Over the past few years, Egnater Amps have been creating a number of unique amplifiers, including the Rebel series and, most recently, the 15-watt Tweaker amp. I've played each of these amps, and they are quite versatile. For example, the original Tweaker amp provides a lot of options and voices for tweaking the amp, hence the name. One of the newest amps in the Egnater line … [Read more...]
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Childhood Home
This is an interesting article about Stevie Ray Vaughan's early childhood home in Oak Cliff, TX: Blues is the music of people who have tasted not only the sweet things in life, but also the tragedy, the struggle, the loss and redemption; not music for top 40 listeners, but for people who are willing to stare life and death in the eyes, and sing about it. The same can be … [Read more...]
Guitar Oscillations Captured From Inside a Guitar
This video made the rounds recently and has sparked a lot of debate. The video is of an iPhone 4 placed inside of an acoustic guitar that records the strings as they are played. Whether or not the video has been edited doesn't matter to me. I just think it's a cool video. Check it out: … [Read more...]
Stevie Ray Vaughan Soundcheck Videos from 1986
Video photographer Greg Savage recorded these videos of Stevie Ray Vaughan doing a soundcheck in Pittsburgh, PA on January 24, 1986. The quality of these videos is pretty good considering they were made 25 years ago. How can you not sound good with a coat and hat like the one he's wearing in these videos? The first video features SRV playing the song … [Read more...]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Making of “Never Looking Back”
In anticipation of Kenny Wayne Shepherd's new album How I Go releasing this week, check out this video of the making of the song "Never Looking Back": Also, you can preview four songs from the new album on Kenny's website. … [Read more...]