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...]
Landric Guitars Chief Model
I wrote about Landric Guitars a while ago, after playing a few of their guitars at a store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I was quite surprised by how well the guitars played and sounded. Since first playing one of their guitars, I've had several email conversations with the builder, Rick Land, and have had the opportunity to meet him a few times and even become real-life friends … [Read more...]
Inexpensive Import Pedals
I'm somewhat of a pedal snob. I've owned dozens of pedals since I started playing guitar, and I've settled primarily on a small handful of boutique pedals. On my board right now I have a Wampler Clarksdale, a Fulltone '69 fuzz, an Earthquaker Devices Hoof Fuzz, and a Paul C. Timmy. I also have a Wampler Euphoria that I swap out with the Timmy and/or the Clarksdale … [Read more...]
Fender American Standard Double-Cut Telecaster
Fender is introducing this interesting guitar, the Fender American Standard Double-Cut Telecaster, as part of of its '10 for 15' Limited Edition series of guitars: Fender is pleased to announce the release of the “10 for ’15” Limited Edition Collection, a series of 10 guitars that will be limited to 500 of each worldwide, only at authorized Fender dealers from March to … [Read more...]