Guitar Info

Today is the anniversary of the birth of the late, great and legendary Irish blues guitarist Rory Gallagher, who was born in 1949.

...and if you want a battered Strat just like his, Fender now offer a faithful replica.

The Who's late bass player JOHN ENTWISTLE may make an appearance on the band's next album

If you've got any spare wads of cash lying about the place doing nothing, then you may want to head on over to Maverick Music and check out the vintage guitars on offer, including some drool-worthy Zemaitis and Patrick James Eggle custom instruments. (My thanks to Mark Hansen for the link).

Chet Atkins Studio: Gibson Montana has enhanced the performance of its popular "solidbody acoustic" design with the introduction of the Chet Atkins Studio. Among the Studio's new features are a fully hollow thin body for increased acoustic volume and an oval soundhole in the lower back of the guitar to enhance the player's acoustic experience.

Guitar Talk: An acoustic nightmare. Another guitar blog. It's always great to see other guitar blogs. For the world's most popular instrument, the guitar doesn't seem to be very well represented by the "blogging community". (I started this blog, because I couldn't already find anything else out there like it.)

Fan's guitar flourish wipes off cherished autograph: A rock fan who paid £1000 for a guitar signed by Brian May rubbed off the signature with his sleeve when he played it.

Jazz legend, pedal steel guitar co-pioneer Alvino Rey dies at 95