On May 4 of this year, Joe Bonamassa celebrated his 20 years in the music business by performing at the Royal Albert Hall, which fulfilled a dream that he's had since he was a child. The show was recorded and will be released as a DVD later this year, on September 21. Joe brought out all the stops for the Royal Albert Hall show. Eric Clapton joined him on stage to play … [Read more...]
Derek Trucks Interview with Guitar Techniques
Guitar-Techniques.com recently had the chance to ask Derek Trucks a few questions about his guitar playing and his gear. In the interview, he mentions that he doesn't use any pedals; he just plugs straight into his amp and lets the tubes do the talking. He also discusses his favorite amp and how he sets it up for gigs: Blackface Fender Super Reverb – volume 8, treble 8, mid … [Read more...]
13 Questions with Alvin Youngblood Hart
Adam Levy has a series on his Web site where he asks the same 13 questions to different guitarists. Recently, he asked those 13 questions to guitarist Alvin Youngblood Hart. In one question, Hart gives his opinion on what makes a good guitar: Well, it certainly isn’t the name on the headstock. The difference is what goes on between the nut and the saddle. By that I mean, if … [Read more...]
Entire Song Recorded on iPhone
The 88 have recently recorded an entire song titled "Love is the Thing" using the FourTrack iPhone application by Sonoma Wire Works. They describe a bit of the process and reasoning behind recording a song using the iPhone on their site. This Spring, we were on tour opening up for the B-52s, with shows all around the East Coast. One day while we were driving, Keith was … [Read more...]
Quinn Sullivan on the Today Show
I was watching the Today Show the other morning and was surprised to see a profile of young 10-year old blues guitarist Quinn Sullivan. If you're not familiar with Sullivan, Buddy Guy took an interest in Sullivan a few years ago and even featured him on his last album Skin Deep. While most of his peers are probably enjoying their summer vacation by riding bikes, swimming, and … [Read more...]