Eric Clapton is one of my favorite guitarists. He has been for almost as long as I've been playing. Most guitarists I know feel the same way. However, I wonder if non-guitarists feel the same way? Several years ago, I was driving a younger relative around in my car, and I was playing a Clapton CD. When he asked what I was playing, he looked incredulous when I told him it … [Read more...]
Page Hamilton Talking about the Zoom H2
I've been thinking about getting some type of recording device to record myself while I practice. I'd like the recordings to be fairly high quality and I'd like to easily be able to transfer the recordings to my computer. The Zoom recorders by Samson seem to be some of the best on the market right now. Below is a video of Page Hamilton talking about how he and Helmet use the … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Live From the Royal Albert Hall
On May 4, 2009, Joe Bonamassa played to a sold-out crowd at London's Royal Albert Hall. This was the culmination of a life-long dream of Bonamassa's and a celebration of his 20 years in the music business. The performance was recorded and was released on DVD this month. At the beginning of the DVD, Bonamassa recounts watching Cream's Farewell Concert, which was recorded at … [Read more...]
Italia Guitar Straps
I've recently had the chance to use a leather guitar strap from Italia Leather Straps, and I can say that these are very well made guitar straps. The one I have is their black on black model, as shown in the picture. In addition to being very well made, the straps carry a lifetime guarantee, so if anything does go wrong with the strap, they'll replace it for free. As they say … [Read more...]
Classic Eric Johnson Article
I can't remember how I came across this article, but I recently found a classic article about Eric Johnson from 1986. The article was written around the time of the release of Johnson's album Tones. Several of Johnson's contemporaries are quoted in the article, including Steve Morse, Billy Gibbons, Johnny Winter, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, who had this to say about Johnson: "Few … [Read more...]