RIP John Mayall
the godfather of British Blues. Sad news that one of the last remaining flag bearers of the blues from the 60s British heyday has passed, John Mayall, aged 90. read the rest of this rubbish
Tag: Les Paul
RIP Jeff Beck
the guitarist's guitarist. Sad news that another rock icon, Jeff Beck, has passed aged 78, one of the big names of the British blues-rock guitarists to come out of the 1960s. read the rest of this rubbish
RIP Peter Green
the greatest British guitar player. Sad news that Peter Green, founder of the real Fleetwood Mac, died at the weekend, aged 73. read the rest of this rubbish
R.I.P. Danny Kirwan, who suffered from
the Curse of the Fleetwood Mac Guitarist. Sad news that the last member of the real Fleetwood Mac to join has died, aged 68. read the rest of this rubbish
R.I.P. James Charles “Jim” Marshall
The Father Of Loud. Where would rock and or roll be if Jim Marshall hadn't morphed the Fender Bassman in the JTM 45? read the rest of this rubbish
But he gets that tone with 7s
and 8s are the heavy strings. Premier Guitar Mag video with Billy Gibbon's guitar tech Elwood Francis shows the Rev. Willy's touring rig. Including the lightest Les Paul you'll probably ever see. read the rest of this rubbish
It happened this week
This week in history - February 10th to February 16th - with who was born and who died. read the rest of this rubbish
Still got the blues
for you. R.I.P. Gary Moore. Came as a great shock when I read during the Super Bowl half-time that blues, rock guitarist Gary Moore had died in Spain aged 58. read the rest of this rubbish
Effectology volume 14
Envelope Filter Oddities. Bill Ruppert's latest Effectology video sees him using three of Electro-Harmonix envelope filter effect pedals to produce some weird and wonderful non-guitar sounds. read the rest of this rubbish
R.I.P. Les Paul
a true genius. It's a word that should be used to describe Lester William Polsfuss, Les Paul who died yesterday aged 94, a musical and technical genius. read the rest of this rubbish