According to the Washington Post, Jack Bruce has indicated that he will be playing "an unspecified show or shows" with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker later this year. Cream reunited before in 2005, but Bruce and Baker's long-standing personality conflict reared its ugly head again, affecting the reunion. I hope that the same issues don't pop up again and that the reunion goes … [Read more...]
John 5 – Songs for Sanity
In the past, I've pretty much ignored any coverage of John 5's music, mostly because of his association with Marilyn Manson. I'm not really a fan of Manson's, so I didn't pay much attention to his guitar players. However, I've missed out on some great guitar playing. For some reason or another, not too long ago I stumbled across John 5's MySpace page and checked out some of his … [Read more...]
Rosewood Fretboards
I don't know what it is about rosewood fretboards, but a guitar with a rosewood fretboard feels entirely different (and better) to me than a guitar with a maple fretboard. I've always liked the looks of rosewood fretboards better, and I've always owned guitars with rosewood fretboards, but it was only recently that I realized that there was more to it than simply looks. The … [Read more...]
Ovation VXT
Ovation Guitars has recently introduced the Ovation VXT hybrid acoustic/electric guitar. I saw a few of these intruments this weekend at a local guitar store, and they look fantastic. The VXT contains two Seymour Duncan '59 humbuckers for a range of electric sounds, and an acoustic preamp for the acoustic tones. The top is made of spruce, and the body is made of mahogony. Two … [Read more...]
Comments Issue
I was recently informed that there was an issue with the commenting system on the Web site and people were unable to leave comments. I apologize if you've tried to leave a comment in the past and you weren't able to. I believe that I have fixed the issue, but there's still a bit of an issue with the caching functionality, which I'm working on. At any rate, you should now be … [Read more...]