Update: A walk-through of Joe Satriani’s pedalboard here

What would you do if you were just diagnosed with borderline walking peneumonia, hadn’t been getting enough sleep, lived a good hour outside of swine-flu New York City – and a buddy got tickets to see Chickenfoot at the Fillmore in NYC?
You would freakin’ go! So I did, [...]

Before the Chickenfoot show last night, my buddy and I hit the guitar stores on 48th Street – the three of them that remain, anyway.

Have you ever seen and heard Jimmy Page talking about his number-one Les Paul? Well now you can. I’m sure Pagey fans will know this info already, but may not have seen this video, dug up from YouTube by the good folks at fretbase.com.
A few quick highlights of the video:

‘An Angry Moore….’
California’s Contra-Costa Times newspaper took the time to pursue this story as far as it can be pursued right now. It managed to get in touch with both parties, so there’s some good stuff in the article.
Bottom line: It still looks like Ronnie Montrose will have a tough time getting “his” ‘59 ‘burst [...]

Part 2: Blackfoot and Skynyrd History Tidbits

No tone details in what follows, but as a lifelong Blackfoot and Lynyrd Skynyrd fan, I didn’t know a bunch of what follows here, and figured you might not either. Interesting stuff.
The sources for this info are listed in part 1 of this article. And again, unless otherwise noted, [...]

Part 1: Blackfoot and Skynyrd Gear
I love Blackfoot. One of the best bands ever to be on a stage, period. If you missed ‘em, I feel for you. It was all good ‘ol rock ‘n’ roll: loud, fast, Les Pauls and Explorers through Marshalls, hitting the skins hard. No BS, no ballads – during the [...]

What if you owned a 1959 ‘burst Gibson Les Paul, one of the most valuable and sweet-sounding guitars ever, and found out that decades ago it had been stolen from a famous player – and now that famous player wanted it back? What would you do, presuming you had bought it in what you thought [...]

No Les Paul for the Dead
Gibson.com continues to make every effort to do justice to musicians who play their instruments, the latest being an interview with Warren Haynes. Warren, as we all know, is a player’s player – meaning a working musician with lots of talent, a thirst for playing and an ear for WoodyTone.
Did [...]

I’ve been listening to, and occasionally watching, this vid of Joe Bonamassa for about the last 3 days, ever since the good folks at thegearpage turned me onto it. It’s still giving me chills.

Coming To a City Near You?
In case you haven’t read parts 1 and 2 of the NY/NJ Amp Show “review” yet, read those first: here and here.
Would I go to another Amp Show? Hell yes I would. But next time I’d do it a bit differently.
First, I’d show up right as the doors opened or [...]

Part 2: Egnater, Sommatone, Industrial Amps

In case you haven’t read part 1 yet, read that first. Just as a reminder, unless otherwise noted I’m playing through these amps with a P-90-equipped Epiphone Gold Top.

Part 1: Metro, Carol-Ann, Lollar

I went to my first Amp Show on Saturday, the 3rd annual “New York” show, really held about an hour from New York City in Jersey – which was great because getting in and out of NYC is a b**ch!
Show doors opened at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and closed at 6:00 [...]

No One Touches Sykes’ Les Paul!

I happened upon a cool, recent interview on PremierGuitar.com of Scott Gorham. Good stuff there, but not a lot on his Thin Lizzy-era gear, maybe because it was Les Pauls and Marshalls and that’s it. But I had to find out, which led me to a Performing Musician interview with [...]

New Mob CD, Super V Pickup Info, T&N Trivia
Surfed around a little and picked up the following about George Lynch, for all the fellow Lynch-heads out there.
The New Mob
If you don’t have Lynch Mob’s first CD, Wicked Sensation – recorded after Dokken bit the dust – you should get it. The songs are great, if [...]

Pearly Replica! And the Band Was Named After…
Gibson.com recently published a so-so interview with Billy Gibbons. It’s always cool to hear from the Rev, but there isn’t much new in this piece. Still, it’s always good to read what comes from famous guitarists, if for no other reason than to see if it matches with [...]

Diehard Eric Johnson fans may have seen this one, but then again maybe not. My buddy Sean (thanks man!) unearthed this gem deep on the Music123.com site – a vid of Eric going through his pedalboard, guitars and amps in the studio, and playing some stupidly amazing stuff.