The Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) is holding its annual convention and competition this fall from October 16-October 21 in Los Angeles at Cal State Dominguez Hills. The competition is open to any classical guitarist not represented by a major management company. The winner of the competition is awarded $7500, a GFA-sponsored tour, a CD recording, inclusion in a Mel Bay … [Read more...]
G3 Live at the Ryman Auditorium
This past week I was able to catch the G3 concert as it rolled through Nashville at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Overall, the show was excellent and each guitarist played a great set. Paul Gilbert and his band played first. The most surprising part of Paul's set was not how great Paul was (I knew that he was going to be excellent), but how great Bruce Bouillet was. Bruce … [Read more...]
Guitar Hero 2 for XBOX 360
Guitar Hero 2 is going to be released for the XBOX 360 today, April 3, 2007. It's previously only been available for the Playstation 2, and I only own an XBOX 360 so I've been looking forward to Guitar Hero 2 being released for the XBOX platform. I haven't played Guitar Hero 2, but I played the original Guitar Hero on the Playstation 2, and it was a lot of fun. Guitar Hero 2 … [Read more...]
Laney 40th Anniversary
Amplifier company Laney is celebrating their 40th anniversary this year. A friend had a Laney in the 90s, but I haven't heard much about them since and didn't realize how long they had been around. I was reminded of Laney the other day when I saw G3 in concert and noticed that Paul Gilbert uses Laney amplifiers. Tony Iommi and the guitarists from Dragonforce are also Laney … [Read more...]
Dave Mustaine Now Endorsing Dean Guitars
Longtime Jackson guitar endorsee and later ESP guitar endorsee Dave Mustaine is now endorsing Dean guitars and has a signature series of flying V-style Dean guitars called the Dave Mustaine VMNT1 and the Dave Mustaine VMNT Limited. The other current Megadeth guitarist, Glen Drover, is also using Dean guitars. Dean guitars were perhaps made most famous by the late Dimebag … [Read more...]