Last September, I posted about Phil Taylor's book Pink Floyd: The Black Strat: A History of David Gilmour's Black Fender Stratocaster about David Gilmour's famous black Fender Stratocaster. Since that post, I have picked up a copy of the book, and it's a very interesting look at Gilmour's Strat through the years. The guitar has gone through several neck and pickup changes … [Read more...]
The Derek Trucks Band Already Free
The Derek Trucks Band are set to release their new album, Already Free, on January 13, 2009. I've been a fan of Trucks since first hearing about him and picking up his self-titled first album over 10 years ago. And, with each album, he and his band seem to expand into new directions while still managing to maintain a familiar sound. Already Free contains 12 new tracks, which … [Read more...]
Mark Tremonti: The Sound and the Story Instructional DVD
Fret12 has recently released Mark Tremonti: The Sound and the Story, an instructional DVD featuring former Creed and current Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti. Thanks to Fret12, I've been watching the DVD over the past few weeks and highly recommend it. Overview The DVD is divided into three parts covering three hours of content. The first part is called "The Story" … [Read more...]
Yngwie Malmsteen Tribute Series Stratocaster
Yesterday, November 28, 2008, marked the official debut of Fender's Yngwie Malmsteen Tribute Series Stratocaster. Like the other Tribute Series guitars that Fender has done, this is a limited edition guitar that is based on the guitar that the artist is most known for. In Yngwie's case, this is a scalloped-neck olympic white 1971 Fender Stratocaster. Fender always seems to do a … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson Anaheim Live
I was looking on Eric Johnson's Web site and noticed that he released a new live DVD, titled Anaheim Live, on November 11. The DVD was recorded at the Grove in Anaheim, CA on May 3, 2006. The set list includes some of Johnson's biggest hits as well as songs from his latest album, Bloom. There are also several bonus acoustic performances of Wind Cries Mary, Song For George, … [Read more...]