Hartley Peavey, in a recent discussion with Inc. Magazine about how he has made it all these years in the musical instrument business: I had to look in the mirror and be totally honest with myself. I said, "OK, you're not going to be a rock star. So what are you going to do with the rest of your life?" I realized I love music. I'm not so great at guitar, but I am pretty … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Featured in iGuitar
Joe Bonamassa is the cover artist for the latest issue of the online guitar magazine iGuitar. Below is a video of Bonamassa jamming with his interviewer from iGuitar, Michael Casswell. This video features some really nice playing from Bonamassa. Check it out: … [Read more...]
Leo Fender
Keith Richards talking about Leo Fender shortly after Fender had passed away in 1992: "He gave us the weapons," Mr. Richards said to the crowd of 950 about the man who invented the Fender electric guitar. Mr. Richards's parting shot to the crowd was what he called the "guitar players' prayer": "Caress it. Don't squeeze it." Leo Fender was born on August 10, 1909. He … [Read more...]
Marcus Ryle – TEDx Presentation
Line 6 co-founder Marcus Ryle gave a presentation at TEDxConejo earlier this year about the science of sound, in which he talked about the history of the guitar as well as some of Line 6's innovations: (via GuitarNoize.com) … [Read more...]
Ben Lapps – Phunkdified
JP Holesworth found this impressive video of young guitarist Ben Lapps playing Justin King's "Phunkified": It looks like a fun tune to play, and Ben did a good job with it. … [Read more...]