I first heard about Philip Sayce on JP's blog, where he linked to a video of Sayce burning up his Strat. The playing in that video blew me away, so I did a little research and found out that Sayce has had a pretty interesting career. As a teenager, he played along side Jeff Healey. Then, Sayce moved to LA where he started playing guitar for Uncle Kracker. In 2003, he joined … [Read more...]
Guitar Videos
Recently, I linked to a video of a Steve Vai satire video. I thought the video was pretty funny, and a few people agreed. Well, the person who created the video has been at it again. Now you can watch Eric Clapton shred, Santana shred, Eddie Van Halen shred, as well as other guitarists. Eric Clapton: Santana: Eddie Van Halen: … [Read more...]
Music Roundup
My friend and fellow guitarist David has recently introduced me to some new music: I'm a little late to noticing Rodrigo y Gabriela, as the CD was originally released in early 2006, but I'm glad to finally have heard them. The Amazon.com review starts off by asking the intriguing question "How did two Mexican-born heavy-metal enthusiasts end up at the top of the Irish … [Read more...]
Eli Cook
Twenty-one-year old Virginia-based blues guitarist Eli Cook is interviewed in the September 2007 issue of Guitar Player magazine. Cook plays both acoustic and electric blues. He manages to channel influences Alice In Chains and Son House, oftentimes within the same song, to create a unique, and modern, blend of the blues. In 2005, Cook released a solo acoustic album titled … [Read more...]
Andy McKee
Andy McKee is an amazing fingerstyle acoustic guitarist who is not only a great peformer, but a very good songwriter, as well. I'd never heard of Andy before, but I was browsing through some YouTube videos, and one of his videos popped up. I started watching the video and quickly started watching the rest of his videos that are posted on YouTube. Andy has won many awards, … [Read more...]