Ronnie Montrose Death Ruled a Suicide
It wasn’t prostate cancer that killed guitar legend Ronnie Montrose. He beat that gremlin into the dirt, as he did so many obstacles to his career and musical expression. But Montrose, who was
Les Paul Estate Auction Scheduled for June 8 & 9
Julien’s Auctions, the world’s premier entertainment and celebrity estate auction house and the Les Paul Foundation have partnered for an auction of extraordinary property and collection of guitars,
Fender Short Film: 'A Strat is Born' Shows the High-Speed Creation of a Stratocaster
Fender Musical Instruments Corp. has released A Strat Is Born, a new short film that takes viewers on a high-speed ride through the creation of a Fender Stratocaster guitar. A Strat Is Born distills
New Rush Song, "Headlong Flight," Now Streaming
Rush is now streaming the first single from its highly anticipated new album, Clockwork Angels. This is the renowned trio’s first new collection of original material in over five years and their
Guitar Gear Gone Wild! A Guide to All the Stuff You Want in 2012
Those in the know are aware that , every January , the Winter
NAMM show brings together hundreds of music-equipment manufacturers hawking their latest
products. It’s madness. The never-ending
Paul Gilbert's Rock Guitar School Launches May 23, Debuts Next Generation of Online Learning with ArtistWorks, Inc.
ArtistWorks, the first collaborative global learning community comprised of master artists and ambitious amateurs, announces the May 23rd launch of the online, interactive Rock Guitar School with
This Week Only: New Santana CD, Shape Shifter, $5
Legendary Mexican and American rock guitarist Carlos Santana is releasing his new CD, Shape Shifter, a 13-song all instrumental recording on his new label, Starfaith Records, today, May 15th. Shape
10 Things You Gotta Do to Play Like Steve Vai
“His name is Stevie Vai,
and he’s a crazy guy.” Frank Zappa’s
opening lyric from “Stevie’s Spanking”
may have been intended to reference
Steve Vai’s offstage antics, but
it’s also an accurate
DigiTech Introduces Whammy with Chordal Pitch-Shifting
DigiTech introduced its next-generation Whammy pedal, building upon one of the most iconic guitar pedals recognized by guitarists around the world. The new Whammy features the classic Whammy sound
Grammy Star!
Here is the gorgeous Vox USA Custom guitar (serial # 110009)
designed by Rich Lasner and crew, and bearing GP Senior Editor Art Thompson’s
pick of a sexy amber blackburst finish. The guitar was