This past weekend I attended the Nashville Amp Expo. It was a great time checking out a bunch of new gear and chatting about guitars with some great people, including Anthony Stauffer of StevieSnacks.com. He and I spent a good amount of time speaking with Sam Timberlake, creator of the Samamp line of amps. I first heard about Samamp through Anthony's demo of the VAC 23 and … [Read more...]
Review: Fulltone Supa-Trem
Editor's note: This review is written by my friend Jim, a self-professed guitar- and pedal-junkie based out of Nashville, TN. Check out Jim's blog for more reviews like this one. The Fulltone Supa-Trem brings back memories of old tube amps with vibrant tremolo sounds. This pedal is true bypass with a LED status and speed indicator. It also has two large knobs for Rate and … [Read more...]
Premier Guitar Reviews the Fender Pawn Shop Series
Premier Guitar recently posted this video review of the new Fender Pawn Shop Series of guitars that were released earlier this month: I find these to be fairly interesting, as they're nothing like anything Fender currently produces. There's a Pawn Shop '51, which has a Strat body with a Tele neck and Tele-like appointments, aside from a humbucker in the bridge position. … [Read more...]
Recent Listening
This is a list of interesting albums that have crossed my path over the past few months, listed in alphabetical order. Randy Kohrs - Quicksand Nashville-based musician Randy Kohrs is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer. He played dobro on Dierks Bentley's #1 hit "What Was I Thinking" and won a Grammy in 2008 for producing Jim Lauderdale's album The … [Read more...]
Review: Shred Master Exercises and Studies by GuitarNoize.com
Jon Bloomer, who runs the guitar blog GuitarNoize.com, has recently released an ebook titled Shred Master Exercises and Studies to help guitarists improve their speed and dexterity. The book contains 25 exercises that cover a ton of different techniques, including pull-offs, hammer-ons, sliding, tapping, string skipping, right-hand picking, and legato techniques. The exercises … [Read more...]