COMPETITION: Win over £3k worth of T-Rex pedals!
July 7, 2010
Guitarist magazine have just launched a competition to win a WODGE of T-Rex pedals:
Win T-Rex gear worth over £3,000!
The pedalboard of dreams could be yours – for free!
First prize is a T-Rex ToneTrunk 68 pedalboard loaded with the following T-Rex stompboxes…
Mudhoney II £215
CompNova £155
Dr. Swamp £215
Møller £215
Twister £250
RoomMate £340
Reptile £250
Tremster £155
Tremonti Phaser £215
TwinBoost £155
FuelTank JuicyLucy £105
ToneTrunk 68 Gigbag £152
8 Patch cables 6″ £60
1 patch cable 32″ £16
2 Instrument cable £30
2 T-Rex t-shirts
T-Rex sticker (yes, you even get a sticker)
Total value is a whopping £2,508!
One runner-up will win a T-Rex Spin Doctor, worth £520.
Closing date is 31 August 2010.
GIGS: Richie Kotzen announces new UK Tour dates
July 7, 2010
Great to see that Richie Kotzen will be back after the unfortunate cancellation of the UK dates few weeks ago:
Richie Kotzen has rescheduled the recently cancelled UK dates as part of the upcoming fall European leg of the 2010 Peace Sign World Tour! While details of the rest of the tour are forthcoming, the UK dates have been announced and are all currently on sale.
There will be four UK dates from Nov 7 – Nov 10th. Richie will be playing 02 Academy venues in Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool and Islington. Richie released the following statement to his fans in a recent blog:
To all my Friends and Fans in the UK, Again, I apologize for any inconveniences caused by the recent UK cancellations. I can only assure you that they were completely out of our control and we have been working very hard at rescheduling those dates and getting back to play for you as quickly as possible. That said, I am thrilled to be able to announce 4 new UK dates for the fall! Please check out www.richiekotzen.com for tickets and info! Thanks again for all your support and I can’t wait to see you all in the fall! – RK
The tour celebrates the release of Richie’s latest album, PEACE SIGN, available now, right here at RichieKotzen.com! PEACE SIGN has been receiving rave reviews from fans and critics alike and is sure to become a Kotzen classic!
The UK tour dates are as follows (CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW FOR EVENT INFO/TICKETS):
Information on VIP PACKAGES will follow. Please check back at richiekotzen.com soon for postings on VIP PACKAGES. Please note, if you are planning on ordering VIP Packages, the tickets to the show will still need to be purchased in advance from the respective venue’s box offices.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 2010 – 02 ABC 2, GLASGOW
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 2010 – 02 ACADEMY 2, LIVERPOOL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 2010 – 02 ACADEMY 3, BIRMINGHAM
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 2010 – o2 ACADEMY, ISLINGTON
INTERVIEW: dofret.co.uk Interviews Andy James
July 7, 2010
Check out this cool interview with Andy James over on dofret.co.uk:
Q: I understand that you are in the process of putting the finishing touches to your new solo CD – said to “re-define shred”! I’m quite excited by this news – what can listeners expect?
A: Lol, I don’t know about re-defining shred! There are a lot of awesome players out there. Yeah the new solo CD is underway. All the drums are done courtesy of Lee from Sacred Mother Tongue and all the rhythm guitars and clean guitars are done. I’ve just got to do bass then the rest of the solos and stuff. Scott Atkins (founder of Grindstone Studios http://www.grindstonerecording.com/) is producing it. We talked about working together on a new solo album and he was up for it. I wanted this one to be a proper studio effort rather than trying to record an album at home again. I’m not very technically minded and recording is something I’ve always struggled with. Scott is amazing at what he does and he is a bit of a slave driver so I know my best playing will be squeezed out of me.
As for what the listener can expect, mmm, well with the stuff on this album I’ve really tried to go for more of an epic approach to writing. I would say it’s written more like a band vocal album than an intrumental jam fest, which there is nothing wrong with, but it makes sense to me to write in this way as I find it translates to people better. You know your obvious intros and verse sections and then melodic hooked choruses. I’ve not really heard much instrumental stuff written this way, especially in more of a heavier vein, that is just guitar without vocals. There are some great instrumental releases coming out though that are really making me think “Jesus, I hope mine will be half as good as that”. I’m talking Rick Graham’s new album and Andy Wood’s solo record. Both those guys scare me, not just because they are great players, but also because they show a great deal of versatility.
One thing with my album which I don’t think is a bad thing, is that it’s pretty much all in the same vein. Lets face it, I’m a rock/metal player and thats what I love to do. I know instrumental albums seem to be judged on how versatile it is musically but this is a shred album for shred fans that has got technique, melody and hopefully good some songs (I’ll let you guys be the judge). You have to play to your strengths, and I admire guys who can do it all.
COMPETITION: Guitar Idol 2010 starts soon!
July 7, 2010
Things have been a bit quiet but looks like Guitar Idol 2010 will be kicking off in the next few weeks!:
The details of Guitar Idol 2010 are in the final stages of planning and we wanted to let you know to watch this space in the next couple of weeks!
There’s been alot of enquiries about the competition, but we wanted to confirm that entry is not yet open, so don’t panic.
Guitar Idol 2009 was a huge success with the final being held at last year’s London Music Show. Thousands of entries were recieved and 12 talented finalists were chosen..
The 2009 live event was also broadcast across the web with tens of thousands of viewers worldwiding tuning in to watch the finals and vote for their winning performance.
All our amazing finalists gave the packed audience a performance to remember but there could be just 1 winner. Jack Thammarat from Thailand stepped away as the Guitar Idol 2009 winner with the grand prize of a PRS Custom 24 presented to him by Ace from the band Skunk Anansie, a Marshal JVM stack and a special prize of a £3000 custom guitar made by Rob Williams Guitars.
The legendary Steve Vai even chose his own personal favourite from the finalist and awarded Daniele Gottardo a special prize of an Ibanez Jem signed by Steve himself.
Details for Guitar Idol 2010 will be released very soon, but check out the 2009 finalists in the meantime!
Stay tuned for more details very soon.
MasterThatRiff! 59 – Aerosmith “Walk This Way”
July 7, 2010
Short but oh so very sweet… new MasterThatRiff! looking at the classic “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith.
DVD: Lick Library Launches Andy James’ Metal Rhythm Guitar in 6 Weeks
July 7, 2010
News from Lick Library:
Continuing in their quest to give guitarist the widest possible resources, Lick Library release the definitive Andy James’ Metal Rhythm Guitar in Six Weeks to follow on from the huge success of Andy James’ Shred Guitar in Six Weeks .
The six week DVD guitar tuition course has been put together in a way that sets sensible realisable targets, which teach you a wide range of different techniques, concepts and licks helping you understand and play metal rhythm guitar. Most importantly you can do it all at your own pace.
Andy James is one of the UK’s rising stars in the world of shred and metal guitar and has taught thousands of budding shredders world-wide through his DVDs and tutorials. He is also the lead guitarist for the band Sacred Mother Tongue, who played Download Festival last year and this year have just been confirmed for this summer’s UK Sonisphere Festival.
Lick Library is confident that by following the Andy James’ Metal Rhythm Guitar in Six Weeks course you will be able to see and hear genuine progress in the way you play metal rhythm guitar. Following the tuition DVDs week plan, your guitar playing will quickly begin to show discernable differences. Each DVD is broken down into easily absorbable logical sections which teach you different rhythm patterns to help your playing in real musical situations.
Here are just some of the areas covered in the six week series:
Week one includes: Standard tuning, palm and left hand muting, and more with four metal jam tracks.
Week two includes: Drop D tuning, chord progressions and phrasing, and more plus three metal jam tracks
Week three includes: Drop C# tuning, odd rhythms over a 4/4 beat, and more plus two metal jam tracks.
Week four includes: E flat tuning, complete song breakdown, triplets, and more plus a metal jam track.
Week five includes: Arpeggiated riffs, pedal tone riffs, and more plus a metal jam track.
Week six includes: Drop C tuning, odd rhythms, phrygian dominant scales, and more plus metal jam track.
All of the metal jam tracks have been specially devised by Andy himself to support your progress and help you practice all the things you have learnt. Stay with the six week plan and Lick Library guarantee your metal rhythm guitar playing will improve. The full set of six DVD’s retail for £79.99 or can be purchased individually at £16.99.
To find out more about this exciting new Guitar Lesson DVD format and all the other inspiring options Lick Library offer visit www.licklibrary.co.uk today and place your order now.
MasterThatRiff! 58 – Cream “Sunshine Of Your Love”
July 6, 2010
New MasterThatRiff lesson looking at the Hendrix inspired ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’ by Cream!
