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Jeff Beck Announces More 2011 North American Tour dates

Aug 27th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Guitar News

In the Fall 2011, Jeff Beck and his band of Jason Rebello, Rhonda Smith and Narada Michael Walden will embark on a 15-date tour, with the first 11 shows in Canada.
October 12 Halifax,
NS Halifax Metro Centre
October 13 Moncton, NB The Centre
October 15 Montreal, QC Place des Arts
October 16 Ottawa, ON National Arts Centre
October 18 Toronto, [...]



Fender Telecaster 60 Year Anniversary

Feb 28th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Guitar Gear, Guitar News

This is a great video celebrating Fender Telecaster: “the hammer of the honkey tonk gods.” Sixty years of distinctive tone and playability. Nothing sounds quite like a Fender Tele.
James Burton, Jeff Beck, Merle Haggard, Elliot Easton, Keith Urban, Jimmy Stafford, Jonny Lang, Vince Gill, John 5, Chris Shiflett, Jesse Valenzuela, Brent Mason, Matt [...]



Yamaha AES Frank Gambale Model

Feb 9th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Guitar Gear

If you haven’t explored the guitar playing of Frank Gambale — you should. I’m sure you will be amazed by his innovative and fluid technique. But you’ll also be inspired by his command of melody and song structure. Frank is an original and highly respected among guitarist and jazz fusion aficionados. [...]



Jeff Beck North American Tour 2011

Feb 3rd, 2011 | By admin | Category: Guitar News

JEFF BECK is touring North America! He has announced the following dates for his upcoming North American tour. The first leg of his tour is celebrating the legendary Les Paul with The Imelda May Band. The second leg is Jeff with his band featuring Jason Rebello, Rhonda Smith, Narada Michael Walden.
Rock ‘N’ Roll Party [...]



New Guild Guitars Unveiled at NAMM 2011

Jan 27th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Guitar Gear

Guild Standard Series
Guild unveiled six new additions to its award-winning Standard Series at the show. Now, players who love the distinctive, full tone of a Guild acoustic can choose an acoustic-electric cutaway version of each Standard Series guitar. These guitars offer all the same refined, player-centric Standard Series features plus an on board 18-volt D-TAR® [...]



Free Online Guitar Lessons from Fender

Jan 26th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Guitar Lessons

Check this out! Head on over to Fender Guitar’s website for free online video guitar lessons. Hell yeah! Get free lessons from great guitar players like Eric Johnson, John 5, Wolf Marshall, Doug Boduch, Albert Lee, Tom Kolb, and Troy Stetina. The lessons are offered in three different levels: Beginner, Intermediate [...]



Jeff Beck Talks with Fender Guitars

May 1st, 2010 | By admin | Category: Guitar News

Jeff Beck chats with Fender News about his lifelong love affair with music, working with other musicians, and playing Fender guitars.
FN: You must get fans wanting to know “How did you play this? Can you show me that? Do you have any tips for me?” What do you tell them?
JB: I tell them to fuck [...]



Gibson Explorer Retrospective

Apr 6th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Guitar Gear

The Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar that was originally built by Gibson back in 1958. The design of the Gibson was very futuristic and radical for its time, and was held in the same respect as the Gibson flying V guitar, which was also a popular design. This guitar became especially popular [...]



Gibson SG Guitar Now and Forever

Mar 29th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Guitar Gear

The Gibson SG is a beautiful electric guitar that features two identical cutouts right where the neck meets the body. This is the signature look that has become synonymous with the Gibson SG guitar look, and is part of what makes this guitar so iconic. This guitar is perhaps most known for Angus Young, the [...]



Gibson Les Paul Guitar Phenomenon

Mar 9th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Guitar Gear

The Gibson Les Paul Guitar has been a staple choice of both professional and amateur guitar players alike for many years. It was originally developed back in the early 1950s in collaboration with Les Paul himself, who they got to endorse the new product. Les Paul himself was not only a brilliant designer in his [...]