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New Chickenfoot Tunes!

New Chickenfoot Tunes!

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

March 21, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
Chickenfoot Update II

Chickenfoot Update II

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 […]

March 18, 2009 | By | Reply More
Chickenfoot Update

Chickenfoot Update

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 […]

March 17, 2009 | By | Reply More
A Great Interview With Gregg

A Great Interview With Gregg

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 […]

March 13, 2009 | By | Reply More
The Key to Finding EVH’s Tone Secrets is…EVH

The Key to Finding EVH’s Tone Secrets is…EVH

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 […]

March 11, 2009 | By | Reply More
EVH in the Studio, 1984

EVH in the Studio, 1984

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 […]

March 9, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
Why Joe Bonamassa Chose a Les Paul

Why Joe Bonamassa Chose a Les Paul

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 […]

March 6, 2009 | By | 3 Replies More
Inside Joe Bonamassa’s Rig

Inside Joe Bonamassa’s Rig

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 […]

March 4, 2009 | By | Reply More
Ace’s ‘Pain In the Neck’ Lead

Ace’s ‘Pain In the Neck’ Lead

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 […]

March 2, 2009 | By | Reply More
Tony Iommi’s Paranoid Gear

Tony Iommi’s Paranoid Gear

Treble Booster Was Key, Paranoid on a Les Paul Tony back in the day, with ample Laneys. There’s some good stuff on the Gibson.com website (are you listening, Fender?), though you have to spend time surfing to find it. Recently I tripped over a mid-2008 interview with Tony Iommi about recording Paranoid, a classic album […]

February 27, 2009 | By | 4 Replies More
Get To Know Doyle Bramhall II

Get To Know Doyle Bramhall II

Doyle Bramhall II is one of the best blues guitarists walking around planet Earth. He can play old-school blues and newer-school stuff a la SRV, but to my ears he also does the amazing, which is take this loose, cool, Strat-inflected, semi-psychedelic style and inject it with an original blues-rock, vocal-delivery thing, much like — […]

February 25, 2009 | By | Reply More
Is There a Best Tone Weight?

Is There a Best Tone Weight?

Is heavier better or is lighter better? Ask 100 guitar-slingers what guitar bodies are best for tone, and you’ll probably have around 50 say heavy and 50 say light. Put ’em in a room together and things might get a little heated. I’ve heard people swear that more wood = more tone and sustain. I’ve […]

February 23, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
New Chickenfoot Vid

New Chickenfoot Vid

Here’s the latest from the Satriani-Hagar-Anthony-Chad Smith supergroup, now officially named Chickenfoot. You get to see them, the new logo and hear a little bit more music. Note: To play the vid, mouse over the lower left of it and you will see the play symbol come up.

February 20, 2009 | By | Reply More
Has Tom Scholz Gone Around the Bend?

Has Tom Scholz Gone Around the Bend?

Boston founder Tom Scholz deserves respect. Great songs, distinctive new guitar sound – my hat’s off to him for that. But he’s gone a little Howard Hughes over the years, from taking for-freakin’-ever to gets sounds, songs and albums done (worse than Eric Johnson!), to preaching about animal rights all over CD booklets. And then […]

February 18, 2009 | By | Reply More
Classic Vibe Tele Is Un-F-ing-Believable!

Classic Vibe Tele Is Un-F-ing-Believable!

If you haven’t read the rave reviews about the Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster, you need to! Here’s my Classic Vibe story: Lately I’ve been big-time into Billy Gibbons and Joe Walsh, and since I can’t stop spending money on gear, this meant I wanted a Telecaster. I didn’t care whether it was a “jen-u-wine” Fender […]

February 16, 2009 | By | 6 Replies More