Events/Festivals

Canadian based Godin Guitars is proud to once again present this years Montreal Guitar Grand Prix.

Ok, so you think this headline sounds silly, and we agree! But it didn't come out of nowhere...

We told you Gibson wouldn't be going to Summer NAMM 2011, but we were wrong.

Update: Steve Vai added to upcoming Workshops in Toronto and Vancouver.

I opened my email box this morning to discover a promotion from Fender offering Thousands in prizes including a $10,000 shopping spree.

PRS Guitars has announced an exciting summer sweepstakes

Dunlop Tortex Picks are 30 years old and they're celebrating this anniversary with an interesting competition.

Ben Sherman's V.I.P (Very Important Plectrum) charity program is auctioning off some special Guitar Picks.

This event has an impressive line up of people and gear - I would go just to hear Alan Parsons talk if it wasn't for the fact that I'll be 14,558.5 Kilometers away at the time of the event.

Ampeg are running a "Straight Up Tone Competition" with a range of great prizes including an all expenses paid trip for your band to perform at Summer NAMM 2011.

In recent years the issue of protected wood species, and their use in guitar manufacturing, has become a controversial topic.

It appears Bugera would like to offer some swag to their fans, and they want you to design a T-Shirt.

Gibson have another one of their top 50 lists out - and yet again their are some interesting differences between their list and the reader's poll.

The unsigned band State Line Empire won Guitar Center’s "Your Next Record with Slash" competition and now their single "Drive Me" has been released.

Did Steve Vai and Berkleemusic.com get the world record for the largest ever online guitar lesson?

Yes it's been 15 years since Ernie Ball first started their Battle of the Bands, and this year it's open to bands from around the world.

If you live in the USA you could win an Ibanez RG321EBK along with select swag from Atticus & Ibanez.

If you're a regular reader here, then you'll already know about the upcoming world record attempt by Steve Vai to host the world's largest ever online guitar lesson.

Late last year we brought you news that Steve Vai had joined up with Berklee College of Music to become an online guitar teacher. In what looks like being a hugely fun publicity stunt, they will attempt to host the world's largest ever online guitar lesson.

D’Addario & Swing House Studios are looking for the hottest bands and acoustic acts

Gibson Guitar is supporting the New Music Seminar, coming to Los Angeles in February. After a sold-out event in New York

Bob Taylor, co-founder of Taylor Guitars, offers strategies for success in life and business in his book Guitar Lessons: A Life's Journey Turning Passion into Business.

Ahead of the 2011 NAMM Winter convention in Anaheim, California, Taylor Guitars has assembled an all-star artist lineup

D’Addario & Company will be at NAMM Booth #4834 with their endorsees for you to meet.

Here are the results of our annual Ugly Guitar competition. In past years we've had some strange winners, but this year the winner was in some ways stranger than usual.