Guitar Reddit!

Wow I’ve been reading Reddit for about a year and I just noticed there’s a Guitar Reddit!. Here’s a Link . It’s full of helpful tips, you can ask a question about any Guitar related subject and have several different viewpoints. Lots of vids and new gear reviews.

New Movie Starring Jimmy Page, Jack White and the Edge

This actually looks pretty good! You can find the official site here . It’s called “It Might Get Loud” and is footage of the three masters getting together and jamming. A lot of the movie is filmed in Ireland and it premiered at the Toronto Film fest.

Finally a new movie that’s worth seeing. Aug 14th is the New York/LA premier, no telling when we get to see it so I’ll be checking the torrents.

Gretsch Welcomes Paul Pigat!

Local boy makes good, here’s a link to the Gretsch site

Gayest Guitar Accessory Ever

If your a hack with a $3,000 Guitar, you’re  gonna need one of these babies.Only $30, goes great with a fanny pack! Seriously though, if your Axe is sooo nice that you are afraid to scratch it, put it in a safe.

You don’t see Carpenters using silver and diamond encrusted hammers, do you? Of course not. A Guitar is a tool, you shouldn’t be afraid to break, modify or even lose it.

It’s easy to get attached to a nice instrument, but if you make a point to try other Guitars, it will help you pinpoint exactly what you prefer about  a certain model.

If you’d like to find out more about the “Git-Bra” here’s the link

Now if somebody would just make a Fretlight, Robot Guitar with one of these, they’d  be millionaires!

Arlen Roth’s Blog

Check out Arlen Roth’s Blog at Gibson lifestyles. He’s one of the pioneers of video instruction with his series of Hot-Licks tapes/DVDs. He’s full of very helpful hints. For example, don’t obsess over copying another players style, just try and get the essence. There are some great posts about developing your own style and reading verses TAB. The other blog at Gibson worth reading is the Performance Tips & News.

Just don’t forget, you can buy 3 or 4 used USA Tele’s, or Sparrows for the price of a new Gibson” Headless Wonder”. And just a side note, Canadian readers have you ever noticed we’re not eligible for any of their contest’s (Gibson)? Sorry but I’ve never forgave Gibson for discontinuing the L6-S, everyone that’s played mine is amazed what a versatile, easy to play, simple, solid axe it was. The flat frets were kinda weird, I replaced those w/ Dunlop super-heavies right away.  It’s the perfect combination of a maple neck tele and a les paul! It’s a maple, laminated neck-thru body design with Bill Lawrence electronics, Unfortunately it has an oblong les-paul sort of look to it.

While I’m bashing Gibson, everyone knows that Gibson tried to sue Actavision over the Guitar Hero series, right? They sued Wal-Mart, K-mart, Toys R Us, Here’s the Wiki link (look under lawsuits). They claim that the Guitar Hero controller is a musical instrument. They are also trying to sue the makers of Rock Band.

The best example of how big companies screw their customers, is the way they way way they offer budget priced guitars that look ridiculous next to the expensive line. Melody Makers could be a wicked little axe, but the reason they are there, is to make Les Pauls and SGs look better. The only real problem with them is is the ugly pickguard and pickup. The shape of the headstock kinda screams “budget” too. Here’s an example Is this not one apologetic looking Guitar? How much would it cost them to put a P-90 and a less retarded looking pickguard on it? We’ll never know because they don’t actually want to sell them. They want you to look at it and say, “well for a couple of hundred dollars more I could get a Les Paul Jr”.

Ackk!, I’ve been tagged.

I’ve been tagged by GL Wilson at Guitarz to take part in one of these meme things that originated on TheOpenSource.com. The rules are as follows:
· Link your original tagger(s), and list these rules on your blog.
· Share seven facts about yourself in the post – some random, some weird.
· Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their blogs. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs and/or Twitter.
1 – I have played the Guitar for 80% of my life. (started at 9, I’m now 45)
2 – Despite being in a band called the Deadcats, I love kitties. I have a Calico cat (Emily, I didn’t choose the name) and a Siamese fighting fish.
3 – Went to the same high-school as Jim Carrey. (Aldershot in Burlington,Ontario) I don’t remember him, but he wasn’t famous yet.
4 – I met one of my heroes, Link Wray. I got to shake his hand, and give him a Deadcats CD, with the tribute-song to him called “Wraygun”
5 – I won an online contest in the Province newspaper, for “best busker in Vancouver”, with band-mate Big Joe Burke last year. We don’t actually busk very often. People in Vancouver aren’t used to seeing pro musicians playing on the street, except for the Andes Pan-Flute guys that are everywhere.
6 – I’m learning to play the fiddle! I could get used to gigging with an instrument that weighs less than 1 lb and doesn’t require an amp!
7- I like Halloween more than X-mas. I choose creativity over consumerism. I would prefer to celebrate Halloween for 2months steady. However if anyone wants to send me any Guitars, Pedals, Amps or Musical gear to review, don’t wait until December. There’s always room for one more guitar.

Here’s the lucky 7!

The Guitarist, at the Guitarist blog
My old friend Blair Dobson, AKA “the Waif-” BlairDobson.com
Band-mate in Boomchix, Barb Watkins- letmeaxeyousomethin
Blue Morris of the Pink Flamingo Orchestra- Bluemorriss.com
MVL at Red Rooster Newspaper-Redroosternewspaper
Danial Florian, Athiest extraordinaire- Unreasanablefaith.com
Singer/Songwriter Big Joe Burke on Myspace- Bigjoeburke/Myspace

Several of the 7, I’ve never actually met in person so….feel free to ignore this. I dont know alot of people who blog , so I had to get creative. Took me a few days to get get this done but it was alot of fun and learned  a few useful bits of info in the process. Thanks in advance to any of the 7 who respond to this!