Charlie Starr: Open-Tuning Magic on “Azalea”
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2kig9Pjq_I?si=JcwWF3XR2oPIXhA-]
Blackberry Smoke frontman on a vintage Gibson
Enjoy a bit of the supremely tasty “Azalea,” played by Charlie Starr and his ’55 Gibson J-45....
Banjo Master Tony Trischka Plays “Chinese Breakdown”
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFi1a1etOzM?si=k8PzhOglmtkfKJz6]
Prime “Earl Jam” sample!
One of the most influential figures in roots music, Tony Trischka, master of the five-string, shows us how he does...
Tyler Ramsey – These Ghosts
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCgXLha0Xfo?si=ODCRxmdTpSHX4ecJ]
Tyler Ramsey - These Ghosts
My recent album, "New Lost Ages," was recorded in Seattle and produced by Phil Ek, who is incredible at...
Marty Friedman’s Melodic Grandeur
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbMCY3-6ji4?si=WtqimCxbCbMJGGNK&w=560&h=315]
Vintage Strat, new style on “Illumination”
A devout Jackson user with a longstanding signature model, Marty Friedman used an assortment of vintage guitars and...
Sebastià Gris’ flavorful Two-for One
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Rmy7f8p90?si=1nOeNI-I_p6F2DPw]
Fresh from Barcelona
Sebastià Gris used his Gibson SG as eye-candy to play a sample of “Clickbait,” from his latest album, “Oli, All i...
Jussi Jaakonaho’s beguiling “Beauty Box”
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w42mWDt8_NA?si=Sa81j3n-Vl-Mnh4k]
Masterful Tapestry
Soak it in as Jussi Jaakonaho and his 1970 Gibson SG Standard jam on ”Beauty Box” through a late-’60s Gibson Falcon amp...
Richard Tozzoli: Underscore Overlord
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5E2NeZ71aU?si=JAF-ZK5URQIltzzi]
Shark Week” Les Pauls, Flying V, et al
Richard Tozzoli walks us through a guitar overdub session for Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week ’24,” featuring...
Kinga Glyk’s four-string tightrope
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGNx8IGXI7U?si=wOQVHU8Cra8Qn5VL]
Star bassist shines on “That Right There”
Superstar bassist Kinga Glyk brings everything from funk-fusion virtuosity to booty-moving grooves. With her ’09 Fender Jazz...
Tinsley Ellis’ new dimension
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNT26JG_Q-E?si=9S0gvLaTHypMtgK8]
Unplugged, and Worth the Wait!
A prominent blues artist since the late ’80s, Tinsley Ellis grabbed the ’37 National Style O heard on several...