Archive for April, 2006

Intel/Fender Telecaster Concept Guitar

I know this is a few months old but Popagadget has a post about the new digital internet enabled guitar by Fender and Intel.
Fender and Intel have partnered to create a concept of an internet-enabled super guitar. The new revisited Fender Telecaster will incorporate Intel Centrino mobile technology to allow Internet access on the go. [...]

Alexi Laiho Guitar Lessons and Instructional Videos

I have been seeing lately that a lot of people have been finding this site by searching for Alexi Laiho Guitar Lessons or Alexi Laiho Instructional Video. Since I don’t really have anything directly related to that on this site I thought I might post some videos I found on Google Video.
Alexi Laiho Interview and [...]

Fret Buzz Information at Guitar Daily

Serg has posted some great information about fret buzz on his site Guitar Daily. He goes into perfect detail on the causes of fret buzz and how they can be rectified.
To sum up his posts causes could be:

Old strings

New strings that have not settled
Action is too low
Bent or warped neck
Inconsistent fret heights

If you are experiencing [...]

Schecter C-1 Hellraiser FR Guitar

Schecter is another popular manufacturer of guitars used by metal guitarists. The C-1 model is one of their nicest aesthetically. As of late I have been really thinking about purchasing a second guitar. I currently own an Epiphone Les Paul standard which is a great guitar. However, sometimes I feel limited with its classic design. [...]

Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature Guitar

John Petrucci is one guitarist that until lately I haven’t paid much attention to. I knew of him and of Dream Theatre but had never had much exposure to his music. I recently got my hands on his instructional DVD Rock Discipline and I can’t believe what I have been missing all of these years. [...]

Last.fm and Pandora for Your Website

For a while now Last.fm has offered a “plug-in” for your website that will allow all of your visitors to view your profile directly from your homepage. Pandora has also released a similar function that will show your top stations and your favorites from your homepage.
Here are some examples of the Last.fm plug-ins.
My recently played [...]

Last.fm – Where to Find New Music Part 3

I think this is going to be my last post in this series for now, but I have been saving the best for last. In my first post on AllMusic I was talking about different (non-internet) sources for finding new music and probably the most valuable for me is my friends. I found out about [...]