Rusty Cooley Updates and News

News from Rock House Instructor Rusty Cooley via his My Space Page @ http://www.myspace.com/rustycooley

Rusty has a new audio interview with Becker, Cooley, Loomis, Kotzen and Jon5 at http://www.protonepedals.com/roundtable.html conducted by Dennis Mollan of Protone Pedals.

Here's a direct link to a recent radio interview with Rusty by Mark Pruett on Black Night Meditations on WSCA 106.1 FM http://bnm.podomatic.com/entry/2009-05-28T11_02_50-07_00

Rusty is featured on the celebrity section of www.labrada.com. Rusty and world famous body builder and founder of Labrada Nutrition, Lee Labrada have been swapping secrets. Lee is helping Rusty get ripped and Rusty is helping Lee to shred on the guitar.

Well as you all know Rusty has been a big fan of Affliction Clothing and as a result of constantly showing off his "Affliction Attire" live and in photo shoots Affliction has gone the extra mile and has given Rusty the ultimate SWEET hook up! Special thanks to Pamela and everyone at Affliction for making the coolest clothes! Check 'em out www.afflictionclothing.com.

The new Sean Bake Orchestra CD "Bakers Dozen" will be released on Lion Music June 19th, 2009. Rusty plays two solos on the song Verbal Skillz. Other guest soloist's include ex Racer-X guitarist - Bruce Bouillett and Joe Stump.

* "The Butcher" received "Instrumental of the week" on Rocktopia, a radio program in Spain.
* The import version of Rusty's Signature 7-string the RC7X is now shipping http://www.deanguitars.com.
* The Dean RC7 USA is now available in 4 or more colors check it out at www.deanguitars.com.
* Rusty is now officially endorsing Peavey Amplificatin. Look for full page advertisements in "Guitar World" and other magazines coming soon.

ESP and Spinefarm Present: Children of Bodom Bloodrunk Tour Presale

News from Rock House Instructor Alexi Laiho and the COB'sMy Space @ http://www.myspace.com/childrenofbodom

 

Finland’s heavy metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM will return to North America this fall to headline a massive, month-long tour. The award-winning band, which features front man and world-renowned guitar hero Alexi Laiho, will launch the tour on Friday, September 18 at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel in Providence, RI.

Presented by ESP Guitars and Spinefarm Records in association with EMG, Exclaim! and Guitar World, the 20-city CHILDREN OF BODOM headlining trek is scheduled to run through October 14 in Honolulu, HI and will hit major markets in both the U.S. and Canada along the way. Support on the COB tour will be provided by The Black Dahlia Murder and Skeletonwitch. Additional media partners include KillerTours.​com, and Hollywood Music TV.

CHILDREN OF BODOM made headlines this past May when the band was forced to cancel the tail end of its spring North American tour with Lamb of God after Laiho broke his shoulder and suffered internal bleeding as a result of a tour bus mishap. After bravely performing ten live dates with the serious injuries, the toll became too much for the guitarist to endure and CHILDREN OF BODOM made the decision to cut the tour short, placing Laiho’s long-term health as its first priority. Now, after rest and a successful recovery, Laiho and COB are back with a renewed vigor and ready to return stronger than ever before.

Ticket pre-sales for the CHILDREN OF BODOM tour officially begin on Wednesday, June 24 at 3:00 PM local time. The pre-sale landing page provides fans with the option to pre-order the upcoming new COB album, as well as to purchase a special VIP package with a concert ticket, meet ‘n greet pass, autographed poster and the new record. To do so, visit this location. https://tixx1.artistarena.com/childrenofbodom/

Alexi Laiho was named "Best Metal Guitarist" in the 15th annual Guitar World Reader's Poll. Laiho, called “a guitar hero for the new millennium” by the magazine, bested well known players such as Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Alex Skolnick of Testament, Ihsahn of Emperor and more to win the coveted award. Alexi is currently featured alongside fellow guitar hero George Lynch on the cover of Guitar Center’s “June Guitar Buyers Guide”. Video of Laiho and Lynch “discussing music, tone and ESP” can be seen now on Guitar Center’s website: GuitarCenter.​com.

In addition to Laiho, CHILDREN OF BODOM features Janne Warman (keyboard), Roope Latvala (guitar), Henkka Seppälä (bass) and drummer Jaska Raatikainen.

CHILDREN OF BODOM tour dates:
(Fall North American Headlining tour)

* = The Black Dahlia Murder and Skeletonwitch support
# = Skeletonwitch and TBA support
% = Includes special guest Australian Death Machine

# September 18 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
* September 19 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
* September 20 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
* September 22 Quebec City, QC Captiole Theatre
* September 23 Montreal, QC Metropolis
* September 25 Kitchner, ON Elements
* September 26 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
# September 27 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
* September 28 Minneapolis, MN Epic
* September 30 Winnipeg, MB The Garrick
* October 1 Saskatoon, SK The Odeon
* October 2 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
* October 3 Edmonton, AB EEC
* October 5 Vancouver, BC The Commodore
# October 6 Seattle, WA Showbox Market
# October 7 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
# + % October 9 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
# October 10 Pomona, CA The Glasshouse
% October 11 Pomona, CA The Glasshouse (Holy Grail also supports)
# + % October 12 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
October 14 Honolulu, HI Pipeline Cafe (CHILDREN OF BODOM only)

Marc Rizzo - Looking For a Band To Open For Him In Allentown, PA

Rock House Instructor Marc Rizzo is looking for a band to open for his solo show at The Crocodile Rock Cafe in Allentown, PA, according to his My Space site. Looking at their web site http://www.crocodilerockcafe.com/concerts.asp it looks like the show is July 30th. If you think you got what it takes to open for him call 610-434-4600.

David Ellefson's Rock Shop - Final Episode in Recording Series

Episode 6 of “David Ellefson’s ROCK SHOP” is now posted on YouTube. This episode is the final installment in the recording series where David discusses the final mix and mastering of recordings.

If you missed any of the The Rock House Instructors episodes you can catch them all at http://www.youtube.com/davidellefson

5 Music Terms For The Day

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER


Andantino - Slightly faster than andante.

Composer - A person who creates (composes) music. 

Double tonguing - On flute and brass instruments, the technique of rapidly articulating notes by using the front and the back of the tongue in alternation (t-k-t-k-t-k).

Moderato - Moderate speed. 

Postlude - "Play after." The final piece in a multi-movement work. Organ piece played at the end of a church service.

The Weekend Read for Guitar - June 20th through June 27th

Other cool articles from the Rock House Blog's mighty blog roll.

Acoustic Guitarist Blog - Here is Part Five of my Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangements in TAB and music Notation. This one is the old Irish tune, Danny Boy also called the Londonderry Air...Acoustic Guitar Fingerstyle Arrangement – Part 5 Danny Boy

Jemsite - Dave Munger knows A LOT about music. At least how it makes you feel, what it does for the atmosphere, and how you can learn a lot from it...The Music Man 

Not Playing Guitar - There are two kinds of guitarist, those who know their fretboard and those who don't...5 Reasons to Learn Your Guitar Fretboard

SkolNotes - I'll never forget the days just before I left the San Francisco Bay Area for New York City. "You'll be back" I was told by a once promising Bay Area musician...I Left San Francisco (And Took My Heart With Me)

Strat-O-Blogster Guitar Blog - Here's a new series about Strats people are listing that just don't seem quite right. Either it's something said in the description that makes you wanna read between the lines, or it's a mod that you wonder about-- "Why would they do that?"...Strats With Issues on eBay - DIRECTORY

Street Musician - We are constantly hearing in the news about the current global economic downturn and how every day thousands of people are loosing their jobs and local shops and business...Musicians & The Economic Crisis

The Fifth Fret - First, I never understood the term “shred.” I know what it means, don’t get me wrong, but providing I had never heard the descriptive word for playing wicked fast I would have probably thought it was “burn...Shred Or Burn?

The Freekbass Blog Alert - A brand new PodCast, Instant Funk with Freekbass is now posted...NEW Instant FUNK PodCast

Truth In Shredding - Tons of vids.... Truth In Shredding  

I Heart Guitar - You have to have been living in some kind of coop to not have heard about Chickenfoot, the new supergroup featuring Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Mike Anthony and Chad Smith...INTERVIEW: Joe Satriani

The Classical Guitar Blog - In case you haven’t gotten the hint that practice logs are a good idea, here’s some reasons why you need to start a practice log today... 1. You Can’t Remember Shit....Five Reasons to Start Pratice Log (Today)

5 Music Terms For The Day

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Poi - Then or afterwards, e.g. poi No. 3, then No. 3.

Round - Like the canon, a song in which two or more parts having the same melody, starting at different points. The parts may be repeated as desired. 

Sheet music - An individually printed song, most often for voice, piano, guitar,or a combination of the three. Any printed music.  

Tono - Tone, key, pitch.

Andante - Moderate tempo. 

Girls All Over The World Use The Rock House Method

Rock House wants all the girls out there who ROCK or want to ROCK to know, you have a home here at Rock House. You never have to feel intimidated or shy becuase girls all over the world are using THE ROCK HOUSE METHOD. Get that guitar and make some noise!

Video Guitar Lesson - Alexi Laiho: Complete lead – “Next In Line” With Tab

Alexi Laiho is the lead guitarist, vocalist and song writer for the melodic death metal band from Espoo, Finland “Children of Bodom”.  Alexi has a great talent for creating technical yet interesting leads; most are like mini compositions that have several sections each with their own personality. His wide variety of skills gives him a seamlessly endless “bag of tricks” that he draws from frequently. Alexi has been rising as one of the most talented shredders of todays metal music, I had a chance to work with him on a few instructional programs and see his talents first hand and I can tell you that it is not just hype he is an amazing player. Let’s take a look and see what one of his lead compositions contains.

“Next In Line” is a signature Alexi Lead from the CD “Are You Dead Yet”. In this lead he has a perfect blend of Melodic riffs, masterful techniques and ripping speed runs. Take a look at the complete lead in EX.1 and then I’ll break it down and analyze each section.

In the first section Alexi uses the whammy bar a rhythm instrument by picking a note and hitting his palm against the whammy bar to make the note sound in a melodic manor, the next three notes aren’t pick either he just hammers his finger down and hits the bar to sound these notes.   

The second section is a string skipping scale run. Make sure to watch Alexi’s alternate picking on this riff that helps make this a silky smooth riff.

In the third section you’ll find double stops from the key of “E” Minor Pentatonic scale followed by double pump bends. These bends really give a bit of feel to the lead that you wouldn’t get by just ripping speed runs at 100 mph from beginning to end.

The fourth section starts with an ascending scale run then a bend into right hand tap technique.

The fifth section is simply a repetitive “E” octave slide starting at the 24th fret of the 1st string.

The sixth section is a right hand tapping pivot riff where the highest note is the tapped pivot note and your fingers fret a sequence of notes that are pulled off to below. He starts with a 22nd fret 1st string tap/pivot then moves it down to the 20th fret. Play this slowly at first it’s tricky.

The seventh section incorporates an open string whammy dive followed by a pentatonic run.

The eighth section is a ripping descending natural minor scale run that is characteristic of many of Alexi’s leads. Again pay attention to the alternate picking this is the key to getting it to sound so smooth.

This lesson comes from Alexi’s Rock House Method Metal Guitar program. You can download the complete video lesson and backing track to play with this lead for free at http://www.rockhousemethod.com/gpultimatemetal/gpulitmatemetal2. Check out all Alexi Laiho’s complete Rock House programs at www.rockhousemethod.com.

First Section

     Second Section                                               Third Section                                                                   

                                                                                                                                    Fourth Section                       Fifth Section

                                               Sixth Section                                                               Seventh Section

                                     Eighth Section

DiMarzio® releases new John Petrucci Signature Pickups

One thing has stayed consistent throughout John Petrucci’s long and successful career: the DiMarzio® pickups in his guitars. John has been pushing the envelope of progressive metal since the late eighties, and the DiMarzio® LiquiFire™ Neck Model, DiMarzio® Crunch Lab™ Bridge Model, DiMarzio® LiquiFire 7™ Neck Model and the Crunch Lab 7™ Bridge Model resulted from our most recent collaboration with John. He used them throughout Dream Theater’s tenth studio album, “Black Clouds and Silver Linings” released June 23.

Since the mid 1990s, John’s neck pickup sound has been based on either the standard Air Norton™ or the custom version in his Ernie Ball® guitars. The LiquiFire™ hasseveral significant differences. Its treble response is warmer and smoother while bass response is tighter and brighter. The total sound has a more focused voice, which works equally well for highly overdriven solos and complex, clean chords. The sound John likes in the neck position of his 6-string translates very well to the 7- string, with fat highs and clean lows for smooth solos and tight bass lines. The LiquiFire 7™ isn’t an exact duplicate of the 6-string version. The attack is a little more focused and the voicing is shifted down about 500Hz to bring out the sound of the
seventh string.
 

The Crunch Lab™ is noteworthy for what it doesn’t do – it’s not a screamer, and it’s not about thundering lows. Its physical appearance is identical to the D Sonic™, but the internal design is a lot different. It’s louder, and the highs have more depth. The lows and mids are more open, and this is crucial for playing chords with body and presence through a gained–out amp. The voicing of the pickup is also different enough to the point that John prefers the Crunch Lab™ to be installed in almost all of his guitars (including the JP Bari) with the solid bar toward the neck, regardless of the guitar’s tuning. Also available in a 7-string version, The Crunch Lab 7™. DiMarzio continues to produce innovative designs for demanding players. For complete product descriptions, videos and technical information visit our website at www.dimarzio.com.

 

 

 

5 Music Terms For The Day

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Tonic - The first note of a key. Also, the name of the chord built on the first degree of the scale, indicated by I in a major key or i in a minor key. 

Ancora - Repeat.

Complete cadence - I-IV-V-I progression.

Double sharp - A symbol for raising pitch one step.

Mode - Any scalewise arrangement of pitches; more generally, the term refers to the patterns upon which medieval music was structured, the patterns which preceded the development of major and minor scales and tonality.

Loads of Samples on You Tube

Hey if you are thinking about buying Rock House products but want to take a test drive, go to our YOU TUBE channels, we have loads of samples there http://www.youtube.com/therockhouse

If you like what you see, RATE, COMMENT and please PASS THE LINKS AROUND to friends and familiy.

Joe P.

5 Music Terms For The Day

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER


Double flat - A symbol for lowering pitch one step.

Mit - With.

Poco piu mosso - A little more motion. 

Root position - The arrangement of a chord in which the root is in the lowest voice.

Sharp - A symbol which raises the pitch of a note one-half step.

Review – Rob Balducci’s Violet Horizon

“Our past is simultaneeus with the present
as the future has entirely surpassed,
dimension symmetry are as one…
can it be between our exisitance, the violet horizon…”

-    Rob Balducci

And so starts the journey into the Rob Balducci’s newest CD Violet Horizon. Words worth pondering from a bold Musician, Artist and Guitarist. The words come from the inside cover of the CD. The 4th CD from The Favored Nations Artist is an instrumental journey one will play again and again.Balducci takes his listeners through a musical journey of ups and downs. 

 

Beginning with the title track “Violet Horizon” it has some smooth cool tones, then moves into “Friction”. “Friction” will smack you in the mouth with it's wild leads and tones. The song gives the feeling of driving a race car with the gas pedal pushed to the floor and hitting the breaks at the same time, it’s a wild ride through some good musical effects.
 

The songs all have that Rob Balducci’s sigature on them, you will make no mistake when listening to the CD that this is Rob Balducci…at his best. In the song  “The Essence”, Balducci uses his signature vibrato work that he is known for along with some old and new school soloing.

“Liquid Soul” does just that. It turns your soul to liquid. Balducci uses his guitar techniques to drive some hard edge licks and then makes you feel like the music world has turned to liquid. The phrasing, licks and chops are simply amazing to listen to.

Balducci slows it all back down again with some old school blues in the song “Trinity” adding of course some slick vibrato and switching between clean tones and effects. I felt the phrasing in this song was some of the best on the CD. Literally one that I could listen to over and over.

The Song “Float” takes you through some well done chorus effects that actually gives the feeling of floating. Slow and easy it’s a good song that will have a calming effect on you.

“My Desire”, another favorite of mine. It just has some nice grooves and the phrasing again it is spectacular.

Two thumbs up on “Bal’s Grove Thing”, I just loved hearing the old school blues with Rob’s signature tone on them. I feel like he really captured the essence of the blues grooves on this one. Nice clean tones with the flavor of Balducci written all over it.

“Shine” has a most origional groove to it. The rhythm had my head bobbing up and down, the leads had it moving back and forth. A very soulful, bright sounding song.

“Sleekstack” could easily be the star of the CD. With a guest solo from Guthrie Govan. Rob Balducci fuses a dark metal beat with his leads. It works and it works well. The song again has the signature of Balducci. The tones, effects, groove and vibrato make it an accomplished piece of work.

Another guest soloist Dave Weiner adds some cool flavor to “Devil’s Juice”. Weiner Gives the song a fantastic rhythm, Balducci again adds his signature to the song.

I think that the new CD from Rob Balducci is easily his best work to date. Keeping pace with what his fans expect from his work yet putting a touch to it that should attract loads of new listeners. Violet Horizon will be in my collection for many years to come.

 

Track List:

1. Violet Horizon
2. Friction
3. Devil's Juice (Guest sol Dave Weiner)
4. The Essence
5. Liquid Soul
6. Shape Shifter
7. Trinity
8. Choke
9. Float (I Remember...)
10. My Desire
11. Bal's Groove "Thang"
12. Shine
13. Sleestack (Guest Solo Guthrie Govan)
14. Viloet Horizon - Reprise
15. ILU 9-5 (Bonus Track)
    

A micro site for Rob Balducci’s CD Violet Horizon at http://www.robbalducci.com/violethorizon/ on the site you can hear 3 of the songs fron the CD. There is also video of Balducci explaining the concept of each song what they mean to him.

5 Music Terms For The Day

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER


Root - The note upon which a triad or chord is built.

Sforzando, Sfz, Sf - Sudden strong accent on a note or chord.

Tonguing - On wind instruements, articulation with the tongue.

Alto clef - The C clef falling on the third line of the staff. Most of the time is used by the viola

Common time - 4/4 meter.

The Darkest Demon Altered Tunings That Rule The Metal World

Most everyone knows about the good old Drop D tuning that is used in metal guitar music. But, there is a deeper darker side to some other tunings you may like to know about. In this video Rock House Instructor John McCarthy explains Drop C tuning and then talks about how to tune your six string guitar to sound like a seven string guitar. He also talks about whole tunings.

The video from The Rock House Method Learn Metal Guitar, you can check out 12 more news lessons from Rock House for free at their new micro site. http://www.rockhousemethod.com/gpultimatemetal/

You can also download the lesson to your iPod at http://www.rockhousemethod.com/gpultimatemetal/ipod/MB-DarkestDemon-IPOD.m4v

LIVING COLOUR To Release New Album ‘THE CHAIR IN THE DOORWAY’

Living Colour will release their first new studio album in five years entitled The Chair In The Doorway on September 15 via Megaforce Records. The legendary downtown NYC rock band, who exploded out of CBGB’s in the late ’80s, landing all over MTV, the cover of Rolling Stone and stadium stages around the world with their Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum debut album Vivid, are back and “fierce” as ever.

Original members Vernon Reid, Corey Glover, Will Calhoun and (since 1993) Doug Wimbish gathered at Sono Studios outside of Prague in The Czech Republic during the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009 to write and record what would become The Chair In The Doorway. The results stretch from the modern soul anthem “Behind The Sun” to the politically-charged, heavy rock of “DecaDance” to the sacred steel blues of “Bless Those.” The artwork for The Chair In The Doorway was compiled from thousands of contest entries by fans from around the world.

“We feel like this is the best record we’ve made yet and we couldn’t be more excited to be releasing it with the legendary Megaforce Records,” says guitarist Vernon Reid. “Some of our favorite bands were or are Megaforce artists, Metallica, Bad Brains, Anthrax, Black Crowes, so it’s an honor to be part of a label with a great legacy.”

Living Colour will announce plans for a world tour shortly. With dates set to begin in September, it will include their first North American tour in four years along with performances in South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Having helped to pave the way for a number of contemporary African-American artists to follow in their wake, ranging from Rage Against The Machine to Lenny Kravitz to Ben Harper, with a multi-dimensional sound that drew equally from Jimi Hendrix, Bad Brains, Talking Heads and Ornette Coleman, the success of Living Colour broke down the color barriers in rock music. Guitarist and founding member Vernon Reid also founded the Black Rock Coalition to use his influence to further this cause.

Discovered by Mick Jagger who produced their first demo and later offered them an opening slot with The Rolling Stones, Living Colour would go on to create a repertoire that includes a multitude of classic songs, including “Cult Of Personality,” “Elvis Is Dead,” “Open Letter To A Landlord,” “Glamour Boys” and “Love Rears Its Ugly Head.” With The Chair In The Doorway, the fifth album of their storied career, Living Colour expands the scope of their timeless body of work and, in the process, proves vital as ever.

Track listing:

1. Burned Bridges
2. The Chair
3. DecaDance
4. Young Man
5. Method
6. Behind The Sun
7. Bless Those
8. Hard Times
9. Taught Me
10. Out Of Mind
11. Not Tomorrow



Photography by Bill Bernstein

News Release

Make a Video With All That Remains, Win an MTV Video Music Award

News from ATL: http://www.allthatremainsonline.com/


Want a chance to win a MTV Moonman AT THE MTV VMA’s!?

All you have to do is upload a video of you playing along to one of 3 ATR songs on Rock Band: This Calling, Two Weeks, or Chiron. Make sure to incorporate the Rock Band video game into your video (screen shots, you playing along with the controller, etc.). For a cool sample go here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCgCeJ7zPQY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONOSaDI3nEE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUaB0WNmUmA

Keep in mind they’re looking for creativity, so for your best chance to win don’t just upload footage of you playing the game, get original! We’ll harness the ATR community to get behind any finalists for voting, plus you’ll win an autographed guitar, an iPod with all of ATR’s music, and a congratulatory phone call from the band!

Go here for details and to upload your video: http://pepsi.yahoo.com/rockband/index.php

5 Music Terms For The Day

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER


Alteration - The raising or lowering of a note by means of an accidental.

Col, coll', colla - With or "with the." 

Double bar - Two vertical lines placed on the staff to indicate the end of a section or a composition. Also, used with two dots to enclose repeated sections.

Misterioso - Mysteriously. 

Poco ced., Cedere - A little slower.

David Ellefson's Rock Shop - Making a Recording Part 5

Part 5 of the “Making A Recording” series in David Ellefson’s ROCK SHOP is now posted on YouTube. This episode delves into doing overdubs and recording in long distance situations. Join David as he visits F5 guitarist Steve Conley’s home studio to go through the modern day process of sending recording files over the Internet and creating overdubs in remote locations.

Check out all the webisodes at http://www.youtube.com/user/davidellefson

EMG Announces Alexi Laiho SIgnature Pickup Set

After extensive discussion with Alexi, EMG’s founder, Rob Turner, created a set that was exactly what a true innovator in the world of heavy music was looking for. “This pickup and preamp combo meets Alexi’s demands for something unique that includes high gain, solid tone and clarity to enhance his remarkable style”

The Rock House Method Instructors signature pick up  is a newly designed EMG HZ passive model that includes the new ABQ EQ/Boost that features a push (to activate) / pull (to deactivate) control. The custom designed ABQ has a 3 band EQ which can be adjusted for creating different tone settings. In additon, the preamp output can be adjusted as well to add or subtract gain. This pickup and preamp combo meets Alexi’s demands for something unique that includes high gain, solid tone, versatility and clarity to enhance his distinctive style. Now, in one package, a player can get all the reliability and innovation that EMG is renowned for, and all the aggressive guitar tone that Alexi is well known for. The set is available in a Floyd Rose version (F-ALX) and a standard Tuneamatic version (ALX). 

 

The EMG-ALX with ABQ EQ/Boost is only available at Authorized EMG dealers

More information can be found at http://www.emgpickups.com

The Weekend Read for Guitar - June 7th through June 12th

The weekend read is all about other good sites that have some articles, hints, tips, lessons and sometimes just plain old good reading that the Rock House readers may be interested in taking a look at.

This just is not your ordinary read :~)

Jem Site - All you need to work on your guitar skills is your mind... Learn Without Guitar: Think About Music--A Lot!

Dy-sphoric - Just a few of the 20 ways, that I can help myself, to stay motivated with the guitar... Never, never, never, never give up. - Winston Churchill  and one I missed last week that I thought was a good read - So, this is not really about the guitar but it is about music... SAVE FREE RADIO!

Guitar Lifestyle - Some guitarists decry guitar tablature... Guitar Tablature: Evil, Great, or Somewhere in Between?

Guitar Noize - It has been literally a million years since I featured a crazy guitar on Guitar Noize... Surfboard Guitar or Guitar Surfboard?

Not Playing Guitar - When you begin guitar you can obtain a better sound and make your songs sound more interesting by improving your guitar strumming skills... 3 Steps to Better Guitar Strums

SkolNotes - Thought I'd share these two metal quotes I came across... Great Metal Quotes

Strat-O-Blogster - Aftermarket pickups have been a vigorous industry for over 3 decades, and the age of the "pickup guru" is nothing new... Custom Guitar Pickup Renaissance Only Beginning?

The Fifth Fret - How a Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster became a hot rod Esquire tone monster on a budget... The Story of Triple Seven

The Freekbass Blog Alert - Ok, seriously I got caught up in watching this... VIDEO - Freekbass, 5.24.09, Hookahville 31

I Heart Guitar - One of my favourite tricks for getting a Zappa-esque guitar sound is to construct a virtual amp and effects rig in a software modeller... LESSON: How to sound like Frank Zappa

Jason Shadrick - Guitarist - Steve Vai will be appearing at our Rock Summit in Purchase, NY during the week of July 19-24... Steve Vai appearing at National Guitar Workshop Rock Summit

John Horn - Guitarist - Looking forward to teaching at NGW this summer. I’ll be at the Chicago and DC Campuses. – John... National Guitar Workshop Gears Up for 25th Season