One of the most popular posts on this site is "Build Your Own Pedalboard", where I link to Rob Hampton's detailed description of building his pedalboard. It seems that a lot of people are interested in building their own pedalboard. However, not everyone has the time or tools to build their own pedalboard. Enter Pedaltrain. Pedaltrain makes a series of professional-quality … [Read more...]
Guitar Teaching Handbook
Seattle-based guitar instructor and founder of Heartwood Guitar Instruction Rob Hampton has recently written a book titled Rob's Totally Awesome Guitar Teaching Handbook. In the book, Hampton provides hard-earned insights into setting up and running a successful guitar teaching business. I've thought several times about becoming a guitar teacher, but I've always had … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Live From the Royal Albert Hall
On May 4, 2009, Joe Bonamassa played to a sold-out crowd at London's Royal Albert Hall. This was the culmination of a life-long dream of Bonamassa's and a celebration of his 20 years in the music business. The performance was recorded and was released on DVD this month. At the beginning of the DVD, Bonamassa recounts watching Cream's Farewell Concert, which was recorded at … [Read more...]
Italia Guitar Straps
I've recently had the chance to use a leather guitar strap from Italia Leather Straps, and I can say that these are very well made guitar straps. The one I have is their black on black model, as shown in the picture. In addition to being very well made, the straps carry a lifetime guarantee, so if anything does go wrong with the strap, they'll replace it for free. As they say … [Read more...]
Krantz Carlock Lefebvre
Rich Murray of The Guitar Channel recently posted a review of Wayne Krantz's new album Krantz Carlock Lefebvre: One of the trademarks of Krantz's live performances is the amount of group improvising that takes place. In a wise move, Krantz decided to bring that strength to the studio for Krantz Carlock Lefebvre, and the results are fantastic. I first heard about Krantz … [Read more...]