Gibson has recently released the Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood tribute guitar. Gibson recently sat down with Beck in London to talk about the guitar, why he chose Gibsons early in his career, and what drives him musically: … [Read more...]
Gov’t Mule Back in the Studio
Gov't Mule are back in the studio recording a new album in Austin, TX. As they did for the High & Mighty sessions, they are posting daily news, photos, and videos to the In the Studio section of their Web site. Full-size videos are posted to the band's Facebook page. … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Jamming In the Studio
This is a nice video of Joe Bonamassa jamming in the studio playing a song called "Stratus" with guitarist GE Smith, keyboardist Demetrios Pappas, drummer Anton Fig, bassist Chico Huff, and electric violinist Tracy Silverman. The video was recorded March 19, 2004 at Star City Recording, Bethlehem, PA. For more info, see the Studio Jams Web site. … [Read more...]
Derek Trucks Interview
Electronic Musician magazine has recently interviewed Derek Trucks about his newly built home studio, which is where Trucks and company recorded the Derek Trucks Band's new album Already Free. In the interview, Trucks discussed how having a home studio changed the approach he and the band took for the new album. We tracked everything there. We got into the routine of … [Read more...]
Back Door Slam Breaking Up
One of my favorite bands of 2008, Back Door Slam, have announced that they are breaking up. It looks like based on the letter on the BDS Web site, guitarist Davy Knowles will be continuing on with the name, as he is currently working on a follow-up to Roll Away. Drummer Ross Doyle and bassist Adam Jones will be pursuing other projects in the UK. If the rumors are true, Knowles … [Read more...]