Would you buy a guitar from Best Buy? You may have that choice soon. The Associated Press is reporting that Best Buy is planning on opening up music centers inside as many as 85 of its existing retail stores: The nation's largest consumer electronics retailer will announce Tuesday that it plans to open as many as 85 of the music centers inside its stores by the end of the year … [Read more...]
Paul Reed Smith SE Singlecut Long-term Review
Introduction Last year, I wanted something a little different than the Strat I was playing. I wanted a guitar with a little bit thicker sound and a little more versatility. I love my Strat, but after Gibson lost their lawsuit against PRS (which had prevented PRS from producing the Singlecut models), I anxiously awaited the re-release of the SE Singlecut series. Ever since I … [Read more...]
New EP by Back Door Slam
Back Door Slam, one of my favorite new bands, has recently released a new EP consisting of 4 new songs and a video. The songs included on the EP are: Back Door Slam - The song by Robert Cray from which they got their name Riding with the King - by John Hiatt Been Down So Long - by The Doors Red House - The Jimi Hendrix classic It'll All Come Around - Video Anyone … [Read more...]
iPhone Apps For Guitarists
Julian Tan of Guitar Pug recently listed several guitar-related applications that have been created for the iPhone. Having recently purchased an iPhone, I've been looking for some cool apps to throw on it, and Julian's list is a nice round-up of the ones I've found. Julian's list includes: Guitar Toolkit - This seems to be the most popular guitar-related app on the iPhone so … [Read more...]
John 5 Vintage Guitar Tour
Guitar World has recently posted a video tour of John 5 discussing his collection of vintage guitars, mostly consisting of vintage Telecasters. Looking at vintage guitars is fascinating to me, and John 5 has a great collection, including an almost mint 1953 blond Telecaster and a mint 1954 Blackguard Esquire. … [Read more...]