Joe Bonamassa gives Guitarist Magazine's Mick Taylor a tour of his current European rig: UPDATE: Unfortunately, it looks like Guitarist Magazine has taken down the full version and replaced the video with a preview. I've added the preview to this post. … [Read more...]
A Day in the Life of a Guitar String
GHS Strings have made this interesting video titled "A Day in the Life of a Guitar String": Ever wonder how your guitar strings are made? Or where they come from? Let us introduce you to “A Day in the Life of a Guitar String”. From raw material to packaging, shipping to stringing, and tuning to rocking! … [Read more...]
The Art of Making a Flamenco Guitar
Pieces of wood, love, knowledge and 299 hours of work, condensed in a 3 minute film. Beautiful. (via Jim Dalrymple) … [Read more...]
PRS Custom Amp Designs
This sounds interesting: PRS Custom Amp Designs (CAD) is your opportunity to explore nearly limitless, personalized amplifier options. Since the inception of the program, PRS Amp Designer Doug Sewell and Paul Reed Smith have worked shoulder-to-shoulder to provide the most personalized amps ever offered by PRS. Through CAD, amplifiers can be built with specialized colors, … [Read more...]
Slash Octave Fuzz
As if Slash wasn't already busy enough, he found time to work with Dunlop to create a signature pedal called the Slash Octave Fuzz. Here's what he says about the pedal: There are some octave fuzz tones on records that I love, but the pedals that created them are very unpredictable. They’re hard to use live and even hard to control in the studio. So I talked to the guys at … [Read more...]