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Yngwie Malmsteen

Yngwie Malmsteen Born: Sweden – June 30, 1963 Style: Hard Rock – Heavy Metal Guitar Virtuoso Instruments: Guitar Links to other Yngwie stites Relentless Yngwie Malmsteen is arguably the most technically accomplished hard rock guitarist to emerge during the ’80s. Combining a dazzling technique honed over years of obsessive practice with a love for such

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Nirvana

Nirvana 1987 – 1994 Dave Grohl drums Kurt Cobain guitar & vocals Krist Novoselic bass Biography Nirvana popularized punk, post-punk and indie-rock, unintentionally bringing it into the American mainstream like no other band before it. While its sound was equal parts Black Sabbath and Cheap Trick, Nirvana’s aesthetics were strictly indie-rock. They covered The Vaselines

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Classical Guitar: Artists & Performers – 1000 Great Guitar Sites on the Web

Classical Guitarists 1 Classical Guitar: Artists 1 | Artists 2 | The Best Classical Guitars | Anatomy | History | Museum | Links Artists 1 Francisco Tarrega Fernando Sor Andrés Segovia Jose Feliciano Christopher Parkening John Williams Julian Bream Carl Volk Petar Culic Artists 2 Marcos Vinicius Lynn Harting-Ware Sharon Wayne Andrew York Sharon Isbin

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Eric Clapton & Cream

Eric Clapton & Cream “His guitar is a voice in itself” – Carlos Santana Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 includes: Jeff Beck, BB King, Robert Cray, Steve Winwood, ZZ Top, Buddy Guy, Sheryl Crow, Derek Trucks, John Mayer, Jimmie Vaughn, Joe Bonamassa, and others. Contains 40 tracks. Q: Did Eric ever meet Jimi Hendrix?

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Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix “Excuse me while I kiss the sky” 27 Nov 1942 – 18 Sep 1970 “He played left-handed, a trait which became a cornerstone of his trademark guitar style…” Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Stratocaster The Voodoo Stratocaster is a tribute in tone to the voodoo master himself– Jimi Hendrix. For years players have been putting

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Chet Atkins

Chet Atkins Born: Jun 20, 1924 in Luttrell, TN Died: Jun 30, 2001 in Nashville, TN Style: Country, Nashville Sound, Boogie Instruments: Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals CDs | TAB | Bio | Links | www.misterguitar.com Without Chet Atkins, country music may never have crossed over into the pop charts in the ’50s and ’60s. Although he

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German H Chord

German H Chord Joe Trapasso writes: In German Music there is commonly an H chord. I was curious if anybody has experimented with German music or could explain to me what this H chord is? whiteaxxxe replies: In german music there is no “H” chord. The nomenclature changed in 1994/1995. “h” is now forbidden. Germany

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Guitar Gear

Guitar Gear Top Recommendations Electric Guitars: Under $200 | $500 Acoustic Guitars: Under $1000 | Acoustic-Electric Under $500 Amps Under $500 | Practice Amps | Headphone Amps A History of the Guitar Here at GuitarSite.com we are constantly researching the latest gear and guitar product categories to bring you information on the best equipment and

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