Music

SRV style guitar lessons

Anthony Stauffer is a great blues player and teacher. I thoroughly enjoy watching his guitar lesson videos.

Fender

The NYT has a story about Fender and its struggles.

Comfortably Numb

Roger Waters and David Gilmour are two of the best. […]

Line 6 wireless guitar system

Relay G55 delivers tour-grade digital wireless in a compact, half-rack format—so you can enjoy wireless freedom without compromising your guitar tone.

I haven’t had a chance to try this system. I use an AKG wireless unit for my guitar.

“I’m not fucking Justin Bieber, you motherfuckers!”

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong smashed his guitar on stage because he was angry that his set was cut short for Usher and Justin Bieber. He is now “seeking treatment for substance abuse.”

I don’t know, sounds justified to me.

A Pale Horse Named Death

“A Pale Horse Named Death is the brainchild of Brooklyn, NY native Sal Abruscato, and sounds like Alice in Chains mysteriously sneaking up behind Type O Negative with a butcher knife while being filmed for a future episode of “Law & Order”.

I am loving this band.

Universal Audio’s Thunderbolt Option Card

The Thunderbolt Option Card for the Apollo audio interface provides greater UAD plug-in instances, improved performance at higher sample rates, and reduced UAD plug-in latency versus Apollo’s standard FireWire connection.

A great option for those that picked up an Apollo interface.

Anthrax guitarist turned master watchmaker

Dan Spitz, former lead guitarist for thrash metal band Anthrax, has sold more than 15 million albums, been nominated for 3 Grammy’s, created over 10 studio albums – and now he is recognized as one of the best watchmakers in the world.

That’s just awesome.

Pro Tools|HD Native Thunderbolt interface

With its elegantly implemented Thunderbolt connectivity, the Pro Tools|HD Native Thunderbolt interface gives producers, engineers, and mixers the incredible sound quality, low latency, and sheer power of the award-winning Pro Tools|HD Native system in a mobile-based hardware solution…

Dragonfly

My buddy Corey Tamas is getting set to record his first album and he has a campaign up on Indiegogo where you can help. Support independent artists, I did.

Fender Machete guitar amps

Fender updated it’s line of Machete guitar amps today with a 50 Watt Head, a Combo and two cabinets.

Apogee Quartet

I love Apogee gear. This teaser looks very interesting.

Randy Rhoads and Zakk Wylde

Randy Rhoads and Zakk Wylde are two of the greatest guitarist ever. They both write catchy riffs and they can play really fast solos, but that’s not what makes them great for me. […]