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Jerry Cantrell talks 'Devils & Dinosaurs' There was a time, let’s call it the early ’90s, when it seemed like all you needed was a guitar and a Seattle Zip Code and your band could get signed, your tunes could get on the radio, your records could sell in the millions, and you could tour the world and elsewhere. Of course, it wasn’t quite that simple. Northwest bands of that era—Nirvana, ‹ more ›

Jerry Cantrell talks 'Devils & Dinosaurs'

There was a time, let’s call it the early ’90s, when it seemed like all you needed was a guitar and a Seattle Zip Code and your band could get signed, your tunes could get on the radio, your records could sell in the millions, and you could tour the world and elsewhere. Of course, it wasn’t quite that simple. Northwest bands of that era—Nirvana,
‹ more ›

Elliot Easton Turns on the Twang
Lead Stinger: Uli Jon Roth Celebrates
Spotlight Then & Now: Rich Lasner

Elliot Easton Turns on the Twang

Lead Stinger: Uli Jon Roth Celebrates

Spotlight Then & Now: Rich Lasner

ARTISTS

Features: Acoustic, Bluegrass, Blues , Classical , Country , Electronica , Experimental, Flamenco, Folk , Funk , Fusion, Gospel_Christian , Hip-Hop , Jazz , Metal , Outsider, Pop , Prog , Punk , R&B , Reggae , Rock , Roots, Soul , World

Reviews: Acoustic, Bluegrass, Blues , Book , CD , Classical , Concert , Country , DVD , Electronica , Experimental, Folk , Funk , Fusion, Hip-Hop , Jazz , Metal , Outsider, Pop , Prog , Punk , R&B , Reggae , Rock , Roots, Soul , World

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Advanced , Beginner , Blues, Classical , Country , Folk , Funk , Gospel_Christian , Hip-Hop , Intermediate , Jazz, Metal , Pop , Prog , Punk , R&B , Reggae , Rock, Soul , World

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Custom Tones Ethos Overdrive TLE

Roundup! 11 Micro Tube Amps

'65 Fender Super Reverb Reissue vs. 1964 Fender Super Reverb

Line 6 James Tyler Variax JTV-69US

Dr Z Remedy

Reviews

GP Editors' June CD & Book Reviews : Doc DePrima STARS FROM THE DOCTORS CAMERA When DePrima showed me his self-published photo book at NAMM, I admit I succumbed to a cautious, “Who is this guy?” stance. But DePrima is a certified
Barry Cleveland's April 2013 Faves : Eivind Aarset DREAM LOGIC On his ECM debut as a leader, the innovative and creatively restless Norwegian guitarist opts for sparse, gradually unfolding soundscapes that emphasize the meditative
Matt Blackett's April 2013 Faves : Alex de Rosso LIONS & LAMBS If you weren’t lucky enough to hear Italian badass Alex de Rosso when he was touring with Dokken, here’s your chance. De Rosso brings his funky, heavy, super-tight
Barry Cleveland's March Faves : Rudresh Mahanthappa GAMAK The celebrated alto saxophonist continues to evolve his trans-global musical vision on this mind-blowing disc, supported by an equally forward-thinking ensemble
Matt Blackett's March Faves : Honky 421 When I first heard the guitar playing of Bobby Honky (né Landgraf), I described it as sounding like Billy Gibbons and Zakk Wylde on a bathtub gin binge. That’s true. But there’s more.

GP Editors' June CD & Book Reviews : Doc DePrima STARS FROM THE DOCTORS CAMERA When DePrima showed me his self-published photo book at NAMM, I admit I succumbed to a cautious, “Who is this guy?” stance. But DePrima is a certified

Barry Cleveland's April 2013 Faves : Eivind Aarset DREAM LOGIC On his ECM debut as a leader, the innovative and creatively restless Norwegian guitarist opts for sparse, gradually unfolding soundscapes that emphasize the meditative

Matt Blackett's April 2013 Faves : Alex de Rosso LIONS & LAMBS If you weren’t lucky enough to hear Italian badass Alex de Rosso when he was touring with Dokken, here’s your chance. De Rosso brings his funky, heavy, super-tight

Barry Cleveland's March Faves : Rudresh Mahanthappa GAMAK The celebrated alto saxophonist continues to evolve his trans-global musical vision on this mind-blowing disc, supported by an equally forward-thinking ensemble

Matt Blackett's March Faves : Honky 421 When I first heard the guitar playing of Bobby Honky (né Landgraf), I described it as sounding like Billy Gibbons and Zakk Wylde on a bathtub gin binge. That’s true. But there’s more.

Features

Tommy Tedesco's Studio Log, March 1980 : Tedesco dissects some music for this short-lived TV series to show how he makes parts sound better by playing them in various positions.
Old Is the New New: Carl Jah Lets Nothing Go to Waste on Re-Purpose : YOU MIGHT REMEMBER CARL JAH FROM HIS KILLING GUITAR work with the hilariously awesome Dread Zeppelin, a band that played reggae versions of Zeppelin tunes with an Elvis impersonator lead singer.
Under Investigation: Frampton Comes Alive! Then and Now : ALREADY A RISING STAR FROM HIS DAYS WITH THE HERD, Humble Pie, and Frampton’s Camel, Peter Frampton hit it out of the park with 1976’s Frampton Comes Alive!, a pivotal record that forever transformed
Rhythm Workshop: Mo' Funk : ARE YOU READY FOR A REAL WORKOUT? Our last stop on the soul train focused on single, double, and triple sixteenth-note motifs, and utilized static dominant-seventh- based chords (which, of course,
Happy Camping with Steve Howe and Paul Gilbert : TWO OF THE WORLD’S MOST accomplished guitarists will bring their mastery to the Music Masters Camp series this summer at Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, New York, just 17 miles west of Woodstock in

Tommy Tedesco's Studio Log, March 1980 : Tedesco dissects some music for this short-lived TV series to show how he makes parts sound better by playing them in various positions.

Old Is the New New: Carl Jah Lets Nothing Go to Waste on Re-Purpose : YOU MIGHT REMEMBER CARL JAH FROM HIS KILLING GUITAR work with the hilariously awesome Dread Zeppelin, a band that played reggae versions of Zeppelin tunes with an Elvis impersonator lead singer.

Under Investigation: Frampton Comes Alive! Then and Now : ALREADY A RISING STAR FROM HIS DAYS WITH THE HERD, Humble Pie, and Frampton’s Camel, Peter Frampton hit it out of the park with 1976’s Frampton Comes Alive!, a pivotal record that forever transformed

Rhythm Workshop: Mo' Funk : ARE YOU READY FOR A REAL WORKOUT? Our last stop on the soul train focused on single, double, and triple sixteenth-note motifs, and utilized static dominant-seventh- based chords (which, of course,

Happy Camping with Steve Howe and Paul Gilbert : TWO OF THE WORLD’S MOST accomplished guitarists will bring their mastery to the Music Masters Camp series this summer at Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, New York, just 17 miles west of Woodstock in

Not-So-Cheap Tricks: The Guitars of Rick Nielsen

The Sun Blues Box: Sun Record Company Blues, R&B, and Gospel Music in Memphis 1950-1958

Elliott Sharp: May 17 - Foliage: Print Exhibition And Performance Series - Reverse Space - Brooklyn

Movie Review: Paul McCartney and Wings Rockshow By Matt Blackett

Barry Cleveland: Four Foreign CD Reviews with Audio Streaming

Barry Cleveland: 3 Reviews with Audio Streams (Stick Men, Sonic Mining Company, Julie Slick)

Barry Cleveland: Joel Harrison & Spirit House at Douglas Beach House 4/7/13

Barry Cleveland: Digging SKYDOG The Duane Allman Retrospective Box Set

Carvin Allan Holdsworth HH2

Barry Cleveland's Studio Tips: A Simple Trick For Adding Delay to Individual Notes of a Phrase or Solo

Barry Cleveland: Joe Gore Plays Béla Bartók‘s Fourth String Quartet on Four Guitars

Art Thompson: AnalogMan's Jim Weider Big-T Tele Pickup