Archive for December, 2006

Brian Eastwood Guitars – Original Custom Guitars

I found this link via Digg.com yesterday. This guy, Brian Eastwood makes custom guitars that kind of remind me of a Picasso painting. I’m not sure how they are functionally, but they definately are unique.

Guitar Pro 5 – Tablature Composing and Playing Software Review

Tabs are really great for learning how to play guitar. They show you exactly how to play a song note for note and you don’t have to know very much about playing a guitar to understand them. However, a major problem with tabs is they do not represent tempo or timing accurately. This can be [...]

Gibson Releases the HD.6x-Pro

Well… I was going to post a trackback to Cary Miller at Electric Guitar Review and his post from a few weeks ago on the Gibson Digital HD.6x-Pro guitar to announce that it has finally been released. However, as I hit his front page I see that he beat me to the chase. So please [...]

Review: Logitech Z-2300 THX 2.1 PC Speakers

I know, in my previous post I bashed the Logitech Z-2300 speakers for not being as crisp and clear (and cheap) as the superior Creative GigaWorks T20. In all honesty I do believe the T20s have a better overall sound. However, there is one area where Logitech’s THX 2.1 speakers excel and that is volume. [...]

Christmas Gift Idea: Music and Band T-Shirts

I am a band t-shirt buyer. When I like a group, I buy the shirt to show everyone. This is a great gift idea for that music lover in your family.
There are lots of places out there that you can get music related tshirts. A great site for both mainstream and underground bands is JSR [...]

Christmas Gift Idea: Chromatic Guitar Tuner

A great gift that I received for Christmas when I was just starting to play guitar was a chromatic tuner. I had taught myself how to tune the guitar by ear, but my hear wasn’t really trained that well. So even though I tuned my guitar it was generally off. A chromatic tuner was an [...]

Stocking Stuffers for Guitar Players

Well it is December, so I guess it’s ok to start talking about Christmas now. One thing about Christmas is I always get guitar stuff. People know me as a guitar guy and so they know getting me guitar related stuff is always a sure bet.
The good thing about guitars is there is a range [...]