Below are a couple of videos of Eric Johnson discussing his amp setup. In the videos, he explains the types of amps he's running and how he uses them. He also discusses the effects he's using with the amps. Here's part 1: And, here's part 2: … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson 2009 NAMM Fender Video
The winter NAMM show was a little over a week ago, and some great videos are coming out from the show. Rich Murray over at The Guitar Channel has rounded up quite a few good ones. Thanks to Rich, one of the best I've seen so far is this one of Eric Johnson playing his new signature Stratocaster, featuring a bound Rosewood neck, which looks great. In my opinion, the neck binding … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson Interview
Guitar Messenger recently posted a nice interview with Eric Johnson taken while Johnson was on the Experience Hendrix tour. There's both video and a transcript of the interview that you can read. In the interview, Johnson gives some good advice to aspiring musicians: I think just have fun with the instrument. I think maybe the most important thing is to play what really gives … [Read more...]
Experience Hendrix Tour Gear Photos
TheGearPage.net forums have a nice collection of photographs of the gear that the guitarists on the Experience Hendrix tour were using. For example, there are photos of Eric Johnson's rig, Brad Whitford's rig, Mato Nanji's rig, Bernard Allison's rig, Eric Gales's rig, Kenny Wayne Shepherd's rig, Jonny Lang's rig, Buddy Guy's rig, and there are also pictures of some of the … [Read more...]
Primal Twang: The Legacy of the Guitar
Primal Twang: The Legacy of the Guitar is a DVD of performances from September 2006 in San Diego featuring some great guitarists. From the Primal Twang Web site: The story of the “instrument of the gods” was told through a combination of onstage narration, video projections of rare historical footage and electrifying live performances by world music legend, Dan Crary and an … [Read more...]