The other day I was watching an episode of the Discovery Channel's How It's Made series, and one of the features in the episode was about how guitar amplifiers are made. Traynor Amps was the featured manufacturer, and it was really interesting to watch the process they use to make their amps. Of course, the video was on YouTube, so I've embedded it below. … [Read more...]
Jeff Beck Interview
Gibson has recently released the Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood tribute guitar. Gibson recently sat down with Beck in London to talk about the guitar, why he chose Gibsons early in his career, and what drives him musically: … [Read more...]
Gov’t Mule Back in the Studio
Gov't Mule are back in the studio recording a new album in Austin, TX. As they did for the High & Mighty sessions, they are posting daily news, photos, and videos to the In the Studio section of their Web site. Full-size videos are posted to the band's Facebook page. … [Read more...]
Stevie Ray Vaughan Playing Little Wing and Third Stone From the Sun
Here's a video of Stevie Ray Vaughan playing Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing", with a small bit of "Third Stone from the Sun" thrown in. I've said before that Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of my favorite guitar players. There's just something about his playing that reaches me on an emotional level, and "Little Wing" is one of those songs that when Stevie plays it, I feel it as much as … [Read more...]
Baritone Guitars
Have you ever wondered what the difference was between a standard guitar and a baritone guitar? Premier Guitar has a pretty good write up about baritone guitars, written by Sweetwater Sales Engineer Art Hill. In essence, it comes down to scale length. The scale length of a baritone guitar rests between a bass guitar and a standard guitar. As a result, baritone guitars often … [Read more...]