That Gibson Elephant Jamming in the Room Gibson has suffered through a long, hard season of getting its butt handed to it. Financial meltdown. Horrible company culture. The “Wood Incident.̶...Read More
I have attended more NAMM shows than I will ever admit (though, hey, iced teas and movie tickets are reasonable bribes if you must know). They are crowded. They are loud. At times, they are absolutely...Read More
[YouTube capture: 12-year-old Jaden Lehman] Have you ever felt like you’re stuck in a rut? Sometimes, all you need is a slight detour to nudge your playing in a new direction. The following conc...Read More
I have attended more NAMM shows than I will ever admit (though, hey, iced teas and movie tickets are reasonable bribes if you must know). They are crowded. They are loud. At times, they are absolutely...Read More
If you read our earlier post — you can see it here — you know that we presented 19-year-old JJ Savage with our 2019 Ronnie Montrose Rock the Nation Award. Now — thanks to this video footage by D...Read More
Let’s forget about Nita Strauss as a guitar player for a moment. Disregard the tours with Alice Cooper, the formative years with the Iron Maidens, and all of her manufacturer endorsements and signat...Read More
Typically, I would advise scrupulously following your muse and let the public be darned to all heck. It’s your album. Screw the haters! That said, after more than 21 years of listening to bazill...Read More
JJ Savage, 19, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Ronnie Montrose Rock the Nation Award. The late Ronnie Montrose (1947-2012) was an avid and committed believer in mentoring young people a...Read More
It’s personally devastating to realize Led Zeppelin’s self-titled debut album—a record that didn’t leave my turntable for weeks and collected enough dust to fill Dick Van Dyke̵...Read More
You may love album productions from the 1960s and ’70s, but emulating the sound and vibe of those seminal tracks on a DAW can sometimes seem tougher than getting the Davies Brothers to stopping ...Read More