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Resolution: Rob Ickes Tears Down Walls, Builds Bridges, and Resonates Across Genres OUT OF THE HOTBED OF BLUEGRASS talent that is San Mateo, California, one Robert Ickes emerged, picking up the resonator guitar (actually laying it across his lap) more than 30 years ago. “My first guitar was my mom’s old Kay,” recalls Ickes. “My brother stuck a pen under the strings to raise them up. My parents said they’d buy me a real ‹ more ›

Resolution: Rob Ickes Tears Down Walls, Builds Bridges, and Resonates Across Genres

OUT OF THE HOTBED OF BLUEGRASS talent that is San Mateo, California, one Robert Ickes emerged, picking up the resonator guitar (actually laying it across his lap) more than 30 years ago. “My first guitar was my mom’s old Kay,” recalls Ickes. “My brother stuck a pen under the strings to raise them up. My parents said they’d buy me a real
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Glen Drover's "Metalusion"
Anders Osborne on Using Multiple Amps
Guthrie Govan Takes the Reins in Prog

Glen Drover's "Metalusion"

Anders Osborne on Using Multiple Amps

Guthrie Govan Takes the Reins in Prog

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Cool Debut! Fender Select Series

Taylor Solidbody Construction

New Gear, October 2011

5 Things About Tubes

Introducing Italy's Di Donato Guitars

Reviews

Features

Dave Mustaine on Playing with Metallica at the Band’s 30th Anniversary Celebration : Metallica played series of shows at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary. Once-upon-a-time Metallica lead guitarist and ever-since-then Megadeth maestro Dave
Elliott Randall on HeartStrings : Elliott Randall's latest CD, HeartStrings [Private Collection], is his first entirely solo album. It features 17 songs that focus as much on emotion as technique, beautifully executed on both
Warren Haynes Is a Man In Motion : “Before I’d ever heard of Cream or Jimi Hendrix, I heard soul music,” exclaims Warren Haynes, whose new album, Man in Motion [Concord] is a paean of sorts to his first musical inspirations.
It's Strictly Whatever with Harry Manx and Kevin Breit : “Strictly Whatever [Stony Plain] is the most accessible CD that we’ve done so far,” says Harry Manx of his third outing with fellow Canadian guitarist and vocalist Kevin Breit. “Kevin’s songs are
Boldly Going Nowhere with Justin Derrico : There was a time when if you wanted to be a professional guitarist, your choices were fairly clear: You could be a session player, toiling behind the scenes and leaving the spotlight to others;

Dave Mustaine on Playing with Metallica at the Band’s 30th Anniversary Celebration : Metallica played series of shows at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary. Once-upon-a-time Metallica lead guitarist and ever-since-then Megadeth maestro Dave

Elliott Randall on HeartStrings : Elliott Randall's latest CD, HeartStrings [Private Collection], is his first entirely solo album. It features 17 songs that focus as much on emotion as technique, beautifully executed on both

Warren Haynes Is a Man In Motion : “Before I’d ever heard of Cream or Jimi Hendrix, I heard soul music,” exclaims Warren Haynes, whose new album, Man in Motion [Concord] is a paean of sorts to his first musical inspirations.

It's Strictly Whatever with Harry Manx and Kevin Breit : “Strictly Whatever [Stony Plain] is the most accessible CD that we’ve done so far,” says Harry Manx of his third outing with fellow Canadian guitarist and vocalist Kevin Breit. “Kevin’s songs are

Boldly Going Nowhere with Justin Derrico : There was a time when if you wanted to be a professional guitarist, your choices were fairly clear: You could be a session player, toiling behind the scenes and leaving the spotlight to others;

Alex Skolnick: Ten Overlooked, Essential Solos of the '70s

Barry Cleveland: A Few NAMM 2012 Personal Faves

Barry Cleveland: Day One

Art Thompson: Cool Gear at NAMM

Heading to the 2012 Winter NAMM Show

Elliott Randall: Picks & Pans for 2012

Barry Cleveland: Sampling Berkleemusic Online Courses

Oz Noy: Practicing vs. Playing Live

A Lesson On Listening: Scrap Metal

Barry Cleveland: A Saucer Full of Pink Floyd Reissues

Matt Blackett: Jake Shimabukuro at the Warfield 12/3/11

Barry Cleveland: Five Excellent Music Business Directories