The Arts Review publication is brought to us all by the Wilmette Arts Guild. And its aim is to “…inform, stimulate and inspire” as it does with all of its content. So, when GSI’s own President David Collett was asked to write a piece about the master-luthier and...
EVH Gear has officially launched the Frankenstein Relic Series offering three heavily aged versions of the Frankenstrat that breaks down the red, black and white striped finish of Eddie Van Halen's.Looking very much like a work-in-progress that had been dug out and...
New previously unreleased and never-before bootlegged concert footage from the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 1967 performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. has been unearthed, is being released, and you can hear a track from it right now.Jimi Hendrix Experience:...
There are not many instruments in the history of classical guitar that are as important as the 1883 Antonio de Torres SP/MP. Which was previously owned by the great Spanish composer. Tárrega, also known as the father of the classical guitar. Only owned three guitars...
Fender has unveiled the Vintera II series, and we had all best take a deep breath because there is a lot in here as the Big F comprehensively refreshes its vintage-inspired Mexican-built range of electric guitars and bass guitars. There are many highlights, so where...
Have you ever given much thought to your frets? Frets are made in a range sizes, all of which can have a big impact on not only how your guitar plays but also how it sounds.Here are three things you should know about frets…1. Their shape affects playing feelFrom wide...
Gibson has officially announced the return of the Les Paul Supreme, one of the most generously appointed electric guitars in to roll off the Nashville. based guitar brand’s production line. The new range of Les Paul Supremes offers the model with a dual-humbucker...
If open chord shapes strike you as bland and boring, take heart. In this quick lesson we’ll show you four ways to get more mileage out of them and make them sound more exotic than you might have thought possible. You’ll probably identify the shapes in Figures...
Cliff Burton, Metallica's original bassist, played a massive role in plotting. the band's direction, an influence that palpably resonates in its entire body of work. He was tragically killed when the metal giants' tourbus overturned on a rural road in Sweden 27...
Talk shop with Gary Brewer for a few minutes and one thing rings clear as a bell: There is rhyme and reason behind everything on his mind. And that mind is full of wisdom acquired over more than four decades playing bluegrass professionally. As well as know-how handed...