Check Out New Joe Satriani Tune “Energy” Featuring Chad Smith and Glenn Hughes
Guitar Superhero Joe Satriani announced his new album recently. "What Happens Next" is slated to be released January 12. He's discussed a bit of what we can expect from the record with his new single "Energy" Energy is a straight ahead rock track and won't sound unfamiliar to Satriani fans. "The son 'Energy' shows the power, fun and excitement of true and spontaneous musical chemistry," Satriani says. "Chad Smith, Glenn Hughes and me rockin' out, not holding back, reveling in the moment." Keeping things simple on this record is important for Satriani, who adds, "I said to Chad in an [...]
Ibanez Gio Mikro and Line 6 Spider IV 15 Toontrack Superior Drummer Demo Video
There is more to come with this as I am doing full reviews on both the guitar and the amp. But here is a quick ditty I put together using my Son's 3/4 scale Ibanez Gio Mikro, a Line 6 Spider IV 15, Shure SM57 and drums with Superior 2.0. https://youtu.be/6KYpYoOTCOo
Guitar Center LayOffs A Musicians Perspective
I wanted to take a minute and write an article about all the press that Guitar Center has been receiving in regards to layoffs of high level executives. Initially posted at Geargods.net was an email sent to all employees at the corporate and field-supervision level detailing the situation GC is in. It’s been no secret that GC is in trouble. They have been going through executives, some stores are actually becoming union stores, the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating them, as well as unfair labor practices. The list goes on and on. Just after the Namm show, CEO Darrell [...]
Ibanez Announces Guitar Lineup Namm 2015
For Gearzombiee Namm is the event. Like the superbowl of gear. As a guitar player and an Ibanez fanboy it's the first booth I want to hit when I get there, and then I hit it again like 30 times more over the next couple days. The second booth?? Well since i'm a drummer also it's the Tama booth, normally located right next to Ibanez. So Hoshino is my day 1 Namm warm up. So the musicradar.com post announcing the lineup for this years Namm show tickled me more than normal for one reason. The Ibanez Jem 77P. I have [...]
Fractal Audio Axe Fx 2 High Gain Demo Diezel VH4 Das Metall Ibanez RG Giger Demo
Fractal Audio Axe Fx 2 High Gain Demo Diezel VH4 Das Metall Ibanez RG Giger Demo So I'm starting a series for YouTube and this is going to be my first installment. I want to record all of the high gain amp models on my Axe Fx 2. Maybe I will expand to all models, I don't really know yet. Something I would like to do but the net doesn't seem to care about anything other than high gain which is too bad. I'm not going to be scientific about it, because lets face it, what you would do and [...]
Richie Allan Is The Bomb
I'm a guitar fan in general. And people that go above and beyond. I hope at some point someone looks at my body of work and says "holy balls" Well this dude is my Holy Balls post . Sorry I've been away for so long. Times is hard!! But check out Richie Allan, this dude has his shit together. I love the fact that he's playing low and melodic at the same time. Some pull it off some suck at it. This dude is the bomb..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmZhjwOamY0
Fractal Audio Axe Fx 2 Ibanez JS20S
Fractal Audio Axe Fx 2 Demo all clean patches up till the end with a dirty lead. This was day 1 with my Satriani Ibanez. I don't have anything to ramble about on this one. I just wanted a clip with clean patches!! Fun guitar, great pre-amp. This is mostly clean patches but its worth the listen!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl2yowhWXD8
Ibanez RG920MQM FTW
I am a total sucker for maple fret boards!! I remember when I first realized I loved them!!! While I had played them before I still remember the epiphany or the "holy crap why didn't I notice this before" moment. My brother scored a old Fuchsia Ibanez RG USA Custom with the matching mirrored pick guard and from that point on I was sold. And it's not like a tone thing because I really don't believe your fret board makes that much of a difference. It was more of a dryness to me. Maple always felt very dry and smooth [...]
