Gibson has recently released several new guitars in their Inspired By series, including the Joe Bonamassa Aged Les Paul Goldtop. The guitar includes a carved maple top, 2-piece light mahogany back, cream binding, 1-piece mahogany neck, 1959 neck profile, Bonamassa Truss rod cover, and BurstBucker 2 and BurstBucker 3 pickups. The pictures of this guitar look fantastic. I can't … [Read more...]
Unreleased Hendrix Album
MusicRadar.com is reporting that a collaborative album between Jimi Hendrix and Stephen Stills is being readied for release. The tracks that will compile the album were recorded in 1969 and 1970. There's not a whole lot of details about the album, yet. New Hendrix tracks are always welcomed, though, so I'm looking forward to seeing what the resulting album will sound like. … [Read more...]
John Mayer “Where the Light Is” CD/DVD
John Mayer's latest live 2CD/DVD combo "Where the Light Is" was released this week. This 2CD/DVD is a recording of Mayer's charity concert he held on December 8, 2007 at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre. One of the more interesting aspects of the concert is that he played three distinct sets. First, he started off with an acoustic set, followed by a Trio set, and culminating in a set with … [Read more...]
Rick Rubin to Produce Next ZZ Top Album
ZZ Top has recently signed to American Recordings for their next album, which will be produced by Rick Rubin. Rubin's been awfully busy lately producing Metallica's next album, Jakob Dylan's new album and now ZZ Top's next album: The veteran rock trio is planning to hit the studio with Rubin producing, for an album more in keeping with "La Grange"-era ZZ Top than its … [Read more...]
Meet Tal Wilkenfeld
Bassist Tal Wilkenfeld has been featured in Gibson's Lifestyle section in a piece by Jerry McCulley titled "Meet Tal Wilkenfeld, Jeff Beck's Young Aussie Bass Prodigy." The piece covers a brief history of Tal's career to date, including her stints with Chick Corea, the Allman Brothers, and of course Jeff Beck: By 20 she’d become variously a band leader and in-demand … [Read more...]