The 2017 Summer NAMM show will be held here in Nashville in just a few weeks, from July 13 to July 15. The final day, July 15, will be open to all music enthusiasts to visit vendor booths and demo new gear: NASHVILLE – May 2, 2017 – The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) will welcome music industry professionals to its annual Summer NAMM Show on Saturday, July … [Read more...]
Ukulele Fake Book
By: Russ Aloha! Are you familiar with fake books? The way that it was explained to me, years ago, was that it was basically just a memory jogger. You would learn songs - lots of songs - and then you would forget the chord progressions. You would know the rhythm and melody but would forget the chords because you know so many songs with so many chords. So you make a fake book … [Read more...]
Wampler Ethereal
Wampler first announced the Ethereal pedal at last year's winter NAMM show. Brian Wampler wasn't fully satisfied with the pedal at that point, and he spent the last year and a half refining the pedal to where he was satisfied. And now, Wampler have official released the Ethereal for sale. So, what is the Ethereal? Here's how Wampler describes it: How many times have you sat … [Read more...]
Warren Haynes on Playing Slide Guitar in Standard Tuning
Warren Haynes recently sat down with Reverb.com to discuss his approach to playing slide guitar in standard tuning instead of an open tuning: … [Read more...]
Fender American Professional Jazzmaster
About a month or so ago, Fender discontinued their American Standard line of guitars. Details of the replacement line has finally come out, and they are now calling it the American Professional series. This new series encompasses their core American-made lineup of guitars and basses. One new addition is something I've wanted for a long time: an American-made non-vintage … [Read more...]