sure would be nice to know some Christmas songs." After all, they're catchy, bright, and even the sad ones still make you feel good in a way - a lot of them are … [Read more...]
Review: Swingin’ Jazz Ukulele
By: Russ Aloha! Let's talk about jazz and, more specifically, jazz on the ukulele. The ukulele shines when you play jazz on it, both with a low G and a high G string and the reason is pretty simple: due to the relative highness of the instrument's scale and the lack of an additional two low strings (the guitar's E and A strings), the tone is brighter, snappier, and … [Read more...]