Kevin Wagg, the owner of Ampendage Industries, contacted me several weeks ago to let me know about his line of amp stands. I've long thought about getting an amp stand, but I never really liked the ones that I saw in guitar stores. As a result, I've never really used one. Kevin was kind enough to send me a review unit, and I'm really impressed with what he's … [Read more...]
Fano GF6
I missed this introduction during the NAMM show in January, but Fano Guitars have created a new model called the GF6. You might notice that this model bears more than a slight resemblance to Fender's Starcaster model from the 70s. In fact, the GF6 name is an homage to the designer of the Starcaster, Gene Fields. I really dig the look of this model, and it has a few features … [Read more...]
B.B. King at Sing Sing Prison
I've watched this B.B. King video live from Sing Sing Prison numerous times, and it gets me every time. It has elements of everything that has made B.B. so great for so long: his charisma, his singing, and his guitar playing. It has everything in about five and a half minutes. … [Read more...]
NAMM 2013: New Guild Electrics
I'm still catching up on news from NAMM this year. One bit of news I was glad to see is about Guild building electric guitars again. One of the most interesting "new" models is a reissue of the M-75 Aristocrat: Guild’s compact and lightweight M-75 Aristocrat™ model expertly evokes its predecessor of the early 1950s, with a gracefully sculpted single-cutaway hollow body … [Read more...]
Bonamassa, Trucks, Gibbons, and Hill
I wish I could have been in the audience to see this: Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Joe Bonamassa, and Derek Trucks paying homage to Freddie King and playing "Going Down" at King's introduction into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame: (via The Guitar Buzz) … [Read more...]