Joe Bonamassa has recently been on a press tour talking about his upcoming album Black Rock (aff link). He's also been playing some songs from the album. Here's Joe playing Three Times a Fool: … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Interview
Dinosaur Rock Guitar recently interviewed Joe Bonamassa. In the interview, Bonamassa discusses his upcoming album Black Rock, his recently released (excellent) DVD Live from the Royal Albert Hall, and recording with his supergroup Black Country: I’m playing a Gibson Explorer and a Les Paul with a couple of old Super Leads, really stripped down approach. Nothing majestic. So … [Read more...]
Josh Gooch
Josh Gooch is an 18-year-old blues guitarist based out of San Diego. Gooch regularly performs in the San Diego area with the Road Dogs. He recently recorded a gospel record with Bonnie Bramlett and was featured on Don't Wake Albert (aff link) by Highly Kind. Last November, he performed as one of the five finalists of the Guitar Center King of the Blues competition. Although … [Read more...]
Slash at Guitar Center
Guitar Center recently interviewed Slash about his guitars, his amplifiers, his effects, his technique, and song writing. In the interview, he talks about his new "Appetite for Destruction" Les Paul model that he and Gibson are working on as well as his new amp that he and Marshall are working on. Here's Slash talking about his guitars: Also check out the other videos … [Read more...]
Page Hamilton – Sonic Shapes
Last year, Page Hamilton released a guitar instructional DVD titled Sonic Shapes. I've mentioned before that I was a big fan of Hamilton's and his band Helmet when I first started playing guitar in the 90s. He was one of the first musicians I knew of who tuned to drop-D. On Sonic Shapes, Hamilton illustrates some of the concepts and approaches he takes when writing music for … [Read more...]