In my humblest of opinions, swapping pickups in a guitar is one of the easiest and most effective ways a user can fine tune an instruments tonal response. The choices on the market these days is certainly enormous and even with the plethora information available from manufactures and users on the in... [More]

Seems these days exclusive runs of gear at retailers is becoming more and more prevalent. Pair that trend with boutique pedal trends, and the concepts were sure to collide at a Guitar Center near you sooner or later. Denmark based T-Rex partnered with Guitar Center in late 2011 to release an exclusi... [More]

Multiple resources are reporting that John Scofield will reunite with the "Uberjam" lineup in 2013 for a tour and new album. The line up featuring Avi Bortnick (guitar/samples), Adam Deitch (drums), and Andy Hess (bass) appeared on 2002's Uberjam and 2003's Up All Night and feature some of Scofield'... [More]

You may know Vat19.com, "Purveyors of Curiously Awesome Products", from the rising popularity of their beard beanie which incorporates a knit beard into the design for instant lumberjack chic. I caught an ad for a new product they are offering, Recycled Vinyl Record Guitar Picks which are...you gues... [More]

Ok, so this is totally a promotional stunt for Billboard Brasil...but its too funny not to post. Music is triggered when your...errr...stream triggers sensors hanging within the urinal. You can even download your masterpiece as Guitar Pee will give you a code to download your personal "MPee3". Gives... [More]

The Assiciated Press is reporting that legendary surf guitarist Dick Dale's son and ex-wife were arrested at about 3:30 AM Monday for suspicion of possessing an explosive device in public and are being held on $500,000 bail each. They are being investigated for allegedly placing a propane tank in a ... [More]

In the old days to be heard in a band setting, you had to drag out a large amp. Often said amp was heavy enough to warrant the liberal use of casters and/or a dolly loading it into/out of rehearsals. Modern advances in Class D power amplifier design (read more about the technology here) have shrunk ... [More]