I saw that DunlopTV recently posted a video interview with Derek Trucks. In the interview, Trucks talks about his new band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, which he formed with his wife Susan Tedeschi. He also talks about their new album, Revelator, how he got started playing guitar, his gear, and, perhaps most importantly, the fact that he is a Braves fan. Check out the interview … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Compares His Three Signature Les Pauls
Jon Bloomer found this interesting video of Joe Bonamassa comparing the three different signature Les Paul models that Gibson has made for him: I like the fact that Joe has worked with Gibson to create three different levels of his signature model so that people who couldn't afford the Custom Shop model but wanted a Les Paul with specs similar to it could get one. Joe … [Read more...]
You See Me Laughin’ Documentary
A recent post on the Telecaster forum pointed me to this 2002 documentary called You See Me Laughin' about musicians from the North Mississippi Hill Country. Many of these musicians lived very rough lives, from which they've created a rich history of music. The documentary covers some of their struggles as well as the music that came from it. The documentary is posted as four … [Read more...]
Sean Costello Band – Live at the Living Room in 2006
Anthony Pepitone has made available the complete set from Sean Costello's last performance at the Living Room in New York City, which occurred on March 9, 2006. I've watched a number of these videos individually on YouTube, and they are really well done. I'm glad that Anthony has made the complete set available as a single video. Check out the set below: … [Read more...]
Premier Guitar Reviews the Fender Pawn Shop Series
Premier Guitar recently posted this video review of the new Fender Pawn Shop Series of guitars that were released earlier this month: I find these to be fairly interesting, as they're nothing like anything Fender currently produces. There's a Pawn Shop '51, which has a Strat body with a Tele neck and Tele-like appointments, aside from a humbucker in the bridge position. … [Read more...]