Guitarlog

Gibson giveaways and contests

Wed, 07 Sep 2005 08:56:00 GMT

Good luck, and may the force be with you..

Guitar shred show

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:18:00 GMT

Mr. Fastfinger reveals the art of shredding! Check out the brilliant, brilliant Guitar Shred Show. Mika TyyskÃ¤: respect !

Brian Moore contest

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 03:12:00 GMT

I hope you all joined in the previous Epiphone Contest. Well, actually I hope you didn't, but hey.... ;) Personally, I like this Brian Moore Contest better, way better! Enter now and you could win a new bookmatched flamed maple iGuitar i81.13 from Brian Moore with a gigbag ($995 value) and an assortment of Planet Waves cables and guitar gear - a total value of over $1300! You have to register first, but it's definately worth the effort!

Children Of The Grave solo tab

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:06:00 GMT

Paul Gilbert is one of my favorite guitar players. The guy is simply amazing. Take his solo for the Black Sabbath cover Children Of The Grave (Techincal Difficulties, 1999) for instance. I bet he did it in one take, while improvising half of it, but it took me half a day to tab it, and another two hours to nail it. The solo covers a lot of his trademark styles, some crazy runs, bends and licks, which made tabbing this solo a perfect dive into his playing. Besides that, this solo is a gem so I just had to learn to play it! So let's get to it: Links children.mp3 - the solo in mp3 format children.gif - the solo in gif format. children.zip - a zipped version of the solo in Guitar Pro (gp3) format children.txt - the solo in ASCII-format Bars 1-4: The first bars build things up nicely. Be sure to get the tricky rhythm right in bar 3 though. Bars 5-9: A real 'Gilbert-style-riff' here: bars 7 and 8. I'm not really sure about bar 8, but it it is close enough. Bar 9 ends with a really great vibrato, building things up for bars 10-12: legato Sextuplets, moving to the high E string, ending with a bend. Bars 12-14 features one of the nicest phrases in the solo. Followed by to bends, and the second tough part in the solo. Paul plays it real legato, with accents on the count and a heavy pick attack. The bend in bar 22 has to be heard a couple of times to get the right 'feel'. Upcomming, another trademark lick, and some beautiful notes. Bars 28 and 29 feature classic blues bends, though at a very high speed, wich can be hard to get it right. He ends his blues-trip with some kickass hammer-ons and pull-offs (bar 30). Paul finishes this beauty with some crazy runs (bars 31-32) and a couple of 19th position bends (bar 34). I hope you enjoy trying this solo for yourself!

Epiphone giveaway

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:28:00 GMT

Just enter your E-mail and win an Epiphone Les Paul Standard. Only one entry per person? Phew, good thing I've got over a hundred ~~e-mail aliases~~ employees here ;)

Help out Porcupine Tree

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:17:00 GMT

Classic Rock magazine has its first awards ceremony at Cafe de Paris , Picadilly, London on 4th October, and Porcupine Tree's Deadwing has been nominated in the best album of 2005 category, along with Robert Plant, Audioslave, Foo Fighters, and Alter Bridge. I think they delivered one of the best Rock albums of this millenium. If you think so to, help them out by voting via the Classic Rock magazine website. (Voting closes on 21st September).

Back to the Wall: A Tribute To Pink Floyd

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:11:00 GMT

September 27 will be the release date of an impressive homage to Pink FLoyd's legendary album, The Wall. It's nice to see a tribute to a rock band with a great variety of players for once. I can't wait to get my hands on a copy, that's for sure. Here's some of the artists: Malcolm McDowell, Adrian Belew, Ronnie Montrose, Mike Porcaro, Tony Levin, Steve Lukather (!), Dweezil Zappa (!), Steve Morse (!!!) and many others.

Dream Theater naar Nederland

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:55:00 GMT

Paul Gilbert komt nog steeds niet, maar andere held John Petrucci komt samen met zijn band Dream Theater naar Nederland! Twee avonden in de Heineken Music Hall geven ze: lijkt me dat dat geen probleem wordt om uit te verkopen, gezien hun fanbase in Nederland Note to self: Genoeg interessante data onderhand: tijd voor een kalenderfunctie...

Nevermore naar Nederland

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:40:00 GMT

Iedereen in Nederland opgelet: Nevermore komt naar Nederland! Jeff Loomis en de zijnen spelen vanavond nog in de States ter afsluiten van de GIGANTOUR. Dat was natuurlijk dikke pret geweest om Fear Factory, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Nevermore, Symphony X en Dry Kill Logic op Ã©Ã©n avond te zien. Helaas is de markt in Nederland te klein voor dat soort festivals. Maar goed, gelukkig doen ze in Nederland vanzelfsprekend wel mijn favoriete podium 013 aan, dus ver hoef ik niet te zijn. 16 September is ook nog wel te overzien. Op 17 september zijn ze in Hof ter Loo in Antwerpen te bewonderen, en op 18 september in Patronaat in Haarlem.

New handwired 1959HW Plexi by Marshall

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 06:36:00 GMT

Marshall is now shipping the 1959HW, a handwired reissue of a circa 1969, 100 Watt, all-valve Super Lead 'Plexi' head, plus the angled-front 1960AHW and straight-fronted 1960BHW 120 Watt 4x12" cabinets. These are the latest additions to its line of handwired amplifiers and matching speaker cabinets -- a series that features some of the world's most sought after, vintage, all-valve Marshalls. "The 100 Watt 'Plexi' head is considered by many to be the definitive rock amp and is the main reason artists started dubbing Marshall as 'the sound of rock' back in the late '60s," states Marshall's U.S. Product Manager, Nick Bowcott. As with every amp in Marshall's Handwired series, all of the original components and materials were used or reproduced in the 1959HW, and the methods of construction employed in the late 1960s were revisited. Both transformers -- output and power -- have been meticulously recreated by Dagnall Electronics to duplicate the electrical performance and characteristics of the originals while satisfying stringent modern safety legislations.

Guitar World Buyers Guide 2006

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 06:33:00 GMT

What could a guitarist want more besides great gear? 'More great gear?' Almost. Guitar World Magazine knows the answer: beautiful women with hot gear! Although 2006 is still far from here, preparations are made for the new guitar and bass buyers guide. Guitar World offers a preview on their site. Not only will the new buyers guide feature reviews of all the new gear, it will also feature a lot of Vivid video girls 'playing' with it. Ever dreamed about Tera Patrick holding a Takamine or Briana banks laying next to the latest tube-powered Vox pedalboard? Check out the preview!

Joe Satriani live at Annaheim

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 06:13:00 GMT

Always wanted to see Joe Satriani live without having to pay for a ticket? Here's your chance! Kikkerfest, the free online festival, brings us Joe Satriani live in Annaheim. Besides the full concert there's also an interview, photogallery and a profile of his new Peaveay JSX Amp. (Direct link to the show. Requires Quicktime)

Paul gilbert, kom nou!

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 09:25:00 GMT

Na de frustratie van mijn gemiste Nuno Bettencourt-clinic en Andy Timmons-clinic (jazeker, Andy was onlangs in Nederland, alleen Feedback was zo aardig het slechts drie dagen van te voren op hun website te zetten) was mijn vreugde onlangs weer groot. Tijdens een avondje stappen in Tilburg las ik namelijk op een 013-poster dat Paul Gilbert aldaar op 28 augustus zou gaan optreden! Helaas was ik toen te dronken om te beseffen dat 'onder voorbehoud' ook kan betekenen dat het niet door zou gaan. De site van 013 toont namelijk alweer een week of twee twee andere concerten op die avond. Paul zelf tourt er voorlopig lustig op los in AziÃ« em belooft al maanden dat hij de data voor Europa snel bekend zal maken. Nu maar hopen dat hij eerder/later/elders komt, ALS HIJ MAAR KOMT! Beter nieuws nu: gelukkig heb ik weer een kans om Mattias Eklundh live te zien. Hij zal dit op 13 oktober voor de tweede keer dit jaar P60 in Amstelveen aandoen met zijn band Freak Kitchen. Hoezee!

Patrik Carlsson workshop

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:49:00 GMT

Swedish string wizard Patrik Carlsson has finished his workshop section on his website. According to Patrik, 'The workshop is created for all you guitarists out there who seek new inspiration'. I haven't listened, let alone tried to play, all of his clips. A couple of my favorites so far are Boqvist Melodies , Tapping Classic and Western Maniac. The clips give a great insight into his playing and his influences. All clips can be downloaded as mp3's, and many of them are accompanied by scores (tabs) and a summary by Patrik. Thank you Patrik