Review: Sabine Metrotune MT9000 4 out of 5 stars Recently, I was taking classical guitar lessons from a local guitar teacher, and he recommended the Sabine Metrotune MT9000 tuner to me. I already had a Yamaha YT-2200 chromatic tuner that I like quite a bit, so I wasn't sure whether I needed a new tuner or not. However, after seeing the Sabine tuner and using it during the … [Read more...]
Graphic Guitars
GraphicGuitars.com is a site featuring prints of unique guitar art work by Paul Chase. Recently, Mr. Chase displayed his work at a local event, so I had the opportunity to see many of them in person. The pieces were all very nice, and he has created a variety of guitar scenarios to choose from. Brad Paisley liked his work so much, he recently commissioned a piece by him. It … [Read more...]
John Mayer Signature Series Guitar
Fender Musical Instruments has recently released a John Mayer Signature Series Stratocaster guitar. The guitar comes with an alder body, C-shaped maple neck, African rosewood fretboard, and three "Big Dipper" single-coil pickups. The Fender Custom Shop has also created a John Mayer Custom Shop guitar to coincide with the release of Mayer's most recent album Try!. The guitar is … [Read more...]
Review: Sonny Landreth: Grant Street
Sonny Landreth: Grant Street Sonny Landreth, a native of Louisiana, is one of the greatest slide guitar players of his generation and Grant Street is the album that finally demonstrates how great a live player he is. Sonny has created a technique all his own when it comes to elecrtic slide blues. Grant Street is primarily a driving blues album that includes many other music … [Read more...]
Guitar Shred Show
The Guitar Shred Show is an animated Web site by Mika Tyyska featuring a character named Mr. Fastfinger. You can watch Mr. Fastfinger jam or you can jam along with him. An interesting feature of the site is that in the lessons area, the tablature for the licks being played is displayed on the screen to help you follow along. The Guitar Shred Show is a very unique site worth … [Read more...]