A couple of weeks ago, I welcomed a new addition to my guitar family. Meet Lucille: As you can see, Lucille is the Epiphone version of B.B. King's signature Gibson guitar called Lucille. I've always loved the tone that B.B. gets live and on record, and when I was looking for a new guitar, I wanted something a little different than a Strat or a Les Paul. A hollow-body … [Read more...]
NAMM Coverage from Around the Web
Below are some links to interesting tidbits from The NAMM Show. Mark McGuigan has linked to some interesting videos from the show: NAMM 2008 Stuff: Reb Beach: Guitarist Reb Beach warming up at the Suhr booth NAMM 2008 Stuff: Joe Satriani: Satch playing at the 20th Anniversary concert (and check out the 20th Anniversary Ibanez JS) NAMM 2008 Stuff: Scott Henderson: … [Read more...]
Winter NAMM Show 2008 Day 1
A lot of information is being reported today from the NAMM Show. Several sites are providing coverage of the show, including the following (via John Jinright): Harmony Central Music Gadgets Gear Junkies Pro-Music-News Sonic State Sweetwater Some of the notable announcements from the show include the Peavey Mike Stone Signature MS-1 guitar, which is a … [Read more...]
The NAMM Show
It's that time of year again...time for the NAMM Show! The show runs from today through Sunday, January 20, and is being held in Anaheim, CA. If you don't know, the NAMM show is an industry trade show where guitar/music manufacturers and retailers get together to show off and view the new gear coming out this year. I've never been to a NAMM Show, but I hope to go one day. In … [Read more...]
NeedToBreathe with Sons of William
This past Sunday, we were able to catch NeedToBreathe with Sons of William at 3rd and Lindsley here in Nashville. We went primarily to see Sons of William, but I had never heard of either band before hearing about the show. I was pleasantly surprised by both bands. The show was broadcast live on the radio, and as a result the Sons of William set was fairly short. However, … [Read more...]