Fender has announced several new guitars for this year. Since 2006 will be their 60th anniversary, they are releasing 60th anniversary Stratocasters and Telecasters. Also new is a Deluxe Power Stratocaster, a Koa Stratocaster and a Koa Telecaster. You can browse the full list of new products here. … [Read more...]
NAMM
Yesterday, the NAMM Show began at the Anaheim Convention Center. There are always a lot of new product announcements by guitar manufacturers at the NAMM Show, since it is targeted towards music retailers. If you're interested in hearing about the new products that are announced, I'll be keeping an eye on the news announcements over the weekend, and I will try to report as much … [Read more...]
Jake Shimabukuro
While Jake Shimabukuro is not a guitar player (he plays the ukulele), he's a virtuoso of his chosen instrument and I think he might be of interest to guitar players. If you've never heard of Jake, then you'll be amazed at the sounds that he can get from the ukulele. Jake is from Hawaii, and much of his music bears that influence; however, his music also has a jazzy feel to it. … [Read more...]
Classical Guitar Calendar
If you're a fan of the classical guitar, then you might want to check out the calendar put out this year by the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society. The calendar features 12 different caricatures of famous classical guitarists, including Andres Segovia, David Russell, and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. The calendar comes in a CD case, which can be used to display the calendar. … [Read more...]
Zappa Plays Zappa
I just noticed that Steve Vai will be touring this Summer with Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa on the Zappa Plays Zappa tour in Europe, where the Zappa brothers will be playing the music of their father, Frank Zappa. The tour is the first official tour of Frank Zappa music since he last performed the music in 1993. … [Read more...]