Great video of an iconic guitar!

Great to see some old clips of Vai videos too, I recall being transfixed watching the ‘I Would Love To’ video on Raw Power!

Thanks to Laurie, very cool video lessons from Guitar World chatting with Jimmy Herring about the song ‘Scapegoat Blues’ and using chord voicings within the diminished scale and incorporating that sound in a bluesier context:

Great demo ( and riffage ) of the Suhr Riot Distortion by Jon over on Guitar Noize:

Check out this interview with Paul Gilbert in the latest Guitar Edge Magazine:

From that and your huge body of work, it’s obvious that you’re very motivated. Where does your drive come from?

My motivation varies radically, depending on my environment and mindset. I have to thank my parents for always having good music playing on the stereo when I was a kid, and for creating an atmosphere that encouraged creativity in general. I saw some great concerts when I was a kid, too: Van Halen, Ozzy with Randy Rhoads, Pat Travers, UFO, Cheap Trick, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, Saxon, and others. These all inspired me enormously. And now I have live shows and recording deadlines to inspire me. Plus, watching this one video of Gary Moore on YouTube—search for “Gary Moore Lesson,” it will blow your mind. The tour I did with G3 was very motivating, as well. Overall, though, as much as I fancy myself a staunch individualist, my strongest motivation comes from knowing I’ll be having some kind of interaction with other human beings. It can be teaching one student, playing for an audience of 10,000, or anything in between. Book a gig, and you will be motivated!

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Owen and James Edwards, the guys behind Guitar Idol, have teamed up with Andy James, Blackstar, ESP and Lick Library to bring us another great online guitar competition:

World-renowned Guitar phenomenon Andy James invites you to enter his Guitar Solo Contest. Showcase your guitar playing skills to the world by entering the online You Tube contest, with some great prizes up for grabs.

Go to http://www.intersalesmusic.co.uk/ for more info, rules and to download exclusive backing track.

To Download Backing Track go to http://www.intersalesmusic.co.uk/ right click on ” Download the backing track here ” and “Save Target as”

To enter competition, please fill in the entry form here: http://www.intersalesmusic.co.uk/ and post your video as a response to this video.


All videos will be checked first prior to making live, so please be patient if your entry does not appear straight away. Most of all, have fun with the backing track, and show the world what you can do!!

A select panel of judges including Andy James will decide upon the best entries after the closing date.

·The Andy James Guitar Solo Contest is open to anyone, from anywhere, and of any age, gender or musical tastes!!
·The video submitted should be of the contestant playing live over the backing track provided
·Our select panel of judges will choose an outright online winner, and their decision will be final, and no moaning or disagreement will be accepted!

Nice to see that Blackstar have the awesome Andy James on board ( though they too have chosen the ‘cracked’ font for their videos ) .

Check out this short demo of the Blackstar HT-100

Ta to Laurie for the heads up.

Up for auction my 2002 Ibanez JEM 7VSBL to help with funds my upcoming wedding

I bought this JEM, one of the first 7VSBLs in the UK, brand new from Nevada Music back in 2002 and it was my main guitar for several years but tis time for it to go!

Check out the auction here!

Some more footage of Mr Govan performing on the TC Electronic stand at NAMM: