Flea has recently announced a new line of basses called the FLEABASS that he is going to be putting out this year, with the goal being to create a solid line of guitars for both the entry-level student and the professional. Describing his inspiration for FLEABASS, Flea said “FLEABASS is born of my love of music education as a studier and a teacher of music, and a lover and a … [Read more...]
What Would You Do If You Saw One of Your Musical Heroes?
A few weeks ago, my wife saw Robert Plant in the local Whole Foods store. Yes, that Robert Plant. (Everybody's gotta eat, right?) Since then, she's been kicking herself for not saying anything to him. In a cruel and ironic coincidence, the Guitar World magazine that was delivered later that week featured Led Zeppelin on the cover. This encounter has got me wondering what I … [Read more...]
Million Dollar Les Paul: In Search of the Most Valuable Guitar In The World
For guitar collectors, Gibson Les Paul models made from 1958 through 1960 represent the holy grail of guitars. In the recent past, the value of Les Paul's made during this period have skyrocketed, going for multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars. As of this writing, Gruhn Guitars here in Nashville has three 1959 Les Pauls each of which are in the $250,000 range and a fourth … [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...]
Gary Moore in Conversation
The following is a video of Gary Moore in an interview with Neville Marten for Guitarist magazine. In the video, Gary discusses how he chooses guitars and why he might choose an ES-335 instead of a Les Paul for a particular song. He also plays some great licks during the interview. … [Read more...]