I first heard about Philip Sayce on JP's blog, where he linked to a video of Sayce burning up his Strat. The playing in that video blew me away, so I did a little research and found out that Sayce has had a pretty interesting career. As a teenager, he played along side Jeff Healey. Then, Sayce moved to LA where he started playing guitar for Uncle Kracker. In 2003, he joined … [Read more...]
Quick Links
This is a collection of links I’ve found interesting over the past week or so. The New Virtuosos - Acoustic Guitar Magazine highlights three up-and-coming classical guitar virtuosos, including my favorite classical guitarist Ana Vidovic Fender Reissues Deluxe Roadhouse & Lonestar Stratocasters - A couple of excellent Stratocasters in the $550 price range Steve … [Read more...]
Frets on Fire
Frets on Fire is a cool-looking open source clone of the Guitar Hero series of games. It is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X (although the Mac version is listed as experimental). The game supports importing Guitar Hero I and Guitar Hero II songs, but perhaps more interesting is that Frets on Fire supports songs composed by the community. You can even make your own … [Read more...]
Huss & Dalton
Mark Dalton, a founder of acoustic guitar maker Huss & Dalton, recently held a workshop on guitar making at one of my favorite local guitar stores, Artisan Guitars. I had never heard of Huss & Dalton before, but it appears that they are fairly well known in bluegrass circles. They are a niche guitar maker who make high-end guitars and banjos. The workshop also featured … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Live @ TPAC in Nashville
I had the recent pleasure to catch Joe Bonamassa as he traveled through Nashville on November 24th playing at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. This was the first time I've seen Joe in concert, so I didn't know what to expect, though I had heard that he puts on a good show. It was by far one of the best shows I've seen in a while. I'm a relatively new fan of Bonamassa, … [Read more...]