Fender and Kenny Wayne Shepherd have once again collaborated on the new Kenny Wayne Shepherd Signature Stratocaster: Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s fiery leads, meaty rhythms, and hard-driving songs have propelled his robust career through nine solo records – three certified platinum, major tours with Buddy Guy, Van Halen, and The Rolling Stones, and an ongoing collaboration with … [Read more...]
George Gruhn’s Dream Guitar
It's hard to imagine how many guitars have passed through George Gruhn's hands. He estimates that he's owned several hundred thousand instruments over his 55 year collecting history. That's why it's fairly remarkable that he only recently found the one he considers the best guitar he's ever played -- a 1924 Loyd Loar-signed Gibson L-5: … [Read more...]
Wampler Claymore Overdrive
If over the past few years you interacted with Wampler Pedals via their Facebook page, you likely saw posts from Alex Clay. Alex was a much beloved Wampler employee who recently passed away. To commemorate Alex, Brian Wampler has created a new pedal called the Claymore Overdrive: Based on a classic low gain overdrive circuit which Brian has tweaked to perfection, The … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa’s Nerdville East
Joe Bonamassa recently allowed Gibson and Guitar Center into his Nashville condo to check out the cool gear that he keeps there. Joe calls his Nashville condo "Nerdville East." In contrast to the original Nerdville, which he calls his home in LA and houses his museum-grade pieces, Nerdville East houses more of the tools that he uses since he often writes and records in … [Read more...]
The Pedal Movie Trailer
Reverb has been working a feature-length film about guitar pedals, titled The Pedal Movie: For the first time ever, the story of guitar pedals and effects will be told by the people who make them and the artists that use them. Coming this summer, The Pedal Movie—Reverb's first-ever feature-length film—will dive into the culture of pedals and tell the story of how a small … [Read more...]