Slash was recently the "ringer" Bill Gates brought out on stage to help him win his Guitar Hero battle against Microsoft executive Robbie Bach and gamer Kelly "TipperQueen" Law-Yone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). You can watch a video of the "battle" below. (via Listening Post) … [Read more...]
How It’s Made – Guitar Strings
Happy New Year! I was browsing the web the other day and came across a video of the Discovery Channel's "How It's Made" series about how guitar strings are made. I'm fascinated by how things are made and enjoy taking factory tours, so I enjoyed this video, which you can watch below. … [Read more...]
My Favorite Albums of 2007
2007 was a pretty good year for guitar-oriented albums. These are the ones that made the top of my list for the year (listed in alphabetical order). Alter Bridge - Blackbird I've been a fan of Mark Tremonti for a while now, and he continues putting out great riffs peppered with nice melodies. Lead singer Myles Kennedy adds an additional element to the mix by playing … [Read more...]
2008 Rock Resolution Project
The Mad Stratter has put out his 2008 resolutions for his guitar playing and his Web site. I haven't thought too much about next year yet, but I thought I'd follow the Mad Stratter's lead and post some goals I'd like to achieve during 2008 (although they aren't quite as ambitious as learning to play all of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas Flood). Guitar: Become a better lead … [Read more...]
Recording The Beatles
At the Alan Parsons seminar that my friend Taylor and I went to several months ago, Alan showed pictures from the book Recording The Beatles. I had heard about the book a while ago, but had forgotten about it until Parsons mentioned it again. This looks like a fantastic book, with very thorough and detailed information about how the Beatles' albums were recorded, including … [Read more...]