Not without reservations, Bach said his potential union with Velvet Revolver would be “awkward,” explaining that he prefers his current solo work to the work of Velvet Revolver. “It would all depend on music,” Bach said. “I wouldn’t just join the band just to join the band. If we came up with some incredible new songs, then maybe I’d think about it.”

Bach also made it clear that his loyalties are to Axl Rose, who’s maintained a longstanding feud with ex- Guns N’ Roses bandmate Slash.

Say it ain’t so, Slash!

1. If you were Slash, who would you pick as the next lead singer in Velvet Revolver?

2. How many guitars do you currently own?

3. What guitar do you plan to buy next?

4. What are your five “desert island” CDs?

Here are my answers:

1. This one was easy for me since I was a Soundgarden fan in the 90s…Chris Cornell. I’d love to see how he fits in with Slash and the rest of the Velvet crew.

2. Including my bass, I currently own five guitars: 1 acoustic, 1 classical, 2 electrics, and 1 bass.

3. This changes weekly for me based on what music I’m currently listening to! Ultimately, I’ll probably buy a semi-hollow body at some point in the future, since I ended up returning Lucille.

4. The 5 CDs I’d want to have if I were trapped on a desert island would be: 1) Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood 2) Metallica - Master of Puppets 3) AC/DC - Back in Black 4) Led Zeppelin - IV 5) B.B. King - Live at the Regal. This list is also likely to change each week, but these five albums continue to move me every time I listen to them.

Artist News

Guitar Wiz Sonny Landreth Teams with Fellow Greats for 9th Album - New album with feature Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Vince Gill, Dr. John and Jimmy Buffet. Album will be released on May 20 (via Rich Murray)

Live Resolution DVD - Andy Timmons has released a DVD featuring a live performance of the complete Resolution CD (via Mark McGuigan)

They’re coming, and they are so COOL! - Joe Satriani has teamed up with Workshop Live’s Dave Martone to record some instructional videos to be released on the Workshop Live Web site starting this month

Rob Zombie Guitarist John 5 to Release ‘Requiem’ in June - The next album from country-metal shredster John 5 to be released on June 3

Guitar-Related News

Solidbodies is a Cool Guitar Film - It looks like the Solidbodies film I mentioned a few months ago is out now. JP gives it two thumbs up

Guitar Instruction

Master That Melody! 02: Steve Vai - For The Love of God - Mark McGuigan releases a new instructional video in his Master that Melody! series.

Guitar Community

Guitarists reminisce on early days - Interesting article by the Branson Daily News about guitarists in Branson. Also, read part 2 of the article (via IG)

EGR’s Great ‘Tele Relic’ Experiment: Our Guinea Pig Arrives - Cary receives the Tele he bought so that he could create his own relic. It should be interesting to see how this experiment progresses

Bass Guitar as a melody instrument - Dr. J points us to a video of the incomparable Victor Wooten

Watch Eric Johnson demo the G-DEC:

My favorite feature in FretQuiz is the Show Answer feature that allows you to cheat The cool part about that feature is that it shows you the right note and then all of the other places on the neck that note exists. If you study those charts you can begin to see patterns emerge. If you memorize the patterns then it’s much easier to know what notes are where.

Thanks, James!

Parlor guitars were most popular around the turn of the 20th Century and were used by many blues musicians around that time. Parlor guitars are still somewhat popular among blues and fold musicians. In the late 90s and early 2000s, Keb Mo’ was probably one of the more famous parlor guitar users, although Michael Hedges also used a parlor guitar.

Because of their smaller body, parlor guitars definitely have a different sound than larger-bodied guitars, but it’s a very pleasing sound. I started looking around, and unfortunately there aren’t a lot of options available if you’re in the market for a parlor guitar today. The Seagull Grand is still available, and it’s quite affordable at a street price of less than $400. However, there are a few other options, such the 125th Anniversary Washburn, the Epiphone EL-00 (which is slightly larger than a traditional parlor-size guitar), and the Fender GDP100.

The local Guitar Center had the Fender in stock, and I tried it out. Surprisingly, it sounds quite good, even though it has a laminated top and laminated sides. It’s also quite inexpensive at a street price of about $200. I personally like a smaller-bodied guitar, because I play mostly sitting down and larger guitars can become very uncomfortable. If you’re the same way, you may want to check out a parlor-sized guitar.

Artist News

Joe Satriani Podcast - Joe Satriani is doing a daily podcast featuring a song off his album for each day until the release of the album on April 1

Vox Satchurator - Speaking of Joe Satriani…details of his first pedal collaboration with Vox have been released. You can view a video of Joe discussing the pedal here

Allan Holdsworth - Interesting interview with Allan Holdsworth (via Rich Murray)

Liquid Tension Experiment reunion tour - It looks like prog-rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment will be doing a brief tour this summer. I hope this results in a new album

Free Downloadable Paul Gilbert song - Mascot Records, the European label releasing Paul Gilbert’s new album, has provided the song Bultaco Saturno as a free download on their site

Andy Timmons Band Clinic and Tour Dates - Andy Timmons will be touring Europe this Spring and will also be performing at a Mesa Boogie clinic in April

Dweezil erupting on Guitar Rig - Video of Dweezil Zappa showcasing some of the features of the software product Guitar Rig. This summer, Dweezil will be touring again as Zappa Plays Zappa

Community News

Guitar Idol - A competition to find the hottest new guitarist

General News

Celemony - Recording software that enables you to modify individual notes from chords. Watch the video to find out why this is so interesting (via David Neal)

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