Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Although officially a Pretender, Londoner James Walbourne is very much the real deal. Lead guitarist in Chrissie Hynde’s band since 2008, Walbourne is also one half of The Rails, a folk duo that also features his wife, Kami Thompson. We catch up with James in his local pub, The Boogaloo … Continue reading The Collection: Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar It’s quite the peculiar sight to see Slash rocking out to virtual Marshall stacks on a laptop. But the times are certainly a-changin’ as the hard rock icon has now appeared in a new promotional video for the popular amp-sim software, AmpliTube 5. READ MORE: Guitar Legends: Slash – the … Continue reading Slash tips his hat to AmpliTube 5 plug-in: “It’s just so damn easy to use”
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar The Gibson Garage, a massive music store in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, is set to open its doors on 9 June. READ MORE: The Big Review: Are Gibson’s Murphy Lab Les Pauls as good as it gets? The 8,000-square-foot store will host a “state-of-the-art stage” for both in-person and virtual events, … Continue reading First look: Gibson’s massive store, Gibson Garage, in downtown Nashville
Modern Drummer Magazine In this episode, Narada Michael Walden interviews legendary drummer Steve Gadd, Steve talks about his drumming, early influences, family, life leading up to 2021 and more. Audio Video The post <center>The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 35: Narada Michael Walden & Steve Gadd</center> appeared first on Modern Drummer Magazine. Read More This article … Continue reading The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 35: Narada Michael Walden & Steve Gadd
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ThorpyFX has launched its latest pedal, the Pulse Doppler. The unit is an analogue modulation unit capable of a number of sounds, ranging from subtle vintage phase, vibrato and tremolo to oscillating, psychedelic weirdness. READ MORE: Review: ThorpyFX Field Marshal & The Bunker The unit features five control knobs. Modulation … Continue reading Thorpy FX spins up the wobble with its new Pulse Doppler Phaser
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Gretsch has officially launched its new semi-hollow Streamliner models, first announced as part of its 2021 range back in January. The new guitars all come fitted with Fideli’Sonic P90 pickups, and have a number of tailpiece and finish options across the range. G2622T-P90 / G2622-P90 Streamliner Center Block Both feature … Continue reading Gretsch adds to its semi-hollow range with new range of staple-P90 fitted models
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has revealed that he has assembled a large personal archive, including unreleased music from a number of personal projects, that will only be released after his death. Plant made the revelation during the first episode of the fourth season of his Digging Deep podcast, in … Continue reading Robert Plant has prepared an archive of recordings to be released upon his death
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Smashing Pumpkins have revealed plans for a live-streamed listening party and Q&A, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their 1991 debut record Gish. The stream will be hosted by frontman Billy Corgan and guitarist Jimmy Chamberlain, and last two hours. The event will be broadcast from Corgan’s own Cafe, … Continue reading Smashing Pumpkins detail Gish 30th anniversary live stream celebration
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips The myth of natural talent leads many would-be musicians astray. It is true, there certainly are some people who are naturally drawn to music, as there are people who are naturally drawn to art, or math, or science. Of course there are people who have larger hands … Continue reading Natural talent – fact or fiction?
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Toto guitarist Steve Lukather has lamented the lack of “songs” from the current landscape of musicianship, expressing that while he thinks technical prowess is in abundance, the same can’t be said for melody. When asked by Guitar.com about his thoughts on the new crop of guitar players, Lukather said that … Continue reading Toto’s Steve Lukather says that young musicians are “sorely lacking” in songs
