Dunlop recently interviewed Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's guitarist Mike Campbell's guitar tech, "Chinner" Winstead. In the interview, Chinner gives a tour of Campbell's rig, including his guitars, effects, and amps. As you might expect, there are some nice vintage pieces in Campbell's collection. As an added bonus, Chinner may have the best beard this side of ZZ Top. Watch … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson Talking about His New Strat
Eric Johnson recently sat down with Fender to discuss his new Rosewood-neck signature Stratocaster: … [Read more...]
James Page, Skiffle Hero?
This is an early video of Jimmy Page from 1957 where Page is playing skiffle music, which was popular in the UK in the 50s. I, for one, am glad that he got into blues music a little later! … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Studio Footage of The Ballad of John Henry
This is some video footage of Joe Bonamassa playing "The Ballad of John Henry" during the recording sessions of the album of the same name. Producer Kevin Shirley recorded a lot of the recording sessions, so I'm hoping more videos of the recordings become available at some point. In the meantime, enjoy: … [Read more...]
JD Simo
JD Simo is an up-and-coming local Nashville guitarist. Since moving to Nashville in 2006, he's become an in-demand session musician as well as a regular performer in the Don Kelly Band, which counts Redd Volkaert, Johnny Hiland, and Brent Mason as alumni. I had a chance to see Simo this past weekend at Robert's Western World in downtown Nashville. Although I was only able to … [Read more...]