The Weekend Read - April 18th - April 24th

Here it is The Weekend Read for April 18th through the 24th. There's enough stuff this week to occupy your down time for hours.

I just can't help it. I've been addicted to Janis Joplin since I was a kid, so from The Blues Historian - Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue

Guitar Lifestyle - Signature series guitars. All major guitar manufacturers make them. Some people love them, and some people hate them. Signature Series Guitars

Guitar MX Blog - I recently saw this guitar featured in MusicRadar’s “14 more outrageous guitars from the internet” article. The Video Guitar

Guitar Noize - Recently I’ve been looking for a new pedal to help push my amp to a higher gain level. Maxon TOD-9 True Tube Overdrive

GuitarToyBox - Another reaction to The Video Guitar Introducing the Video Guitar and If you have a spare 17 minutes then this is one of the most in depth look at his rig used for the Zappa plays Zappa tour Dweezil Zappa’s Rig From Hell

markmcguigan.com - It’s like being back in my teens again what with Megadeth and now Metallica MasterThatRiff! 47 - Metallica “Enter Sandman”

Not Playing Guitar - I was perusing the funk section of Gibson's online video lessons the other day when I came across a cool funk guitar lesson from our friends over at the Rock House. Funking It With Multilayered Rhythms

Strat-O-Blogster - top grade machined brass tremelo tremolo block with deep string recess. KGC Brass Trem Blocks Upgrade Strat Tone & Sustain and paintings & caricatures of guitarists, musicians & celebs Guitar Art Prints by John Froehlich

Street Musician - *Why Learn Scales ?* I was recently asked a good question by one of this sites regular visitors. Why Learn Scales ?

The Freekbass Blog Alert - Cincinnati's Freekbass adds turntablist to his already smokin' funk band. (Erie-Times/Dave Richards)

Truth In Shredding - Dean Private Stash. We are having a lot of fun sharing these top of the line guitars with you. News: dean guitars private stash