Nice find by Jon at GuitarNoize.com: Dunlop have created a couple of ads for their Jazz III pick featuring Joe Bonamassa and Eric Johnson. I've embedded the Joe Bonamassa ad below; check out Guitar Noize for the Eric Johnson ad. … [Read more...]
Flowers That Rock
Do you have a guitar-loving woman in your life? It's always a good idea to send them flowers, and now you can send them a guitar--related flower arrangement from Flowers That Rock. Flowers That Rock is a site where you can buy flower arrangements made out of guitar picks and recycled guitar strings. The arrangements look great, and, as my friend Darren M. pointed out, won't … [Read more...]
Planet Waves Guitar Rest
The Planet Waves Guitar Rest seems like such a simple idea that I can't believe no one else thought of this sooner. The Guitar Rest is a piece of molded rubber that you can put on any flat surface that you want to rest your guitar against. For example, in my music room I have a desk that I'll sometimes rest my guitar up against. This can be a bit dangerous though, because it's … [Read more...]
NAMM 2011: Dunlop Tortex TIII Picks
I've been a Dunlop Tortex pick user for close to 20 years. I've experimented with other picks, and often use my Guitar Lifestyle picks, but I always have a 0.88 Dunlop Tortex nearby. One of the picks I've experimented with recently is the popular Jazz III pick by Dunlop. I like the smaller size of the Jazz IIIs, but I don't like the feel of them as much as the Tortex picks. I'm … [Read more...]
Capo 2
A little over a year ago, I reviewed the Capo app, which is a music learning tool made by SuperMegaUltraGroovy. The developer, Chris Liscio, has released Capo 2.0 today. In addition to providing the ability to slow down and loop music, Capo now provides the ability to automatically detect chords within songs. Also included in the new version is a sophisticated Spectrogram that … [Read more...]