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...]
Steve Vai Announces Official 2012 North American Tour
Steve Vai has announced a North American tour this year to support his upcoming album The Story of Light. The dates and locations are listed below: 8/15 Ft. Lauderdale FL - Revolution 8/16 St. Petersburg FL - Palladium Theatre 8/17 Lake Buena Vista FL - House of Blues 8/18 Jacksonville FL - Florida … [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...]
iGuitar Magazine Issue 10
The folks at iGuitar magazine have let me know that issue #10 has been released. This issue features interviews with Eddie Van Halen, Mark Tremonti, and Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson. There's also lessons and reviews. And, best of all, it's free. … [Read more...]
Blues Rock Review Album Sampler
The folks at BluesRockReview.com have compiled a sampling of up-and-coming blues artists and are distributing the sampler for free. The album includes the following tracks: 1. Virgil and the Accelerators – Backstabber 2. Brutal Jooks – Believer 3. The Sheriffs of Nottingham – Til We Get Home 4. The Dirty Streets – Tryin’ Too Hard 5. Dark Stares – Whisky 6. Dan Patlansky … [Read more...]