CHECK IT OUT: FREE live Guthrie Govan tracks!
February 28, 2011
Ed Yoon, of Suhr guitars, has been very graciously sharing some live audio from Guthrie Govan’s Gig recorded on Jan 21 at a club called Biscuits & Blues in downtown San Francisco.
Tracks that have been posted:
Of interest is the fact that Guthrie is playing through an all Suhr rig here, playing his signature Suhr through a Suhr Badger 30 and Suhr 1×12.
Ed has mentioned that some video footage is on the way!
GIGS: Joe Bonamassa announces October 2011 UK ‘Dust Bowl’ Tour!
February 28, 2011
The tireless Joe Bonamassa returns to the UK this October!
Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band will undertake a UK tour in October 2011 to promote his 9th studio album Dust Bowl. The album will be released in the UK by Provogue Records on Monday 21st March 2011.
Tickets for Bonamassa’s “Dust Bowl” UK tour will go on sale to the general public at 9am on Wednesday March 2nd from 0871 230 1101, www.seetickets.com and www.thegigcartel.com. Fans who can’t wait for the general on-sale date, can take advantage of Planet Rock radio’s 48-hour pre-sale, which starts at 9am on Monday February 28th on www.planetrock.com.
UK tour dates include –
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Blackpool Opera House (Saturday 15th October)
Capital FM Arena, Nottingham (Sunday 16th October)
Cardiff International Arena (Tuesday 18th October)
Plymouth Pavilions (Wednesday 19th October)
HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London (Friday 21st October)
HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London (Saturday 22nd October)
GEAR: Tired of conventional guitar design? check out KOZM Guitars
February 28, 2011
The electric guitar design hasn’t changed too much over the decades, we guitarists can be a conservative bunch 
But if you’re tired of the usual ‘flat’ design of the electric guitar then check out these modern designs from KOZM Guitars
Designed and built by Jeff Kosmoski, KOZM Guitars are built using Digital lutherie which uses CAD/CAM technology to design and fabricate a more modern-looking, organic guitar.
Three models are currently available, the Arched Wave AW-5, Back Bender BB-2 and Mutated Tele MT-2:
VIDEO: Guthrie Govan and Kim Se Hwang playing ‘Little Wing’ and ‘Smoke On The Water’
February 23, 2011
GEAR: Tramrock Amps ‘Beethoven’ Head
February 23, 2011
An amp building friend of mine, Trev Ridney, has joined forces with Michael Ameson to launch a new brand of handbuilt amps called Tramrock, here’s Trev demoing the ‘Beethoven’ head:
VIDEO: Crybaby – The Pedal that Rocks The World Documentary, Parts 1 and 2 now online
February 23, 2011
You may recall back in December I blogged about an awesome upcoming documentary looking at the legendary Crybaby wah wah pedal, well now Parts 1 and 2 of the film are now available for you to watch online!:
Part 3 goes live on February 28th with the full film being available on March 7th.
Thanks to Pete from iheartguitar for the heads up.
CHECK IT OUT: Black Country Communion offer 2 exclusive digital downloads
February 23, 2011
Just in, something rather cool for BCC fans!
Black Country Communion have joined forces with “Planet Rock”, the UK’s leading classic rock radio station, to offer rock fans the opportunity to download two exclusive free “live” Black Country Communion tracks.
The tracks, “Black Country” and “One Last Soul,” were originally recorded live in front of a specially invited audience at John Henry’s, London on 20th September 2010. The live recordings have been exclusively mixed for Planet Rock by BCC’s producer, Kevin Shirley.
To be eligible to download the live tracks, rock fans are being asked to become VIP members of Planet Rock’s website by signing up to www.planetrock.com/vip. Once free membership has been activated, fans will have access to the free download, along with other VIP offers. Additionally, fans will also be able to order tickets for Black Country Communion’s forthcoming UK summer concerts in July.
Don’t forget BCC will be touring the UK this summer:
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Leeds O2 Academy (July 26)
Newcastle O2 Academy (July 27)
Glasgow O2 Academy (July 29)
Manchester Academy (July 30)
Click here for more info about BCC’s July 2011 UK concerts – http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/blackcountrycommunion/tour.htm
