Ed’s Sound: Priceless
If you’re a fan of Edward Van Halen, ask yourself this question: How much money would you pay for a pickup that EVH personally designed with Seymour Duncan?
Bear in mind that good humbuckers can cost anywhere from $40-$50 made by single-person boutique shops to $75-ish for a Duncan or DiMarizio, to around $150 [...]

But are they ‘new?’
As we all know by now, in 3 years Jimi Hendrix gave us more music than we ever could have expected. Just in case you thought what’s out there is “it,” looks like that’s not the case.
Experience Hendrix, the company set up to administer Jimi’s work, this week signed a deal with [...]

The first time I heard Robin Trower, I had the same thought everyone probably did: That guy sounds like Hendrix. Actually, it may have been: That guy ripped off Hendrix! But man, Robin did it well because his tunes sounded so goooooooooood.
If you don’t have Bridge of Sighs on CD, you must…go…get…it. Right now!
Anyhow, the [...]

Here they are: Soap on a Rope, and Down the Drain. I like ‘em. Like that I can hear all the instruments. Live, I’m betting it’s even better. Enjoy.
Via the player at www.chickenfoot.us
Via Chickenfoot’s MySpace page

Check out yesterday’s Chickenfoot update too

Update courtesy of VHND.com (pic is courtesy of John Cuniberti’s website):
Joe Satrianai recently described Chickenfoot’s music to Billboard.com as “high-energy, kick-ass rock ’n’ roll. We all bring to the table some unusual influences and then we also share a lot of roots. And I think that’s where a true color [...]

If anyone still hasn’t heard of this band, Chickenfoot basically is the second incarnation of Van Halen with Joe Satriani instead of Edward Van Halen and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer) instead of Alex – which makes Chickenfoot’s new CD one of the most anticipated new discs ever.
The members of this band automatically [...]

Hangin’ With Jimmy Carter

Gibson.com does it again, this time in the form of a GREAT interview with Greg Allman. The Allmans are playing NYC this month (I am going!), and there’s been a lot of buzz about it being their 40th anniversary. Full props to ‘em, long live Duane!
Here are some excerpts from the interview, [...]

Yes, Edward Van Halen’s jaw-dropping tone has changed over the years. And yes, it’s been a lot of years since the first four or so Van Halen albums. But I have always believed that Ed – who obviously is a details guy, and a hands-on guy – remembers everything he ever did to get the [...]

Cool ‘fly on the wall’ audio!
When you play your geetar by yourself, who do you sound like? Do you play other people’s riffs or your own?
I’ll go first: I sound like me, trying to play (lately) Edward Van Halen and Billy Gibbons riffs. Thirty years into my guitar-playing odyssey, I’m still trying to cop those [...]

After doing that research about Joe’s gear for Wednesday’s post, I realized there wasn’t anything about his guitar. I know he plays a custom Gibson Les Paul now, but didn’t know the specs. Nor, importantly, did I know why he switched from a huge arsenal of Fenders to Les Pauls. Luckily someone at Gibson.com asked [...]

I can’t say I’m a huge Joe Bonamassa fan – yet, anyway. But I am a fan. For sure he can play, he can sing and WoodyTone just might be his middle name.
Re: tone, a buddy of mine recently put me onto a great vid of Joe discussing his gear, which led me to another [...]

Here’s a vid of Ace Frehley tracking a solo for the song “Pain In the Neck,” a new tune off his upcoming Anomaly CD. Not the greatest vid or sound quality, and it would’ve been nice to see Ace close up, but it’s better than nothing!
The style is all Ace, which is cool, and the [...]