Tuesday 29 June 2004
Monday 28 June 2004
Gibson Creates Jimmy Page Signature Models: Gibson has created several new lines of signature models for Jimmy Page, starting with 25 signed replicas of the guitar great's "Number One", a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. One model has already sold for the record price of $55,000!
New Metro Series Instruments from Sadowsky: New York luthier creates Sadowsky Tokyo Facility and new hand-crafted basses.
Saturday 26 June 2004
Happy Birthday to guitar-slingers Chris Issak, who is 48 today, and to Mick Jones, formerly of The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite, who is 49.
For those of you with high speed connections, here's a great
wmv file of Dick Dale, king of surf guitar!
wmv file of Dick Dale, king of surf guitar!
Friday 25 June 2004
Clapton's guitar smashes record
A treasured guitar owned by Eric Clapton, called Blackie, has fetched a record $959,500 (£526,000) at auction. The Fender Stratocaster was expected to reach $150,000 (£83,000), but a bidding war broke out at Christie's in New York on Thursday, pushing the price up.
A treasured guitar owned by Eric Clapton, called Blackie, has fetched a record $959,500 (£526,000) at auction. The Fender Stratocaster was expected to reach $150,000 (£83,000), but a bidding war broke out at Christie's in New York on Thursday, pushing the price up.
Thursday 24 June 2004
Clapton bids farewell to 'Blackie': Eric Clapton is ready to part with his legendary 'Blackie' guitar, during a sale of his most treasured instruments. The classic Fender Stratocaster is going under the hammer at Christie's in New York and is expected to fetch between £55,000 and £83,000. Blackie was Clapton's favourite guitar, accompanying him on stage and in recording sessions throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Tuesday 22 June 2004
I watched The Who's movie "The Kids Are Alright" on DVD again this weekend. Which got me thinking about all those guitars that Pete Townshend used and abused, so I was pleased to find this pretty comprehensive section on the www.thewho.net website: Pete Townshend Guitar Equipment Overview
See also:
John Entwistle Bass Gear
WhoCollection.com
See also:
John Entwistle Bass Gear
WhoCollection.com
Stars honour skiffle man Donegan: Bill Wyman, Van Morrison, Roger Daltrey, Mark Knopfler, Jools Holland and Billy Bragg were among the stars who paid tribute to "King of Skiffle" Lonnie Donegan at a Royal Albert Hall concert.
Monday 21 June 2004
Bob Dylan plays the hits at rain-drenched London festival: also, Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood plays with The Charlatans.
Macca rocks Russia: Paul McCartney plays his 3,000th gig in Saint Petersburg. I'm amazed he's been counting them all!
Stone Roses 'top British album': The Stone Roses' self-titled 1989 debut album has been voted the best British album of all time in a Sunday newspaper poll.
Former punk bassist opens restaurant: Just in case you were wondering what became of Greg Norton of Hüsker Dü.
New Chet Atkins Studio Models from Gibson Montana: Designed to provide improved acoustic capabilities, Gibson Montana has created the Chet Atkins Studio with a full hollow body and soundhole in the back.
Friday 18 June 2004
Check out Eastwood Guitars for some nice affordable replicas of 60s retro vintage guitars. I especially like the Del Ray model based on the Teisco K-56.
Wednesday 16 June 2004
Ramones guitarist losing cancer fight: Johnny Ramone, 55, whose real name is John Cummings, was diagnosed with prostate cancer four years ago, and it has now spread throughout his body.
Rock and pop legends prepare a star-spangled 50th birthday for the ultimate electric guitar: 50th Anniversary of the Fender Strat, blah blah blah. (By the way, the article gets it wrong. The Strat mentioned as being owned be Dave Gilmour is NOT the first Strat ever made. It does have the serial number 0001, but nevertheless the dates on the neck and body show that it was made after production started and therefore is not the first Strat produced. It's impossible to say which was the very first).
Death of bassist Red Kelly: Thomas "Red" Kelly, a well-travelled jazz bassist who scored a direct hit on the funnybone of Washington state politics with a mock campaign for governor, is dead at 76. Kelly, who played with stars ranging from Frank Sinatra to Charlie "Yardbird" Parker and Billie Holiday and had stories about them all, died Wednesday, apparently of complications from cancer and other ailments.
Eric Clapton and Friends Auctioning Off Dozens of Guitars: more on this story, this time with a couple of decent pics of Blackie and the Crash 3 Graffitti Stratocaster.
Monday 14 June 2004
Deacon Blue guitarist dies at 47: Deacon Blue guitarist Graeme Kelling has died at the age of 47, following a four-year battle with cancer. The band had a string of hits in the late 80s and early 90s, including "Real Gone Kid" and "Fergus Sings The Blues".
The father of the electric guitar, Les Paul, turns 89: Living legend jazz performer, Les Paul, pioneer of the electric guitar celebrated his 89th birthday on Monday June 7th at the Iridium Jazz Club.
Friday 11 June 2004
Legend Dan Armstrong Passes Away at Age 69: The music industry has lost a legend, the creator of plexiglass guitars and basses, the Orange Squeezer, and others.
Thursday 10 June 2004
John Paul Jones announces US tour: The former Led Zeppelin bassist will be performing across the States as a guest with The Mutual Admiration Society.
New Custom Graphics Series Guitars from Washburn: Yeah, lovely, if you want an image of a flaming skull on your guitar. Which I don't.
Fender Squashes Rumors About Possible Sale of Company: Ohhhhhh! I was looking forward to someone like Gibson coming in and buying them out... Can you imagine the confusion that would've caused? Anyway, here's a example of the rumours that were being reported.
Deep Purple guitarist schedules Iceland workshop: Steve Morse will host a guitar workshop on June 24th in Reykjavik, Iceland, at FIH, Raudagerdi 27. So, if you're in that neck of the woods, do drop in!
Tuesday 8 June 2004
Gibson Guitars launch new signature model: Gibson Guitar celebrates 40th anniversary of British Invasion with an array of John Lennon models.
Gibson fights to keep classic guitar its own: defiantly trying to protect the Les Paul design from copyists such as Tokai and PRS. See also: Gibson Guitars Sues Competitors Over 'Imitation' Models
Guitar George still knows all the chords: meet George Borowski, the man who was immortalised in the lyrics to Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing".
Crossroads Guitar Auction and Eric Clapton Guitars on the Christie's website. Also features guitars donated by Brian May, Steve Vai, Pat Metheney, Albert Lee, Mark Knopfler, Carlos Santana, Jimmie Vaughan, J. J. Cale, Jimmy Page, Robert Cray and others. Make sure that you browse the catalogue as there's lots to see (pun intended!) and a wealth of information on these guitars.
Monday 7 June 2004
Robert Quine has passed away. He was a very talented guitarist who played with Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Lou Reed, Lydia Lunch, etc. See also: Punk Rock Guitarist Robert Quine Found Dead
Friday 4 June 2004
Variax Acoustic 700 Modeling Guitar Released: Line 6 has taken their modeling technology to the acoustic guitar world, creating an electric acoustic guitar that can sound like a range of different acoustic guitars (and other stringed instruments).
New Software Lets You Customize the Variax: Line 6 has a new software/hardware package that turns your computer into a virtual guitar custom shop, letting you create your own guitar designs for the 500 and 700 series Variax electrics.
Tuesday 1 June 2004
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