Joe Bonamassa was recently provided the opportunity to play Rory Gallagher's legendary 1961 Strat during a concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo. Here he is playing Gallagher's "Cradle Rock" and his own "When the Fire Hits the Sea" on the guitar: (Unfortunately, video removed from YouTube.) In the next video, Bonamassa plays Gallagher's Strat on Gary Moore's "Midnight … [Read more...]
Jazz III 30-Day Experiment
Inspired in part by the Cult of Jazz III ads that Dunlop has published, I decided to try to play the Jazz III picks exclusively for the month of November. I've been using the standard Dunlop Tortex picks (.88 and 1.0mm) pretty much since I started playing many years ago. I've tried to play the Jazz III picks in the past, but I like the size and feel of the Tortex picks, so I've … [Read more...]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Gear Tour
Kenny Wayne Shepherd recently gave Music Radar a tour of his guitar gear. In the first video below, Shepherd talks about his collection of Strats: In this next video, Shepherd gives us a tour of his effects: (via fellow guitar blogger Jim) … [Read more...]
Oz Noy Article About Effects
Speaking of Oz Noy, Darren M. has let me know that Noy has written another blog post for Guitar Player, this one covering how to choose what effects to use. … [Read more...]
Oz Noy Twisted Blues Volume 1 Videos
Oz Noy recently released his new album Twisted Blues Volume 1. To help promote the album, Noy and crew have created a couple of videos from the studio sessions for the album. The first video is a teaser of a documentary that they are making of the studio sessions: The second video is of the full song "Cissy Strut" from the new album: … [Read more...]