Jason Henke spoke with Joe Bonamassa prior to the Crossroads Festival last month to ask Joe a few questions about Eric Clapton, Joe's British influences, what he hopes his legacy will be and more. One aspect of the Crossroads Festival that didn't get reported very much is the auction that was associated with the festival. Joe donated his gold-sparkle Strat that he played for … [Read more...]
Rick Land Interview
A couple of months ago, I reviewed a nice S-style guitar made by Landric Custom Guitars, LLC. Since then I've had the chance to ask Rick Land, the luthier behind Landric Custom Guitars, some questions about his guitars and how he builds them. Check out the interview below: How did you get into building guitars? I started building electric guitars to keep out of the "dog … [Read more...]
Pedaltrain Nano
Pedaltrain have recently added a new, smaller pedalboard to their list of products, called the Pedaltrain Nano. This board seems to be targeted towards those using the "micro"-sized pedals or only need a couple of pedals on their board. The included soft case can be attached directly to a gig bag, thus making it easier to carry your pedals into a gig. If you need a larger … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson Album News
Eric Johnson has posted some news to his forums, including a track listing for his upcoming album: 1. Fatdaddy 2. Brilliant Room 3. Texas (written by Mike Bloomfield and Buddy Miles, on the Electric Flag record) 4. Gem 5. Austin 6. Soul Surprise 7. On the Way (country tune) 8. Arithmetic 9. Vortexan 10. A change has come to me 11. Your Book (song I wrote for my … [Read more...]
Black Country Communion Cover Art
Black Country Communion have unveiled the cover art for their debut album, which will be released on September 21. I can't say that I'm particularly sold on the cover art, but we'll see what it looks like on the actual packaging. Jon at Guitar Noize likes the artwork and he's actually lived in the Black Country area, so maybe it's one of those things that makes more sense to … [Read more...]