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We’ve Still Got the Blues: Remembering Gary Moore by Justin Williams
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A Tribute To Nirvana’s Nevermind: A Review Of Newermind, Spin Magazine’s Tribute Album By Terrence Cain
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Two Guitars That Shaped Early Rock ‘n’ Roll: Chet Atkins’ Gretsch 6120 & Chuck Berry’s Gibson ES-350Ts
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Harp Guitar Documentary and Players (Andy McKee, Michael Hedges, and More)
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Gary Moore
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We’ve Still Got the Blues: Remembering Gary Moore by Justin Williams
Posted July 27, 2011 by GearoftheGodz
Thanks to Justin Williams from Gear of the Godz Facebook Page for writing this article on Gary Moore’s music, career, gear, and for including some great vids. Thanks Justin! Any blues-rock or Irish music fanatic would instantly recognize the name Gary Moore; for the rest of us, Gary was the on-again, off-again guitarist for Thin [...]
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A Tribute To Nirvana’s Nevermind: A Review Of Newermind, Spin Magazine’s Tribute Album By Terrence Cain
Posted July 22, 2011 by GearoftheGodz
Thanks to Terrence Cain from GOTG Facebook Page for submitting this great article and review for publication on our website. Be sure to check out Terrence’s Blog The Music Fan’s Corner and the Music Fan’s Corner Facebook Page for more articles. Terrence is a drummer and aspiring music journalist. Be sure to leave some comments below if [...]
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Two Guitars That Shaped Early Rock ‘n’ Roll: Chet Atkins’ Gretsch 6120 & Chuck Berry’s Gibson ES-350Ts
Posted July 14, 2011 by GearoftheGodz
Back when rock ‘n’ roll was just a spark of a feeling rumbling in the bellies of blues, country and jazz players, two players made their mark on guitar history. While Chet Atkins laying down fluid licks on the nashville scene, he was collaborating with Gretsch on the original design and specifications of the 6120. [...]
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Harp Guitar Documentary and Players (Andy McKee, Michael Hedges, and More)
Posted July 13, 2011 by GearoftheGodz
Thanks to Justin Williams from our Godz Facebook Page for suggesting we check out Andy McKee. Turns out he’s an amazing Harp Guitar player. The harp guitar is an unusual instrument with extra bass strings, a larger body, and sometimes additional higher strings. If you want to learn about the harp guitar, first check out [...]
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Is Gibson Behaving Badly?
Posted July 13, 2011 by GearoftheGodz
Several sources cite a US Department of Justice civil suit filed against Nashville-based Gibson Guitar, for violating the Lacey Act, which prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, plants – and endangered ebony and rosewoods from Madagascar. The DOJ filing reads: Federal investigators insist that Gibson knew the endangered status of the woods, but engaged German supplier [...]
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We’ve Still Got the Blues: Remembering Gary Moore by Justin Williams
Thanks to Justin Williams from Gear of the Godz Facebook Page for writing this article on Gary Moore’s music, career, gear, and for including some great vids. Thanks Justin! Any blues-rock or Irish music fanatic would ins...
A Tribute To Nirvana’s Nevermind: A Review Of Newermind, Spin Magazine’s Tribute Album By Terrence Cain
Thanks to Terrence Cain from GOTG Facebook Page for submitting this great article and review for publication on our website. Be sure to check out Terrence’s Blog The Music Fan’s Corner and the Music Fan’s Cor...
Two Guitars That Shaped Early Rock ‘n’ Roll: Chet Atkins’ Gretsch 6120 & Chuck Berry’s Gibson ES-350Ts
Back when rock ‘n’ roll was just a spark of a feeling rumbling in the bellies of blues, country and jazz players, two players made their mark on guitar history. While Chet Atkins laying down fluid licks on the nashv...
Dave Grohl Angry At Fan: What are Top Tirades Of All Time?
Wednesday July 3, 2011 – We were surprised to see Dave Grohl getting pissed at a fan at a recent show. But, he has a noble reason to get angry, he didn’t want to see any of the fans fighting. But it made us think: W...
Harp Guitar Documentary and Players (Andy McKee, Michael Hedges, and More)
Thanks to Justin Williams from our Godz Facebook Page for suggesting we check out Andy McKee. Turns out he’s an amazing Harp Guitar player. The harp guitar is an unusual instrument with extra bass strings, a larger body, ...
Is Gibson Behaving Badly?
Several sources cite a US Department of Justice civil suit filed against Nashville-based Gibson Guitar, for violating the Lacey Act, which prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, plants – and endangered ebony and rosewoods fro...
fender jazzmaster, jaguar, and surf rock
By the mid 50s, Fender was already a respected major player in the guitar world. With Gibson as their top rival, Fender hoped to create products to appeal to the Jazz players, who were still loyal Gibson guitar players (Jazz pl...
Chuck Schuldiner Vs. Muhammed Suiçmez
When we were putting together the post on Muhammed Suiçmez’s gear and musical background the other day, we ran across a video below pitting him against Chuck Schuldiner of Death. As we were writing the article we realize...
Music and the Human Condition
The Human Condition The human condition is such a hard thing to come to terms with, and to truly understand it, I believe, takes a lifetime. However, during that lifetime, the key is to confront it and begin to understand it so...
Famous Guitarists who play a Fender Telecaster
In our other article, we asked the question: “Fender Telecaster: Beautifully simple, or Simply Ugly?” In case you couldn’t make up your mind, we dug up some of our favorite and famous artists who use the Fende...
Fender Telecaster: Beautifully simple, or Simply Ugly?
Question: What do you think: is the Fender Telecaster a beautiful or ugly guitar? It’s amazing to think that the Telecaster was originally seen as ugly (even by musicians who liked its playability) and ridiculous by compe...
Muhammed Suicmez Gear and Musical Background
Muhammed Suicmez is the founder, lead guitarist, and vocalist for death metal band Necrophagist. He is known as being a gifted technical guitarist, with chops for miles. He borrows a note (yes, pun) from the Yngwie Malmsteen sc...
History of Fender Telecaster (Esquire, Broadcaster, NoCaster, Telecaster)
Questions and Answers about the Fender Telecaster: What are the origins of the Fender Telecaster? When was it made? Where did it get its name? What influences and motivations went into its design? And, for real newbies to the w...
Randy Rhoads Effects Pedals
Want to sound like Randy Rhoads? Well, here are the steps we’d take to get there … Step 1: Practice!! (classical, blues, rock, metal). Step 2: Get a beefy Marshall Amp Head. (Read about Randy Rhoads Marshall Amp Hea...
Randy Rhoads Marshall Signature Amp and Settings
Randy Rhoads Amp and Settings >> Want to learn about Randy Rhoad’s amp and settings? Well, it’s not too easy to find out about his original setup, but we recommend watching this great vid by Paul at Guitar Wor...
America-Themed Rock Songs
Rock ‘n’ Roll is something so utterly and explicitly American, oft imitated - never duplicated. Rock, like America, is a lot of things to a lot of people, and no one definition fits for everybody. While many (most...
Happy 4th of July! Star Spangled Banner Rock Versions
Since it’s the 4th of July, we were browsing through a bunch of Star Spangled Banner / National Anthem vids. Our favorite was of course Jimi’s version from Woodstock, but we also loved Paul Gilbert’s version i...
Randy Rhoads Polka Dot Flying V
One of the most unique guitars designs ever is Randy Rhoads’ Polka Dot flying V. So inqu...
Randy Rhoads – Quiet Riot Years
Quiet Riot was formed by lead singer Kevin Dubrow and guitar God Randy Rhoads in 1975 in Los Angeles. Randy played with Quiet Riot from 1975 – 1979. (Prior, Randy played in Violet Fox when he was only 14 and they played m...