Fresh sound of old time Americana–on guitar

“I get young girls at my shows and they sit there screaming at me. It happens all the time. I’ve no idea why, it’s a mystery. I’m old enough to be their grandfather! It’s a miracle what playing a guitar does – it transforms you into someone else. I just wish it had transformed me [...]

Guitar Hero VS real guitars

It seems that at least some guitar manufacturers are asking the question: shouldn’t real electric guitars be as easy to play as those plastic push button guitars?
Why are they still making guitars with “real” strings that are difficult and boring to learn how to play and really make your fingers hurt? What is the point? [...]

Guitar breaks

All is quiet. It is eight o’clock on Sunday morning. Through the frosty windows of the Barnett Hill hotel and conference centre, in Guildford, Surrey, the countryside looks like a Christmas card. Suddenly, the tranquillity is shattered as a hail of guitar notes is forced at breakneck speed through some kind of distortion effect…the weekend [...]