Ibanez Design a Jem Contest..We have a Winner!
0 Comments Published by JD July 9th, 2010 in ManufacturersAnd the winner of the Ibanez Design a Jem Contest is, this beauty selected by Via himself.
I’m really looking forward to this release. I’ve been a fan since WAY back and know this is going to be a blast to watch.
Steve Vai chats it up for Guitar Center Video.
Win Tickets to the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
0 Comments Published by JD May 26th, 2010 in News Related
Head over to the Fender Website for details. Fender.com
From the Fender site.
Tickets to Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010, Saturday, June 26, at Toyota Park in Chicago, sold out in 20 minutes, while the Clapton-endorsed T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition mobile device flew off the shelves.
And sure, since its an outdoor venue maybe you could still drive down and hear some music from the parking lot, but we suggest you take matters into your own hands and enter our Sold-Out Fender Giveaway for the chance to win a pair of tickets to the Crossroads Guitar Festival AND a T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition.
That’s right—we’re giving away one of the last remaining sunburst finish-inspired phones (only one of the most talked-about music-centric mobile devices ever). So while our grand prize winner is enjoying two free tickets to the daylong musical celebration featuring artistic collaborations between Clapton and his friends BB King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Steve Winwood, Vince Gill and many others, he or she can also take photos of the action with their T-Mobile phone and immediately share with all of their friends!
We’ve also got a second pair of Crossroad tickets to give away to our runner-up!
From the clip it sounds killer.
Very sad news today with the passing of a Metal Legend Ronnie James Dio.
Stroll over to the Gibson site for a nice video of Brad and the making on his Signature J-45.
Lately I’ve been looking at different things, mostly retro and retro designed guitars, like the Eastwood, Danelecto and Harmony guitars. I stumbled onto a couple of very cool sites, the first Is Campbell American Guitars out of New England. The second one I found is not a builder, but a designer, John Backlund Design. A few of his creations have been built under the ‘J, Backlund Designs’ brand. Click each photo for corresponding sites.
Jeff Beck Chops Off Part of His Finger
0 Comments Published by JD April 12th, 2010 in News Related, Real PlayersNow this is damn scary!!
From the The Daily Record out of the UK.
Rock legend Jeff Beck’s £700K insurance for fingers – after cooking accident
Apr 9 2010 Daniel Gusmaroli
Rock guitarist Jeff Beck has insured each of his fingers for £700,000 after accidentally chopping off part of an index finger.
The 65-year-old was slicing carrots for supper at his Surrey home when he sheared off the first finger of his left hand just below the top joint.
As blood gushed from the wound, he packed the finger with ice and made a dash to hospital where surgeons sewed it back on.
He has now increased his insurance from £700,000 per hand to £700,000 per finger.
The new policy covers him for accidents on and off stage.
The move comes as he prepares to promote his first album in seven years, Emotion And Commotion, which is released on Monday.
A source said: “Jeff is taking no chances. He was at home making a stew when he cut his finger clean off.
“He was stunned when he realised what happened but held it together and managed to get himself to hospital.”
This is something I’ve been waiting for, a true stereo looper.
From the press release.
The Looper in the JamMan Delay Looper offers true stereo looping with 35 minutes of built-in memory, 99 internal loop memories, and an SD card expansion slot for an additional 99 loops and over 16 hours of stereo loop storage! USB connectivity provides syncing to DigiTech’s free JamManager™ looper librarian software that organizes and saves your loops to a PC or Mac. JamManager also lets you quickly create custom loop JamLists to take to your gig.
