Engineer Sterling Winfield on Recording Vangough and Working with Pantera
Sterling Winfield got his start in the music industry as a studio apprentice and live sound engineer in Dallas. Those experiences led to his tenure as a staff engineer at Dallas Sound Lab and...
View ArticleSign In, Please: Guitarist Steve Lynch Discusses the Return of Autograph
It’s been nearly 25 years since the members of Autograph completed their three-album deal with RCA records and mutually decided to go their own separate ways. For guitarist Steve Lynch, that departure...
View ArticleNAMM 2014: Boss Introduces OD-1X Overdrive and DS-1X Distortion Pedals
Boss has announced the OD-1X Overdrive and DS-1X Distortion, two special-edition compact pedals for guitarists with an ear for premium tone. Delivering a refined tonal experience that’s only possible...
View ArticlePeriphery Streaming Experimental New Recording, 'Clear'
Progressive metallers Periphery are streaming Clear, their upcoming experimental release, which will be available January 28 through Sumerian Records.Check out the entire release (You'll see why we're...
View ArticleVideo: Jeff Loomis Discusses Schecter Guitars' New JL-7 Model
Guitarist Jeff Loomis recently visited Schecter to shoot several videos and discuss the company's new models for 2014. Below, check out the just-posted video that shows Loomis discussing — in detail —...
View ArticleReview: Lace Lifers Scott “Wino” Weinrich Signature Pickups
Pickups are an electric guitar’s voice, and through them we hear our own personality, inflection of expression and soul. The origin of Scott “Wino” Weinrich’s soul may still be in debate, but there’s...
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Contest: Acoustic Nation Cort MR600F Acoustic/Electric Guitar Giveaway
Happy new year! How about a new contest? We’re teaming up with the folks at Cort to bring you the MR600F acoustic/electric guitar giveaway. This contest ends February 28th, 2014. For over 50 years,...
View ArticleFrom Another Dimension: ODD 3-D-Printed Guitars
As a professor of mechatronics at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand, Olaf Diegel has used 3-D printers for more than 15 years to prototype new product ideas. However, 3-D printing technology...
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela to Release New Studio Album, '9 Dead Alive,' April 29
ATO Records is excited to announce the April 29 release of acoustic rock maestros Rodrigo y Gabriela's new studio album. Titled 9 Dead Alive, it is the band's first record of new material in five...
View ArticleVideo: Sample New DVD, 'Eric Clapton — The 1970s Review'
In 1968, Eric Clapton was at a crossroads. With Cream, he had quickly risen to the pinnacle of popular music's hierarchy. Yet his exposure to the work of American mavericks the Band led him to lose...
View ArticleVideo: Carvin Creates One-of-a-Kind, Michael Jackson-Inspired Guitar for...
Below, check out a brand-new video that shows the story behind Jason Becker's one-of-a-kind, Michael Jackson-inspired Carvin guitar."Even as I was trying to become a rock god, Michael Jackson was the...
View ArticleZakk Wylde Talks New Black Label Society Album, 'Catacombs of the Black Vatican'
Zakk Wylde has announced the next chapter in the Black Label Society story, Catacombs of the Black Vatican. The album, the first disc of all new material from the band since 2010’s Order of the Black,...
View ArticleNAMM 2014: Lace Music Introduces Bill Kelliher Signature Dissonant Aggressor...
Lace Music Products has announced the Dissonant Aggressors Signature humbucker pickup series.After choosing Lace pickups for his successful Gibson “Golden Axe” Explorer, Mastodon guitarist Bill...
View ArticleAges And Ages Share Video For "Divisionary (Do The Right Thing)" With Album...
Today Ages and Ages share their new video for the song "Divisionary (Do The Right Thing)," which was directed by Rodrigo Megarejo.The song benefits from this visual treatment, where themes of morality...
View ArticleInterview: Orianthi and Dave Stewart Discuss BeMyBand, Where Winners Share...
Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart recently launched a unique performance-based contest called BeMyBand.The purpose of BeMyBand — which you can check out here— is to ask aspiring musicians to compete...
View ArticleMartin Unveils New Guitars at NAMM 2014, Including One in Collaboration With...
C. F. Martin & Co. will unveil two new beautifully crafted Custom Shop models, the Eric Clapton OM-ECHF Navy Blues Model and the CS-00S-14, at the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, Jan. 23-26, 2014....
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Animals As Leaders Reveal Headlining North American Tour Dates
Animals As Leaders have announced the complete schedule for their upcoming headlining North American tour. You can check out all the dates below.For more about the band, visit them on Facebook.ANIMALS...
View ArticleAcoustic Guitar a Star on ‘American Idol’
Can there be anything more torturous than auditioning a capella? For years the team at American Idol seemed to think that watching contestants squirm without accompaniment was the way to go. Until...
View ArticleRecording King Introduces Starlight Series of Banjos
The popularity of the banjo reached an all-time high in 2013, a trend that shows no signs of slowing through 2014. As much as banjos have become a part of popular culture, many banjos look similar;...
View ArticleReview: Boss TE-2 Tera Echo Pedal
Echo is the most organic sounding of the note-repeating effects, enveloping listeners with exponentially derived reiterations and decays. Many famous players—including Eddie Van Halen, Brian Setzer and...
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