Premier Guitar magazine recently published a podcast interview with Eric Johnson: In this interview, Strat-master Eric Johnson discusses why his new album is more "alive" than his previous and the special guests who make appearances on it. He also walks us through the rig he used for Experience Hendrix and shares his favorite moments from the tour. … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Ltd VOS Les Paul
Wildwood Guitars has worked with Gibson to create an extremely limited edition new version of the Joe Bonamassa signature Les Paul called the Joe Bonamassa Ltd VOS Les Paul. As you can see from the picture above, this model differs from the first signature model in that it is a Sunburst model while the first model was a Goldtop. They actually call the finish on this one the … [Read more...]
Tomo Fujita Pure
Tomo Fujita recently released a new album of instrumental guitar music called Pure that he recorded with Will Lee, Steve Jordan, Steve Gadd, and Bernard Purdie. I only know of Tomo through The Gear Page forums, where he always exudes a positive attitude, and that spirit translates in his music. Tomo started recording music for Pure over two years ago, after having hand … [Read more...]
Axes Bold As Love
Premier Guitar magazine has recently published an article titled Axes Bold As Love: The Gear of Experience Hendrix Tour 2010. One interesting tidbit from the article was the fact that Eric Johnson used a 1962 Stratocaster that was stolen from him years ago and returned to him in 2006. Also included in the article is a picture of Johnson's jumbled pedalboard. His pedalboard … [Read more...]
Derek Trucks Band Roadsongs
The Derek Trucks Band will be releasing a 2-CD live album called Roadsongs on June 22. You can preorder the album from the Derek Trucks Band online shop. All preorders from the DTB site will receive an immediate MP3 download of the first song, "I'll Find My Way", as well as a DTB air freshener. Additionally, all preorders will have a chance to win an autographed bottleneck … [Read more...]