Stratoblogster Popular in Spain!
August 31, 2010 at 12:26
According to web rank info site Alexa.com Spain is ranked 2nd after USA for most visitors to this blog.Interesting, because the guitar in its current basic form comes from Spain. Other stringed instruments go way back to earlier civilizations, but the six string guitar came... more
New Guitar Lesson: Jazz Improvisation in Minor Keys
Posted By: fgv on August 31, 2010 at 11:43
Guy Fenocchi has six new lessons on using the Dorian Mode for soloing over minor jazz progressions. You will learn how to use minor pentatonic scales, arpeggio combinations, and major triads to create your own lead parts. Having a variety of notes to pull from helps you keep... more
New Joe Satriani track - Light Years Away
Posted By: Jon on August 31, 2010 at 11:07
Light Years Away by joesatriani First of all thank you to Mark McGuigan for spotting that Joe Satriani is not only using the excellent SoundCloud service but has posted a track from the forthcoming album “Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards” which you can check out... more
Guitarist issue 333 on sale now
August 31, 2010 at 10:58
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNIONWe catch up with Glenn Hughes and Joe Bonamassa for the inside story on their epic rock project, Black Country CommunionINTERVIEWEDRobert CraySteve VaiAlexi LaihoREVIEWEDJames Tyler Variax by Line 6 JTV-6PRS 25th Anniversary 305 & Swamp Ash Special... more
An Interview with Michael Chapdelaine
Posted By: Christopher Davis on August 31, 2010 at 9:00
Michael Chapdelaine has been in the guitar business for a long time. He studied with Segovia and many other of the older maestros, and has a unique perspective on the guitar world today–he’s not afraid to tell you exactly what he thinks. I hope you enjoy this... more
INTERVIEW: Stone Sour?s Jim Root
Posted By: Peter Hodgson on August 31, 2010 at 8:11
Jim Root is one of the most versatile guitarists in rock. He gets to explore the darkest corners of metal – thrash, death, grind – in Slipknot, and he stretches out even further in Stone Sour. The band was formed in 1992 by future Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor... more
Interview: Fredrik Åkesson, Opeth
August 31, 2010 at 6:22
Guitarist Extra: We recently caught up with Fredrik Akesson from acclaimed Swedish progressive metallers Opeth for a piece that will appear in the next issue (334) of the magazine. But we couldn't resist dropping in some extra questions for the Guitarist.co.uk during our chat so... more
ALBUM: Hear ?Light Years Away? from Satriani?s upcoming album ?Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards?
Posted By: mark on August 31, 2010 at 5:13
Joe Satriani has posted up his first single, ‘Light Years Away’, from his upcoming album ‘Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards’ on soundcloud! Light Years Away by joesatriani The album is available now to preorder from Amazon and will be released in the... more
Sonny Landreth and Eric Johnson Playing “Promise Land”
Posted By: Josh on August 31, 2010 at 3:06
Guitar Lifestyle reader Darren M. recently alerted me to this video of Sonny Landreth and Eric Clapton playing “Promise Land” at the 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago. This is a preview of the upcoming Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD, which will be released... more
Sonny Landreth and Eric Clapton Playing “Promise Land”
Posted By: Josh on August 31, 2010 at 3:06
Guitar Lifestyle reader Darren M. recently alerted me to this video of Sonny Landreth and Eric Clapton playing “Promise Land” at the 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago. This is a preview of the upcoming Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD, which will be released... more
