Nashville Arts Magazine recently featured an article by Keb' Mo's wife Robbie Brooks Moore about their recent move from LA to Nashville. It just so happens that their move occurred just a few short days before the historic flooding happened here in May. It's interesting to read about their perspective of Nashville after moving from LA: “You can’t even have an attitude in this … [Read more...]
Buddy Guy in USA Today
USA Today recently featured an article about Buddy Guy and his new album Living Proof. I think this is one of Buddy's best albums since his early 90s masterpiece Damn Right I've Got the Blues, and it's good to see it getting wide recognition. … [Read more...]
Davy Knowles Chubb Up! Octave Fuzz Pedal
Guitarist Davy Knowles has recently collaborated with Freekish Blues to create a signature pedal called the Chubb Up! Octave Fuzz pedal. The pedal features three control knobs: Fuz, Tone, and Volume, as well as a Thin/Fat switch, an octave on/off switch and a fuzz on/off switch. The Freekish Blues website states that the pedal was created with "Vintage Octave Fuzz/Fuzz pedals … [Read more...]
Gibson Video Interview with Eric Johnson
Gibson recently posted a video interview with Eric Johnson from when he visited the Gibson Showroom in New York. In the interview, he talks about the ES-335, Austin, his influences, and, of course, tone. … [Read more...]
The Making of “The Ballad of John Henry”
This is a really interesting look into the recording process for Joe Bonamassa's album The Ballad of John Henry from the perspective of the producer, Kevin Shirley: Joe Bonamassa - The Making Of "The Ballad Of John Henry" A Producer's Perspective from CGFilm on Vimeo. (via The Guitar Buzz) … [Read more...]