Below is a video of guitar Eric Gales debuting his Two Rock signature model amplifier. Gales debuted the amplifier at a benefit for guitar maker Taku Sakashta, who was murdered outside his shop earlier this year. Although Gales has had his share of troubles, he's definitely still got it when he straps on a guitar. … [Read more...]
Lee Ritenour’s 6 String Theory
Lee Ritenour released a new album titled 6 String Theory this week. The album is a celebration of the guitar and features a number of great guest artists, including George Benson, BB King, Slash, Steve Lukather, John Scofield, Joe Bonamassa, Robert Cray, Vince Gill, Keb' Mo', Taj Majal, Guthrie Govan, Andy McKee, and Jonny Lang, among others. There are a total of 20 great … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Model Coming Soon
Joe Bonamassa recently spent some time in Nashville with Epiphone Guitars working on an upcoming Epiphone version of his signature Gibson Custom Shop guitar. Like his original Gibson, it looks like the Epiphone model will be a gold top Les Paul with a black back, black plastic components and a unique knob combination. Epiphone's blog entry about the meeting indicated that the … [Read more...]
Crossroads Festival To Be Shown in Theaters on July 27
Rich Murray recently mentioned that highlights from this past weekend's Crossroads Festival will be shown in theaters on July 27. I couldn't make it to the show, so I have been awaiting word on when the DVD will be released. The fact that it will be played in high-definition in theaters is a nice surprise! It is a one-night event, with the movie starting at 7:30 local time at … [Read more...]
Andrew York Centerpeace
One of my favorite modern classical guitarists and composers (and former LAGQ member) Andrew York has recently released a new album titled Centerpeace. This album features collaborations with guitarist Andy Summers and pianists Allaudin Mathieu and Mitsuko Kado. There are a mixture of composed songs and improvisations; in fact, half the tracks on the album are improvisations … [Read more...]