Gov't Mule have announced a release date of October 27th for their upcoming album By a Thread. A new track titled "Broke Down on the Brazos" and featuring the guitar work of the one and only Rev. Billy F. Gibbons is playing on the band's home page. … [Read more...]
A Dumble Book
If you spend any time on the Gear Page forums, you know about the legend of Alexander ("Howard") Dumble. If you don't, Dumble has created a series of almost mythical amps used by tone hounds, such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Sonny Landreth, and John Mayer. He's notoriously reclusive and builds amps only for people he deems worthy. Used Dumble amps go for … [Read more...]
Sean Costello Retrospective Album to be Released in September
Landslide Records is going to be releasing a Sean Costello retrospective album on September 29. Unfortunately, I didn't get into Sean Costello's music until after he passed away tragically last year, so I never had a chance to see him play live. Sean's early albums were released by Landslide Records, and they are assembling some of the best studio recordings as well as a bunch … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa with Ryan McGarvey
Joe Bonamassa recently invited guitarist Ryan McGarvey on stage to play "Further on Up the Road" with him, but McGarvey's amp failed during the song. Bonamassa kindly unplugs and lets McGarvey have his rig for the duration of the song. McGarvey then proceeded to rip it up. … [Read more...]
Krantz Carlock Lefebvre
Rich Murray of The Guitar Channel recently posted a review of Wayne Krantz's new album Krantz Carlock Lefebvre: One of the trademarks of Krantz's live performances is the amount of group improvising that takes place. In a wise move, Krantz decided to bring that strength to the studio for Krantz Carlock Lefebvre, and the results are fantastic. I first heard about Krantz … [Read more...]