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Black Sabbath In Legal Battle

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:58:00 PDT

The former members of Black Sabbath are currently embroiled in a legal dispute over who still owns the rights to the Sabbath name. Ozzy Osbourne is suing Tony Iommi, claiming that the guitarist has been claiming sole rights to the band, which has...

ENGL Special Edition E 670 Amplifier

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:34:00 PDT

It seems every amplifier company has a flagship product designed to deliver the most popular features and innovations of the amps in its lineup. But even with all the bells and whistles, these top-of-the-line amps usually have a signature tone...

Fender Band-Master VM And Fender Deluxe VM: Past And Present Collide For Fender Vintage Modified Series

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:09:00 PST

Fender tube amps are considered the most treasured guitar amplifiers of all time. Popular models like the Showman and Band-Master were the first professional tube heads on the market and are now considered collectors’ items. Models like the Deluxe...

Lakers Stratocaster to Score Big for Benefit

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST

Fender friend and acclaimed artist Pamelina H. has brought her unmistakable graphic touch to bear on the unusual instrument you see here—a 60th Anniversary Los Angeles Lakers-themed Stratocaster guitar. Pamelina created the instrument to raise...

Parker announces Single-Cut Fly availability

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:00:00 PST

Parker Guitars has announced the addition of the Parker Fly Mojo Single Cut to their line of electric guitars. Designed for the professional player, the Fly Mojo Single Cut brings a stunning new single cutaway design to the bestselling Fly Mojo...

Peavey JR Special USA Josh Rand Signature Guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:00:00 PST

Signature guitars simultaneously fulfill the sonic goals of the namesake artists and fans who want to emulate their tones. But Stone Sour guitarist and songwriter Josh Rand used his carte blanche opportunity with Peavey to benefit the Wounded...

Introducing the Holy Explorer and Gibson USA’s 2009 Limited Run Series

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:58:00 PST

Holy? You betcha’, and the pun is intended on this one. Taking its cue from last year’s highly successful guitar of the month, the Holy V, Gibson USA is proud to introduce the first offering of its new 2009 Limited Run Series guitars, the Holy...

Faith No More To Re-form

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:31:00 PST

Faith No More, the incredibly influential rock band fronted by Mike Patton, are reportedly on the verge of reforming. According to website Idolator, the singer’s publicist has confirmed the band will re-unite to play a string of European dates this...

Limp Bizkit Reform!

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:14:00 PST

First it was Blink 182... now, if you're not already wondering whether the entire world has slipped back in time to 2001, Limp Bizkit have announced that they're getting back together. The original line-up of Fred Durst, Wes Borland, Sam Rivers,...

Blink 182 Reunite To Present At Grammys

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:00:00 PST

The Grammys have managed to coax blink-182 out of their five-year hiatus — sort of. The punk trio will appear at this Sunday’s ceremony… as presenters. A Grammy rep confirmed to Rock Daily that blink-182 will take the stage in some capacity, but...

Spotlight on the Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood from Gibson Custom

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:55:00 PST

There are as many modified electric guitars in the world as there are guitarists who play them, but rare is the modified “off-the-shelf” guitar that is elevated to iconic status by the artist who played it. Such is the case with Jeff Beck’s...

IK Multimedia AmpliTube Metal Amp-Emulation Software

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:18:00 PST

Searing tone and an authentic hard rock vibe make IK’s AmpliTube Metal a great tool for exploring rock’s extremes. A selling point of guitar modelers is that they can recreate any sound you, your family, your friends or a casual passerby could ever...

Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Mayhem

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:31:00 PST

This high-quality guitar preamp comes with a built-in boost. Using a duo of premium, mil-spec, subminiature, USA-made Phillips-Sylvania 62051 pentode tubes, the Mayhem is great for old-school metal, new metal, thrash, death, and doom. The Seymour...

Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Guitar Tunings

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:00:00 PST

There are many different guitar tunings that are used in Rock and Metal music besides standard tuning. Guitar players in these genres like to use these tunings because they give a heavier and darker sound to their music. Some of the more popular...

Guitar Hero: Metallica Coming This Year

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:56:00 PST

There is a video clip in Guitar Hero: Metallica of Lars Ulrich performing on a silent drum set while covered in motion-capture equipment. He’s playing a song Metallica haven’t played in more than a decade, and he can’t get the timing right. After a...

Slipknot Chris Fehn: 'I Think We're Going To Overtake Metallica'

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:58:00 PST

Slipknot singer Corey Taylor hasn’t always been excited about his band’s future. In a 2004 interview for its third CD, he said he thought one more album might be made and the nine-member band would probably hang up its gear (including the scary...

Metallica Want To Tour With Guns N’ Roses

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:27:00 PST

Though speculation of a Guns N’ Roses tour are off and on, Ulrich admitted should the band get on the road, Metallica would jump at the chance of a 'double-headline' offer. He told Contactmusic: “We’re road dogs. We love to tour. So we’d never say...

AMP Settings #9

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:00:00 PST

Sublime General Treble 9-10 Mid - 0 Bass - 7 with a hint of chorus...on clean -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buckethead Bass - 5-6 Mids - 5-7 Treble - 7-8 Presence -...

Carvin Vl2412 100w Steve Vai Legacy II All Tube Half-Stack

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:00:00 PST

After years of speculation, rumors, development and testing, Carvin and legendary guitar virtuoso Steve Vai are proud to introduce the new Vai Legacy II Series amplifiers. These all-tube 3-channel amps are the result of countless hours of design and...

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich To Join Deep Purple?

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:45:00 PST

What can you say about Lars Ulrich? He’s in the biggest metal band ever. He’s one of the most recognisable drummers in the world. He’s pretty good with two sticks and a load of things to hit. This, however, is not enough for fogey rockers Deep...

Plant-less Zep To Tour And Record

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:28:00 PST

Peter Mensch, Led Zeppelin’s manager, has said that Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham are likely to record and tour with a new singer. Mensch told the BBC’s 6music, “People don’t really understand it. Jimmy Page has been playing guitar...

Ronnie Wood Buys Vintage Jimi Hendrix Guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:30:00 PST

Wood splashed £13,000 on the guitar, once used by Jimi Hendrix, as a present for his 20 year-old girlfriend, Ekaterina Ivanova. A friend told The Sun: "She fell in love with the guitar before Christmas but rather than buying it while she was with...

Billboard Top 10 Modern Rock Tracks for 01.09 - 01.15

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:18:00 PST

1. Kings Of Leon "Sex on Fire" 2. Incubus "Love Hurts" 3. Shinedown "Second Chance" 4. Apocalyptica "I Don't Care" ____________________________________________________________________ 5. The Offspring "You're Gonna Go Far,...

Carvin to Debut Steve Vai Legacy II Series amplifiers

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:47:00 PST

At Winter NAMM 2009 next week, Carvin Guitars will be unveiling the all-new Steve Vai Legacy II Series amplifiers. The Legacy II amps represent years of development, design and testing between Carvin engineers and Steve Vai. The 3-channel, all-tube...

Led Zeppelin Will Never Reunite

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:33:00 PST

Jimmy Page's manager has destroyed hopes of the rock legends ever re-forming by stating that they have no plans to continue – with or without Robert Plant "Led Zeppelin are over!" Jimmy Page's manager has declared. After more than a year of tour...