The 4 Amigos Nashville Guitar Show is scheduled for February 19 and February 20, 2011 and will be held at The Factory in Franklin, TN. The 4 Amigos put on popular guitar shows in Austin, Arlington, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay area, Chicago, and Nashville. I went to last year's show in Nashville and enjoyed looking around at the vintage and unique instruments that are … [Read more...]
Win a Kenny Wayne Shepherd Strat from StevieSnacks.com
Anthony over at StevieSnacks.com is running a great contest and is giving away his Kenny Wayne Shepherd Strat to one of his viewers. You don't even have to be a paying customer to win. Click here for all the contest details. Good luck! … [Read more...]
The Guitar Pick Collector
The Ottawa Citizen recently featured an article about Alex Golota, who collects guitar picks used by famous guitarists. He has collected over 700 picks, including picks from Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and the Rolling Stones, among many others. Here he is talking about how he got a pick from Jeff Beck: “I recently got Jeff Beck,” says Golota, 51, “which is … [Read more...]
Bob Taylor: Guitar Lessons
Taylor Guitar's founder Bob Taylor has written a business book titled Guitar Lessons: A Life's Journey Touring Passion into Business. The book tells the story of how Taylor Guitars was founded and how they grew the business to what it is today. Here's a video of Taylor discussing the book: … [Read more...]
Notable Albums of 2010
Although it's now 2011, it's not too late to reflect on a few of the excellent albums that came out in 2010. This is a list of some of the more notable albums that crossed my radar in 2010, listed in alphabetical order by artist: Black Country Communion - This was a highly anticipated album this year featuring one of my favorite guitarists (Joe Bonamassa). In retrospect, … [Read more...]