John Tuggle, founder and teacher at Learning Guitar Now, has a number of really good blues guitar lessons on his site. In particular, he has some great slide guitar lessons as well as Allman Brothers-style lessons. Up until recently, the only way to get John's premium lessons was to purchase a download or a DVD of the lesson. However, John has recently added an All Access … [Read more...]
Wood & Wire: The Hand-Crafted Guitars of Creston Lea
This is a really well done 20-minute documentary about Creston Lea: Burlington, Vermont luthier, Creston Lea, builds hand-made electric guitars and basses in a classic American style. This film explores Lea's particular design aesthetic and place in the boutique electric instrument world, as well as his long-time collaboration with artist, Sarah Ryan. The film also … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson Blues Cube Tone Capsule
Boss/Roland have announced a new tone capsule for their Blues Cube amplifier that has been created in conjunction with Eric Johnson: Roland is pleased to announce the Eric Johnson Blues Cube Tone Capsule, a user-installable voicing circuit for the innovative Blues Cube guitar amplifier series. Developed with GRAMMY-winning guitarist and tone connoisseur Eric Johnson, the Tone … [Read more...]
Fender ’60s Lacquer Jazzmaster and Road Worn ’60s Jazzmaster
Over the past few years, I've become a fan of offset guitars and, in particular, the Fender Jazzmaster. So, I was excited to hear about Fender's new Jazzmaster offerings: the '60s Jazzmaster Lacquer and the Road Worn '60s Jazzmaster. Both guitars are made in Mexico, but feature some American-made appointments, including the new American Vintage '65 Jazzmaster pickups. The … [Read more...]
Wampler Pedals Clarksdale Demo
Wampler Pedals recently released a new pedal called the Clarksdale Delta Overdrive, which is a Tubescreamer type of pedal with a few changes: Brian wanted to create a pedal that would be true to the sound and feel of the original but would have a wider range of tonal options – to satisfy even the biggest tone chasers out there. The addition of a 3 band EQ (Bass, Mids, and … [Read more...]