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Apparently Roy Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings all have these common. Thomas Crapper is the plumber who popularized the flush toilet in the west – however it took a mind much more inventive to conceive of the idea that a toilet should be guitar themed. Jammin’ Johns is the company responsible for these creations, […]

Paul Reed Smith shared his interesting “Subtractive Theory” on guitar design at the TEDxMidAtlantic 2013 event. “Paul drops his nuts on the floor…” Related Feature:Electric Guitar Wood Myth Busted? Paul’s talk that has a bold claim for a title, “Changing Your View of Musical Instruments”, is now available on TEDxTalks’ YouTube channel. His presentation revealed

Photographer and author Lisa S. Johnson releases 108 Rock Star Guitars, a book for guitar and photography fans that feature intimate portraits of guitars owned by iconic players. Related Feature:Cool Electric Guitars The book is meant to give you an intimate look at some of the most cherished guitars in the world, cared for and

Respected UK music journalist Joel McIver certainly had his work cut out for him when he decided to assemble his brand new book, ‘100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.’ As stated in his intro in the book, McIver makes it clear that this is not going to be your average listing – there will be no Randy

For this edition of Ax Facts and Stats, we had the honor of interviewing an extremely talented artist; singer, songwriter, producer and guitar genius, Gilby Clarke. Gilby is pure rock… and pure talent! You might know him from his days with Guns N Roses, Candy, Heart, Kills for Thrills, MC5, Nancy Sinatra or the many

Dave Dudek from Detroit Music Notes Online interviews Black Stone Cherry bassist, Jon Lawhon. DMN ­ Hey Jon, how are you doing? JL ­ I’m doing great. I am just enjoying the last couple day’s home before heading to Europe. DMN ­ What’s going on with Black Stone Cherry; how is the tour going? JL

Here is an interview with Country Superstar, Darryl Worley. 1. What is new with Darryl Worley? (Current projects) Well, I was signed with 903 and they just closed the doors so we are in the process of revamping and talking to people about new deals. A lot of meeting with people and what have you.

by Michael Meloni Few of us have the privilege to talk music one on one with Steve Vai, Slash or Lemmy. But for Joe Matera, rock journalist and guitarist, the opportunity has allowed him unrestricted insight into the minds and songs of rock’s biggest names. Writing for Australian Guitar, Total Guitar, Guitar World and many

By Chris Gill Part One: The '70s and '80s The definition of metal changes every decade as musicians continually push the genre to new extremes. But several elements have remained consistent throughout the years: distorted guitar, heavy riffs, and lightning-fast solos. Some of the greatest guitar solos ever recorded can be found on metal classics

By Chris Gill Part Two: The '90s and the '00s The definition of metal changed significantly during the ’90s as bands adopted a harder, faster, meaner, and some would say downright evil sound that made the “classic rock” and glam-inspired “hair metal” groups that dominated the previous two decades seem positively quaint. At the same