The Weekend Read for January 29th - Guitar Articles and More

Another hot week for the Rock House Blog Roll. There were some great articles from our blogroll on guitar lessons, gear reviews and philosophy.

I did write and post the usual articles that go into The Rock House Blog every week. If you're looking for a good guitar lesson from us this week I posted one from John McCarthy titled "Rhythm Guitar Lesson with Backing Tracks", Marc Rizzo released his new solo CD "Marc Rizzo's New CD Legionnaire Released on-line" and and Alex Skolnick posted updates on what's going on in his world "Alex Skolnick Updates"

Desafinados - Guitar noticias en español

Dolphinstreet Guitar Gear Blog - Are you someone who feels you are not spending enough time practicing guitar, yet you look on eBay and guitar forums everyday to see if you can score some new guitar gear?...Practicing Guitar vs Buying Guitar Gear 

Double Bass Blog -One of the problems of having over 3000 (!) posts on a blog is highlighting old content that is still of value to readers. I’m still figuring out how to best do this...MP3 and PDF resources for bassists

Freekbass' Blog - "Help for Haiti" Concert this Sunday at the 20th Century Theater

Guitar Lifestyle - After opening the box, I was impressed with the quality of the construction of the amp. Truth be told, I wasn’t expecting much from a $350 amp, but I was pleasantly surprised...Review; Blackheart Little Giant Combo

Guitar Noize - The name Ysrafel may be familiar to regular Guitar Noize readers, that is because I reviewed a couple of books of his here on Guitar Noize, The Essential Tapping Resource last January and Sweep Picking Mastery in September 2008. Well Ysrafel has written a very well thought out post on learning music theory to share with you, so without further ado take it away Ysrafel...Guest Post: Ysrafel - Why YOU should learn Music Theory

I Heart Guitar - Now this is interesting. Finding his guitar needs shifting in new directions and no longer feeling that Ibanez reflected his personality, Dave Weiner is selling off a bunch of his Ibanezes and is hooking up with PRS...NEWS: Dave Weiner sells his Ibanezes, joins PRS

John Horn - Guitarist - The title sounds a little too good to be true doesn’t it...Review: How To Make A Million Dollars Playing The Guitar

Muzicosphere - Any bass player who tried cheap 5 strings basses knows that the B string often sucks a lot...5 Strings Bass Video Tips: No More Flabby B Syndrome? 

Share My Guitar - “There is no spoon,” those famous words that Neo said in The Matrix. But how can this phrase be applied to guitar playing?...What the Matrix Taught Me About Guitar

The Classical Guitar Blog - My Slur eBook did not include exercises dealing with slurs using the first finger. Big thanks to Perf for pointing this out. Ascending and descending slurs from and two open strings come up very frequently in repertoire...Slurs with the First Finger

Truth in Shreading - Shred Guitar Videos

Hane a rockin' weekend
Sarge

Marc Rizzo's New CD Legionnaire Released on-line

Guitar virtuoso and Rock House Instructor Marc Rizzo has released his new solo CD titled LEGIONAIRE on Phlamencore Records.

Rizzo, who is the guitarist for SOULFLY and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY is a true master class Musician who is an expert in many musical styles. From listening the preview on Marc's song "Release the Kitchen" the CD should make metal guitar enthusiasts quite happy.

Preview it out at http://www.marcrizzo.net/

Taylor Guitar T3 Wins Product of the Year

Press Release

At the annual National Association of Music Merchants trade show (NAMM) in Anaheim, California (January 14-17), the Taylor T3 was awarded the “Product of the Year” by The Music and Sound Retailer magazine.

Brian Berk, editor of the magazine, presented company co-founder Bob Taylor with the award among a group of Taylor team members. “Although a difficult time for many, 2009 was a year of great product introductions,” Berk said. “Our readers have spoken to say Taylor’s T3 is at the top of the class. The award is voted on by retailers only, not an editorial staff, making the honor even more special. We congratulate Taylor’s T3 for winning our 2009 Product of the Year.”

The semihollow T3 and its Bigsby-equipped counterpart, the T3/B, was introduced at Winter NAMM 2009 and has since gone on to receive rave reviews and accolades from both the media and public.

The T3 features an expertly crafted body of sapele, topped with quilted maple. A neck of tropical American mahogany sports heftier fret wire for a truly electric feel, while brilliant chrome hardware adorns the T3 for a ready-to-rock look that screams electric, vintage and cool.

While the T3 offers plenty for any player on its own, the designers at Taylor decided to take the new line up a notch in a variation, the T3/B. Marking a first for the company, the T3/B includes an authentic Bigsby vibrato (model B70) paired with a roller bridge for high performance, giving players the freedom to set the intonation of each string, and eliminating the “dragging string” sound so commonly found in fixed bridges. The standard T3 model comes with a stop tailpiece.

The T3 features Taylor’s high definition (HD) humbuckers, which are specially positioned to capture the T3’s fidelity and range of tones. A three-way switch covers three standard pickup configurations, and as an added twist, a coil-splitting function is activated for both humbuckers by pulling up on the volume knob, opening the door to a palette of single coil sounds.

The T3 and T3/B are offered in four colors: Natural, Ruby Red Burst, Black and Translucent Orange, with tobacco or honey sunburst options also available. Strung with Elixir light gauge electric strings with NANOWEB® coating, the T3 comes ready to gig in a Taylor hardshell case.

Music Retailers Vote Peavey Vypyr 'Amp of the Year' for Second Year

Press Release

PEAVEY INT'L. HEADQUARTERS — For the second year, music-product retailers voted Peavey's innovative Vypyr™ Series modeling guitar amplifiers the Amplifier Line of the Year in Musical Merchandise Review (MMR) magazine's annual Dealers' Choice Awards.

"The response to the Peavey Vypyr modeling amplifiers has been overwhelmingly positive, from music retailers to guitar players," said Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics.

"We designed the Vypyr Series to offer the market something completely different, and our unique combination of patented analog and digital technologies gives guitar players an amazing range of tones and versatility, with highly accurate models of classic amps and effects. We're honored to once again earn our dealers' resounding approval for the Vypyr Series."

The Peavey Vypyr Series dramatically redefines the power and scope of modern guitar amplification. Vypyr amplifiers are based on powerful 32-bit, floating-point SHARC processors that enable highly detailed, accurate modeling as well as vastly enhanced flexibility and features than ever before available in guitar amplification.

Peavey Vypyr Series amplifiers feature up to 24 amp channel models—two channels of 12 popular amps for the first time anywhere—plus 11 editable preamp "stomp box" effects and 11 editable post-amp "rack" effects with dual-parameter control, global reverb and global delay. Players can add the optional Peavey Sanpera™ II foot controller to activate the on-board looper and expand the amp's 12 built-in presets to 400 programmable presets, with up to five simultaneous effects.

The Peavey Vypyr Series also includes the practice-size Vypyr 15 and Vypyr 30 combos; mid-size combos such as the Vypyr 75 and Vypyr 100; the Vypyr Tube 60 and Vypyr Tube 120 tube combos; and the Vypyr Tube 120H, a full-size guitar amp head.

At the 2010 Winter NAMM convention, held Jan. 14-17, in Anaheim, Calif., Peavey announced the new Vypyr 30 Head, Vypyr Mini Stack and Nano Vypyr. The Nano Vypyr combines 11 amp models and up to 32 effects combinations with AC or battery power to create the ultimate grab-and-go, portable modeling guitar amplifier.

The MMR Dealers' Choice award joins a collection of other prestigious awards, including Product of the Year and Instrument Amp of the Year from the Music & Sound Retailer, and the Gold Award for Overall Value from Guitar World.

Peavey Vypyr amps are endorsed by hard rock's top guitar players, including Corey Beaulieu of Trivium, Matt Tuck of Bullet For My Valentine and Phil Demmel of Machine Head.

Rock House on NAMM TV

Joe and John of Rock House, makers of the worlds best and most effective video guitar instructional DVDs are interviewed on NAMM convention TV during Winter NAMM 2010 about the Padge DVD and the new relationship with Hal Leonard.

Ibanez Posts 2010 Online Catalogs

Ibanez Guitars has posted their product Catalogs for 2010 online.

They have 2010 catalogs for their complete line of instruments and gear, their acoustic line, new stuff they released at NAMM 2010, the Prestige series and their official price list.

Grab them all at http://ibanez.com/catalogs

Alex Skolnick Updates

Alex Skolnick just posted an update on his blog (http://skolnotes.blogspot.com) about what's going on in world.

The Rock House Instructor is pretty stoked about "supporting Rodrigo and Gabriella on their upcoming US run. It looks like I will be sitting in nightly with Rod and Gab, as well."

Unfortunately Alex won't be kicking off a run with Megadeath and Testament on the American Carnage Tour. But, one has to respect Alex for honoring his commitments.

Alex also announced that he will not be touring with TSO on their Beethoven's Last Night Tour.

For more about this announcement read it on Alex Skolnick's blog http://skolnotes.blogspot.com

Rock House Instructor Rob Arnold's Rig via Guitar Noize

Rock House Instructor Rob Arnold of Chimaira was on tour with the band in Australia. Jon from Guitar Noize was lucky enough to see them play and also got a chance to visit with Rob about his Rig.

Check this cool video and the story out at Guitar Noize - Rob Arnold from Chimaira - Rig Rundown

Rock House at the Hail show BB Kings NYC

Two Rock House Artist/Instructors, David Ellefson and Andreas Kisser are in a side project called Hail. We paid them a visit, rocked our asses off and took a few pictures to boot.

There are more and you can see them all by hitting up Joe P at the Joe Rock House Palombo Facebook Page - LINK

New Marc Rizzo Video - Pantera Cover

Rock House Instructor Marc Rizzo just posted a new video of his band performing a Pantera cover.

All That Remains - Live Video Performance of Six

Rock House Instructor Oli Herbert and the All That Remains crew performing "Six".


Six (Live)

All That Remains | MySpace Music Videos

Are You Ready For The One Song Challenge?

I was introduced via email to Brent who recently launched a unique online music contest called the One Song Challenge (www.OneSongChallenge.com)and here's the skinny on the competition.

The One Song Challenge is a unique online competition where contestants, who are musicians, are given one song to perform. Participants are free to interpret and perform the song any way they wish. They can choose any genre/instrument/tempo, transpose and make additions such as bridges and/or solos. All entries are posted on the site and the public chooses a winner.

I thought this was a pretty cool opportunity for musicians to get some extra exposure and being a....well...investigative kind of guy I called Brent to pick his brain a little bit about the contest. "I actually got the idea from watching Americas Got Talent" Brent said. "I was watching the show and I didn't think it was fair that someone would come out with a musical instrument and sing their heart out to end up getting out voted by someone that juggles or does a stand up routine. So I came up with the idea of just leveling the playing field for musicians." I think that Brent's idea has some good merit because everyone gets the same song and as a musician you can do whatever you want with it. You play it in your style with your voice."

Brent also added "there are no rules for the song its self, it just has to resemble the original song. But there are just a few rules for the contest."

• Record your performance
• Upload your video to YouTube with the title: "Together" - your band's name - One Song Challenge
• Email us the following:  The link to your YouTube submission, your band's name and your town/city
• Get it all done before the deadline of the contest.
  

A good example would be the winner of the last contest that just ended. Adrian Bilitch from Chino Hills, California did a great job. He played all of the instruments for the song, did the mixing and turned it into a real nice piece. You can check his performance out at this LINK

There is a new contest starting today. The song and details for the deadline will be posted on the site today so take a minute and check it out at www.OneSongChallenge.com. I'm looking forward to hearing some of the Rock House Members that can put something together  for the contest.

Rhythm Guitar Lesson with Backing Tracks

Intermediate players should be familiar with basic major and minor chords, as well as some typical chord extensions like sevenths and minor sevenths. In this intermediate lesson, we’ll explore many different techniques, styles and genres of music.

This lesson contains some standard rhythm progressions to get you started. Each rhythm includes an accompanying mp3 backing track that you can download, play along with or practice improvising solos over. If you aren’t familiar with reading rhythm slashes yet, listen to the backing tracks and follow along to hear how the rhythm should be played. Throughout many of my articles and lessons on Rock House, we’ll use similar rhythms to show you how to improvise, create your own solos, transpose and recognize standard chord progressions.

For our first rhythm, let’s take a normal I-IV-V chord change in the key of G major. By playing only on the upbeats using all upstrums, you can create a reggae feel. This demonstrates how the guitar can dictate the feel of a song by just using a different strumming pattern. The rhythm is shown here in rhythm slashes with chord names. You can play the chords using any voicing you want. Start out with simple open chords and once you’re comfortable with the rhythm, switch it up and try using barre chords or some different voicings.

Example 1

Audio Track Number 01

This next example is also a reggae rhythm, this time a very fast reggae in the key of Am. Use all upstrums like in the previous rhythm for the first three measures. Upstrummed reggae riffs sound great using smaller form chords played on the highest three or four strings. Try some different chord shapes and see which ones sound best for you.

Example 2

Audio Track Number 02

Now that we’ve had a few examples using a reggae feel, let’s try another simple I-IV-V progression in the key of C major using a country feel. The rhythm is shown in tablature and alternates between picking the bass notes and upstrumming the higher notes of the chords to create that country sound. This riff also incorporates single note melodic passing phrases to help move the rhythm from chord to chord. The actual chords that make up the progression are simple open position C, F and G chords. This example demonstrates how you can break up the strumming pattern of a simple chord change and add some melody in the bass notes to give it a country feel. Listen and play along with the backing track. Once you’ve got the country picking style down, try applying it to other chord progressions too.

Example 3

 

Audio Track Number 03

This next example is a moderate blues rhythm in B minor using minor seventh chords. This is a good progression to solo over using minor pentatonic or natural minor scales. Listen to the backing track and follow along with the rhythm slashes to get the syncopated feel in your head, then try to jam along.

Example 4

Audio Track Number 04

The last example in this section is a popular chord change in D minor. This progression is used in many classical style rock and metal songs. You can solo over this using either natural minor or harmonic minor scales; you’ll learn more about using these scales in other lessons at Rock House. The rhythm here is a 6/8 feel, which is usually counted in threes (One-two-three, one-two-three). The rhythm is written below, stripped down to its most basic form. You may hear slight variations in the strumming on the backing track and you can use those rhythmic variations as a guide to help you try some of your own rhythms. This progression is also a great one to play in 4/4 or other times signatures.

Example 5

Audio Track Number 05

Now that you’ve got a few rhythm progressions to get you started, get creative and come up with some new ideas. Try to play solos over the backing tracks, vary the strumming patterns or transpose the progressions to other keys.

©2010 Fred Russell Publishing, All Rights Reserved. This article can not be used without permission from the Author. To Contact the Author email curt@RockHouseMethod.com

David Ellefson - Rock Shop Video at NAMM 2010

Being involved with Peavey with artists relations, David Ellefson spent a good amount of his time at the Peavey booth during NAMM 2010. It was a good opportunity for The Rock House instructor to visit with some of the different professional musicians at the show and hear what's new.

Check out David Ellefson and the other Rock Shop Episodes at http://www.myspace.com/davidellefsonofficial, http://davidellefson.com/home.aspx and http://www.youtube.com/davidellefson

Alex Skolnick Trio to Tour with Rodrigo y Gabriela

Alex Skolnick announced on his My Space site that The Alex Skolnick Trio is very excited to announce that they will be opening for the incredible musical duo of Rodrigo y Gabriela.

For more info check out Rodrigo y Gabriela at http://www.rodgab.com/home.html or Alex Skolnick's web sites at http://www.myspace.com/alexskolnicktrio or http://www.alexskolnick.com/index.asp

Tour Dates:

Sunday, February 28, 2010
7 pm doors - $35.00
930 Club 815 V St NW 

Washington, DC 20001

(202) 393-0930
http://www.930.com/
TICKETS: 877.435.9849

Monday, March 1, 2010
7 pm doors - $35.00
9:30 Club
815 V St NW 

Washington, DC 20001

(202) 393-0930
TICKETS: 877.435.9849

Tuesday, MARCH 2, 2010
8:00 pm - $42.50
Byham Theater
www.pgharts.org
101 6th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3305
(412) 456-1350

Friday, March 5, 2010
Doors @ 7:30
All Ages Tickets $20.00
Phoenix Concert Theatre
410 Sherbourne Street
Toronto, ON M4X 1K2, Canada
(416) 323-1251

Saturday, March 6, 2010
8:00 pm
Tickets: $30.00
Royal Oak Music Theatre
www.royaloakmusictheatre.com
318 West 4th Street
Royal Oak, MI 48067-2502
(248) 298-0708

Sunday, March 7, 2010
8:00 pm - Tickets: $35.00
Brown Theatre
315 W. Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202
Box Office:(502) 584-7777
www.kentuckycenter.org/browntheatre/

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Doors at 7:00 / Show at 8:00 All Ages - $25.00
The Pageant
http://www.thepageant.com/
6161 Delmar Boulevard
St Louis, MO 63112-1200
(314) 726-6161

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
7:00 pm All Ages - Ticket Price: $30.00
Madison Theatre
1500 Madison Road
Cincinnati, OH

Friday, March 12, 2010
8:00 pm - Tickets: $35.00
Ryman Auditorium
116 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219-2309
(615) 458-8700
http://www.ryman.com/

Saturday, March 13, 2010
8:30 pm Tickets: $35.00
Center Stage Theatre
http://www.centerstage-atlanta.com/
1374 W Peachtree Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30309-2904
(404) 885-1365 Monday,

March 15, 2010
Doors 7:00 / Show 8:00 pm Ages: 16+
Tickets: $30.00 in advance; $32.00 door
Orange Peel
http://www.theorangepeel.net/
101 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-3640
(828) 225-5851

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
7:30 pm Tickets: $29.50
North Charleston PAC
5001 Coliseum Drive North
Charleston, SC 29418
(843-529-5000)
http://www.coliseumpac.com/events.php?cat=5

Thursday, March 18, 2010
Doors at 7:30 pm / Show at 8:30 pm
All Ages - Tickets $23.25-46.25
House of Blues
www.houseofblues.com
1490 E Buena Vista Dr
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-8422
(407) 934-2583

Saturday, March 20, 2010
8:30 pm Tickets: $30.00
The Fillmore Miami Beach
(at The Jackie Gleason Theater)
1700 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
(305) 673-7300

Sunday, March 21, 2010
Doors 6:00 pm / Show 8:00 pm
Tickets: $35.00 / VIP Balcony $40
The RITZ Ybor (the Grand Ballroom)
1503 E 7TH Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
(813) 247-2555
www.ritzybor.com/

The Weekend Read for January 22nd - Guitar Articles and More

The weekend read this week is hot! There were some great articles from our blogroll guitar lessons, gear reviews and there's a free pdf book in there somewhere if you look hard enough.

I did write and post the usual articles that go into The Rock House Blog every week. If you're looking for a good guitar lesson from us this week I posted one from John McCarthy titled "Sweep Picking Basics" and a player tip on "How Often Should You Change Your Guitar Strings?"

Now....on with the "Weekend Read"

Cameron Mizell - Guitarist - I’m not sure if it’s my distaste of digital multi-effects pedals or my lack of a gym membership, but I have come to terms with the fact that I will be dragging around a heavy pedalboard for the rest of my roadie-less career as an electric guitarist...Building My Pedalboard

Desafinados - Guitar noticias en español

Dolphinstreet Guitar Gear Blog - Sometimes I get asked about how to practice scales and exercises. In fact, one of my guitar students asked me yesterday about finger exercises and whether they are worth doing....Scale Practice Tip

Double Bass Blog - As a bassist, I have always taken advantage of all opportunities I find to play chamber music...Chamber Music and the Bassist, Part I: The Great Chamber Music Search

Guitar Noize - Great coverage from NAMM 2010 still going on here LINK

Guitarz -French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways...Zebra finches play electric guitar

I Heart Guitar - Nice personal conerage of NAMM 2010 still being posted LINK

Mark McGuigan Musicians Blog - Been a long time since MasterThatMelody has been updated but I shall endeavour to get some more added. Let’s kick things back into gear with the iconic instrumental piece ‘Always With Me, Always With You‘ by Mr Joe Satriani!...MasterThatMelody! 07 – Joe Satriani “Always With Me, Always With You”

Share My Guitar -Guitarists are often asked who their influences are. Depending on the style of music, they typically name a lot of the same people and bands, and for good reason. The more influential musicians are the ones who have made the most impact with their music and consequently have gotten the most recognition in the form of radio play, album sales, and touring. But what about the slew of unknowns?...My Influences Change on a Daily Basis!

Shred This Way - if you are an absolute beginner with the theory of modes, we would be covering a few detailed posts on the subject, but as for now I thought it would be a better to get you familiarised with the names of the 7 modes and ofcourse, like the title says, an easy and painless way to remember the names...Modes - Remember the names

The Classical Guitar Blog - Over the past week I made a short eBook about slurs. It comes with some practice suggestions and several groups of exercises...Free Stuff: Slur Exercises (PDF)

The Punch-in - Come on...Baby, Don't You Want to Know?...Blues Guitar Lesson: “Sweet Home Chicago” Genealogy 

Truth in Shreading - Tons of metal, shred, rip your face off videos

Have a rockin' weekend
Sarge

Rock House Method Donates to the Haitian Relief Fund - Urges Everyone to Help With Aid

On the Official Rock House Method web site today, Executive Director Joe Palombo wrote that Rock House is donating $100.00 to the American Red Cross. "We would like to reach out to all our friends in the Rock House community and ask that you dig deep to do what you can. I know our economy here has been put through the ringer and things might not be going to well in your world either, but I can't imagine that it can compare to what the people of Haiti are going through right now.  If you can, try to do the right thing and give what you can $2, $5, $10, $20, $ 50, every one has a few extra bucks... Hey have one less beer this month or make your lunch instead of buying it just one day.  Check out a list of reputable  organizations that will make sure your hard earned donation  money gets to place.

Click here for a short list.

Thanks Joe P. for the great list links and helpful tips for donating safely.

Rock House Instructor and New Ozzy Guitarist Gus G of Firewind's video visit to Seymour Duncan Factory

Gus G of Firewind recently toured the Seymour Duncan Factory where he learns how his pick-ups are made. The Rock House Instructor also talks about his influences in music and who his guitar idols were when he began playing guitar as well as trying his hand at winding a pick-up. It's a pretty cool video.

You can check out more info about Seymour Duncan at http://www.seymourduncan.com/ and more about Gus G at www.myspace.com/gusgofficial and www.firewind.gr/

Rock House and Oli Herbert Take Top Honors at Winter NAMM 2010

Rock House and Oli Herbert Take Top Honors at Winter NAMM 2010 for Best Instructional DVD/Book of the Year

Music & Sound Retailer magazine presented Rock House with the award at the 2010 NAMM convention in Anahiem, CA. NAMM is the largest music instrument convention of the year. This is the third year in a row that a Rock House product has been nominated for DVD/Book of the year and the second year in a row they have won.

Joe P., Oli Herbert and John McCarthy at NAMM 2010

Buy these Award Winning Products Now!

Guitar Lesson - Sweep Picking Basics by John McCarthy

So you've learned a few arpeggios and it’s time to start slipping these awesome little attention getters into your leads. You can play them with standard alternate picking and they will sound great or you can kick it up a notch and throw in some jaw dropping SWEEP PICKING! In this lesson I’m going to get you started with this technique and give you some of my personal examples and exercises.

First of all let me clarify what sweep picking is by definition;

Sweep picking is a technique used on the guitar in which a 'sweeping' motion of the pick is combined with a matching fret hand technique in order to produce a specific series of notes which are fast and fluid in sound. Despite being commonly known as sweep picking, both hands essentially perform an integral motion in unison to achieve the desired effect.

Now I’m going to give you an arpeggio to use and I have a few tips that can really help you get this technique rocking. This is a basic “A” Major arpeggio. I played this arpeggio over and over so many times when I was first learning how to sweep I literally drove everyone in my house crazy, my sisters would whip shoes at me and scream STOP! And the reality of pissing them off I think gave me even more incentive to continue.

The Examples
Try example 1 below using these tips;Hold the pick very loosely, don’t tighten up your hand, wrist or arm.Don’t peck your pick at each note hold your hand in one position and drag it across the strings almost like you were brushing a finger across a metal rake.

Example #1 (Click on the images to make them larger)

Now I’m going to share with you an exercise that helped me out a lot when I was mastering this technique. Play the exercise in example 2 below moving it up the neck one fret at a time.

Example #2

Now you should be sweeping away I’m going to go one step further and give you some of my favorite sweep patterns. All these are movable and can be played in any key, the first note of each will be the root note or key.

Example 3 is an “A” minor arpeggio in the same position as the “A” Major arpeggio we first used and will have the same all down all up picking sequence.

Example #3

Example 4 is my favorite “A” minor arpeggio because it is full sounding and can be played quickly and easily. I sometimes add a right hand tap on the first string 17th fret (the “A” note) to embellish it. To get the consistent sweep picking motion you must start with an up pick, this is because there are two notes played on this string and by starting with an up stroke you can come down on the second note and continue the sweep across the rest of the strings.

Example #4

Example 5 is a sixth string root position “E” minor arpeggio that will also start with an up pick using the same picking variation as Example 4.

Example #5

Remember all these arpeggios are movable so try to play them in other spots around the neck in all keys. Now what are you waiting for…..get sweeping.

I’m sure you are signing autographs now and getting ready for your next performance, save me a seat at your next performance Rock Star!

Rob Balducci - Lick Of The Week Jamming on the Ibanez TSA 15H Tube Screammer Amp

While Rob Balducci was at NAMM 2010 he spent most of his time at the Ibanez booth shootin' the breeze with people and playing anything he could get his hands on. The Favored Nations artist and Rock House Instructor found a new toy he fell in love with. Rob plugged into the new Ibanez TSA 15H Tube Screamer amp and played Liquid Soul from his album Violet Horizon through it.

Rob Commented on his you tube site "Yes, it is a 15 watt amp that has a TS 808 built right into the head and it also has a 6 db boost. It comes with a foot switch. This is really cool and the price is so good you can get two."

"This just kicks....and I love the look of it as well".

More on Rob at http://www.robbalducci.com

Vernon Reid - Emergency Benefit Concert 4 Haiti Nights @ City Winery Jan. 21st

Rock House Instructor Vernon Reid will be performing tonight January 21st in the Emergency Benefit Concert 4 Haiti at The City Winery located at 155 Varick Street in New York. The concert starts at 9:00 PM.

Other performer for the concert include: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lewis Black, Vernon Reid & Corey Glover from Living Colour, Marshall Crenshaw, Rich Pagano & The Sugarcane Cups are confirmed for the second evening of fundraiser.

100% of funds raised from this benefit concert will be directed to Doctors Without Borders, Partners in Health and an emergency mobile hospital aid mission organized by the Jewish Renaissance Medical Center. The cost of your ticket is a charitable donation and is tax deductible as allowed by law.

For more info: http://www.citywinery.com/events/59376

Rock House Artists Lamb of God, Chimaira and Atreyu amoung 2010 Mayhem Bands

Rock House HQ always seems to pick the right artists to produce in their Instructional DVD's. This years Mayhem 2010 Tour is no exception to those artists. Rock House Instructors Rob Arnold of Chimaira, Will Adler of Lamb of God and Dan Jacobs from Atreyu will hit the road with their bands for Mayhem 2010.

A post at the Rockstar Mayhem 2010 site http://mayhemfest.com states:

"The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring KORN and Rob Zombie kicks off July 10th in San Bernardino, CA and will roll through 24 cities in the U.S. and Canada between early July and late August.

This summer's lineup turns up the heat with a main stage lineup that sees KORN and Rob Zombie joined by Lamb Of God and Five Finger Death Punch. The Jagermeister stage will feature Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shawdows Fall, Winds Of Plague and the Jagermeister Battle of The Bands Winner. The Mayhem Festival stage will spotlight Atreyu, Norma Jean, In This Moment and 3 Inches Of Blood."

Should be one hell of concert series this summer.

Taylor Guitars Introduces the Baritone 8-String Guitar

Born from a love of tone and a passion for innovation, Taylor Guitars has expanded the possibilities of guitar voicing in its new model, the Baritone 8-String. With a bold, fresh sound, the Baritone 8-String broadens the tonal spectrum, giving players a rich musical palette that promises to uncork new inspiration of musical harmony.

Featuring a Grand Symphony body with a richly hued back and sides of Indian rosewood topped with Sitka spruce, the Baritone 8-String embodies the spirit of a traditional baritone guitar paired with Taylor’s quality craftsmanship and product innovation. The model features a longer-scaled 27-inch neck and Taylor designed baritone bracing. The guitar is tuned from B to B and features additional octave strings paired along with the third and fourth (D and A) strings. This feature gives players an extended range of sounds, without compromising tonal integrity or playability.

The Baritone 8-String came to be as Taylor’s product development team was deep in the throes of designing several series of 35th Anniversary guitars, including a 6-string baritone (XXXV-B) and a 9-string guitar (XXXV-9). The team decided to experiment by creating a hybrid of the two, as Bob Taylor explains: “We loved the traditional baritone, but missed having some of that upper register. We thought, what if we turned it into a 9-string baritone? So, we made one. But after deciding it was a little too jangly, we pulled off the [doubled second] string, leaving the third and fourth octave strings. It sounded awesome.”

Adding the two octave strings, Taylor says, transformed the baritone. “It’s a whole new ballgame. It’s really, really cool because you can either accentuate those octaves or stay away from them. The beauty of this guitar is that it goes low and those two strings brighten it up, but they don’t sound too ‘octave-y’. It doesn’t give you that 12-string effect as much as it really just extends the range because, as a baritone, the octaves aren’t really high. It fills the guitar out and gives it a nice (tonal) spread.”

The Baritone 8-String is tuned a fourth below standard guitar tuning, allowing the player to play songs in a lower register. In terms of the playing experience, Taylor’s David Hosler, a member of the product development team, compares the tonal properties of the 8-string baritone to a blend of three different instruments. “When I hear it, I feel like I’m hearing a 6-string, a bass, and a bit of 12-string all in one guitar,” he says. “In giving it a good listen, it sounds like standard and alternate tuning at the same time.”

The product development team at Taylor isn’t the only group excited about the new model. Taylor strumming dealers, from metal players to singer-songwriters, are lining up to play and share the experience with their customers. Matt Clancy, from Craig’s Music in Weatherford, Texas sampled the 8-string during a fall Taylor Road Show event. As a heavy metal musician, he was blown away with the “bigness of the tone.” In fact, he says his favorite thing about the guitar is the tonal fullness he gets from a single strum. “When you’re playing regular chords on the 8-string, there’s so much more body, especially with octave strings,” he elaborates. “It opens up the way minor chords sound, and they sound huge on it. It’s a great guitar for guys who do metal and some acoustic rock, as it’s perfect for power chords, and for some jazz too, especially if they like playing in low B. It’s a guitar that’s filled with big, tonal goodness. It adds a depth that you can’t get from any other guitar on the market right now.”

Evan Carmen, a Taylor dealer from Morgan Music in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, had the chance to play an 8-string prototype during a recent visit to the Taylor factory. As an acoustic singer-songwriter, Carmen is sure this guitar will be an addition to his collection. “There is practical application in nearly every style and genre I can think of,” he says. “It’s only a matter of time before it starts changing music forever. I can’t wait to see how people react to it right out of the gate. No doubt, we’ll be hearing it used frequently after people catch wind of what it’s capable of. I can’t wait to have one of my own.”

As enchanting as the guitar is to play and listen to, it’s equally attractive visually. The model’s appointments include a mother-of-pearl peghead inlay and delicate diamond-shaped fretboard inlays, a three-ring abalone rosette, and abalone-dotted bridge pins. Premium features include Indian rosewood binding, a bone nut and saddle, and an all-gloss finish. Amplified with the Taylor Expression System® pickup and strung with ELIXIR® Baritone strings, the model is also offered in a standard 6-string version. Available at authorized domestic and international Taylor dealers in mid-winter, the Baritone 8-String will be offered at a suggested retail price of $3,998 and the Baritone 6-String at $3,798.

Elixir Announces New Electric 7-String Guitar Sets

Good news for the ever increasingly popular 7-string guitar world. Elixir Strings announced at NAMM 2010 that they are going to release their new 7-string electric set in mid January of this year.

According to a press release from the company "The new 7-string set includes a 0.056 low B string to provide additional tonal range. The ultra-thin NANOWEB® Coating on the wound strings, coupled with Anti-Rust plain steels, ensure players experience the same great tone and long life they have come to expect from Elixir Strings."

"The new 7-string set is a great addition to the Elixir Strings electric family,” says Craig Theorin, product manager for Elixir Strings. “Now, 7-string electric players can enjoy all of the advantages that our NANOWEB Coating provides, while still enjoying an extended range of sound."

For additional details and to find an authorized Elixir Strings dealer, please visit, www.elixirstrings.com.

How Often Should You Change Your Guitar Strings?

When to change the strings on your guitar, whether it’s electric, acoustic or bass guitar, is a question or a thought that gets tosses around quite a bit. When it comes to changing strings there are a lot of opinions and all kinds of formulas for why and when to change them. Some Musicians on the road with a heavy tour schedule will have them changed before every show, some people subscribe to the once a month or even the once a year theory and I even heard one “old timer” say he has never changed them.

The main reason for changing your strings is that they are usually made of steel. The dirt and oil from your fingers get built up on them and that causes corrosion. It also causes them to sound dull. Humidity also plays a factor with string corrosion, even if you don’t play much at all humidity can cause them to deteriorate over time.

Whatever your choice is there are a few things you should think about when deciding to change strings.

1. Do you care how bright or how dull the strings sound? It’s kind of a strange thing to consider. I always feel like my guitar should have a bright sound to it so when things are sounding dull, that’s an indication it’s time for a change. Then, there are those who are found of the dull “thud” sound from older strings. They don’t change them as often as some people do.
2. How do you take care of your strings? Do you wipe them down after every time you play or do you just put the instrument away or back on the stand when you get done. Wiping your stings off with a soft cloth will help them last longer.
   
3. How often do you play the guitar? It makes a difference how often you are going to change the strings if you play for several hours a day compared to several hour a week of a month.
4. How much money do you have? If your budget is tight it may not be economical for you  to change them as often as you would like. Bass guitar strings start at about 10 bucks and I have seen them as much as $99 for a set of 6 strings. Strings for acoustic or electric guitar start at about 2 or 3 bucks and top out at about $30 for a set.

A while back I remember John McCarthy of Rock House came up with a simple guideline on how often you should change strings.

If you play the guitar                                             Change your strings every

2 hours every day.............................................................2 to 3 weeks

30 minutes to 1 hour a day..........................................1 month to 6 weeks

30 minutes to 1 hour...................................................6 weeks to 2 months

3 to 5 times a week

Almost never or rarely......................................................2 to 3 months

Whatever you decide is best for your situation, consider the above thoughts the next time you are wondering if it’s time for a string change.

Andreas Kisser of Sepultura Instructional DVD in the Works at Rock House

Rock House Engineer Anthony Lawrence wowed the Rock House Message Boards with the announcement that Andreas Kisser of Sepultura is at The Rock House this week shooting a set of instructional videos.

A quote from Anthony about the program, "His programs are gonna be really bad ass! Right now we are creating the outline and we will be shooting his program this week!!"

In other news Anthony wrote:

"We recently had a visit from Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom. He came back to shoot brand new DVDs with us. This time around Alexi didn't get sick. He did an awesome job and his program is going to be really sweet! His video was shot on the scenes of a major motion picture movie that is being shot in Connecticut. It is definitely an exciting new program for Bodom fans and people who like to play guitar in general".

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Rock House Member Steve Belong - After Midnight Video

Rock House Method Member Steve Belong is at it again. He downloaded a backing track from The Rock House Site and arranged a cool rhythm and lead over it. Here's a video of how it turned out.



Check out The Rock House site at www.rockhousemethod.com

NAMM 2010 - VOX Series 33 solid-body guitars

The Series 33 instruments represent a dramatic breakthrough in price for a guitar of this quality. The VOX 33 solid-body guitars are available in both Single Cutaway (SSC) and Double Cutaway (SDC) styles.

Carved Construction

The signature VOX 3-D contoured body ensures impeccable comfort and fatigue-free playing, offering a natural fit either seated or standing. Elegantly carved top surfaces result in a distinguished look and a comfortable playing position. Easy access to the upper frets is provided by the deeply cut inverse heel joint. Position dot markers are placed both on the fingerboard and on the side of the neck for fast reference.

Quality Components

The 33 guitars use the same MaxConnect(tm) aluminum bridge as the Virage, offering extended saddle travel for flawless intonation with any-gauge string. Strings slide in from under the back edge of the bridge to make changing strings a snap. The full contact shape and light weight combine to deliver thick, rich tone with clear, singing harmonics. Our VOX Super Smooth tuners offer the 33 guitars enhanced tuning stability, so you can play with confidence. The mahogany necks are topped with rosewood fingerboards.

Uncompromised Tone

33 guitars offer a deep range of tonal choices. Our new CoAxe pickups feature two pickup elements; each delivers a unique and sophisticated tone, yet each one remains whisper-quiet. The passive analog tone circuitry offers both a Master Volume and a Master Tone control to re ne your individual sound. Logically laid out and easy to use, the controls allow fast changes during performance.

VOX Series 33 Specifications

* Scale Length: 638mm (25.125")

* No. Of Frets: 22

* Nut Width: 43mm (1.7")

* Bridge Pickup: Coaxe

* Neck Pickup: Coaxe

* Case: Deluxe Gig Bag

SSC-33 (single Cutaway) Available Finishes:

* Teaburst (ash Top/mahogany Body)

* Vintage Cream (ash Top/mahogany Body)

* Black (solid Mahogany)

* Goldtop (solid Mahogany)

SDC-33 (double Cutaway) Available Finishes:

* Teaburst (solid Ash)

* Trans Red (solid Ash)

* Black (solid Mahogany)

* Goldtop (solid Mahogany)

More info at http://www.voxamps.com

NAMM 2010 - VOX Virage Single/Double Cutaway Guitars

Modern production techniques combined with hands-on craftsmanship result in a no-compromise instrument that is eminently playable; yet versatile enough to help you find your own distinctive voice.

Vox Virage Specs
* Scale Length: 638mm (25.125")
* No. of Frets: 22
* Nut Width: 43mm (1.7")
* Bridge Pickup: Three-90
* Neck Pickup: Three-90
* Case: Hardshell

Available Finishes:
* Deep Cherry (African mahogany body and top)
* Vintage Sunburst (African mahogany body with ash top)
* Ash Blonde (Ash body and top)
* Jet Black (Available in any of the three wood combinations)

More info at http://www.voxamps.com

NAMM 2010 - Rolands New AC-33 Acoustic Guitar Amplifier

The popular AC-Series line of acoustic amps from Roland gains a new member with the arrival of the AC-33 Acoustic Chorus Guitar Amplifier. Designed for both high-quality sound and supreme portability, the AC-33 is the world’s first AA battery-powered amp designed specifically for the acoustic guitar. It features instrument, XLR microphone, and AUX inputs, along with built-in digital effects, an anti-feedback function, an onboard looper, and an integrated tilt stand for enhanced sound projection.

With the ability to run on eight AA batteries (including NiMH rechargeable types) or AC power, the AC-33 is the perfect amplifier for acoustic performers on the go. The high-efficiency 30-watt stereo amp and dual 5” speakers provide excellent sound coverage for any intimate performance situation, including restaurants, coffee houses, open mic nights, street busking, and more. The multiple audio inputs allow the AC-33 to function as a portable PA, amplifying a guitar, vocal, and backing track from a music player all at the same time.

The AC-33 comes equipped with Roland’s famous stereo chorus effect, as well as easy-to-use reverb and ambience effects. For worry-free playing in high-volume situations, the unique anti-feedback function automatically detects acoustic instrument feedback and eliminates it before it starts. The onboard looper allows users to record and play back up to 40 seconds of on-the-fly musical backing, with the ability to capture unlimited “sound on sound” style overdubs. The looper and effects can both be controlled with optional foot switches.

The AC-33 is scheduled to ship in January with a suggested retail price of $558.50. For more information, please visit www.RolandConnect.com.

NAMM 2010 - Boss Releases ME-25 Multi-Effects For Guitar

BOSS® is proud to announce the addition of the ME-25 Guitar Multiple Effects to its popular line of floor-based multi-effects. The compact and durable ME-25 inherits its high-quality sounds from the flagship ME-70, and packs a ton of BOSS tone tools into one amazingly affordable package.

Sporting a quick and easy user interface for professionals and newcomers alike, the ME-25 features a full compliment of COSM® amplifier models. The onboard Sound Library comes loaded with 60 effects combinations suitable for a wide range of playing styles. The ME-25 runs on six AA batteries or AC power, and its portable size makes it ready to rock anywhere.

The ME-25 is stocked full of the best BOSS effects — distortions, overdrives, modulation effects, Delay, Reverb, Harmonist, and many more. The built-in expression pedal controls a number of pedal effects, including wah, octave up/down, and a unique freeze effect. Three heavy-duty footswitches allow the user to select sounds and perform other functions, such as accessing the built-in tuner, tapping in delay times, and enabling the SOLO feature.

The ME-25 is the first multiple effect processor at this price point to include BOSS’ renowned COSM amp-modeling technology. There’s a range of classic amps from clean combos to raging stacks, along with a Super Stack function that gets big amp tone from a small practice amp. A 38-second looper is also included for real-time sound-on-sound recording.

The ME-25 also includes USB connectivity, allowing users to stream audio and other data back and forth with their computer. A powerful librarian is available as a free download to manage sounds, and the ME-25 is bundled with Cakewalk SONAR 8.5 LE for multi-track audio and MIDI recording.

The ME-25 will be shipping in January with a retail price of $276.50. For more information, please visit www.RolandConnect.com.

NAMM 2010 - Roland Unveils TD-12KX V-Drum Kit

Roland is proud to announce the TD-12KX, the latest addition to its V-Stage® family of V-Drums® kits. Targeted to the demands of drummers that perform live and in the studio, the TD-12KX builds on the feature set of the popular TD-12SV kit, adding a larger kick, floor tom pad, and a new stand with improved pad mounts and durability. The editing features of the TD-12 module have also been enhanced for even more flexible sound creation.

The TD-12KX features Roland’s patented multi-layer mesh heads for the kick, snare and tom pads, providing the dynamic feel and playing sensitivity that makes V-Drums the professional’s choice in electronic drums. To enhance playability, the TD-12KX includes a larger 12" KD-120 V-Kick™ Trigger Pad for the bass drum and a 10" PD-105 floor tom pad for the floor tom. The TD-12KX also comes equipped with a VH-11 V-Hi-Hat® and three 12" CY-12R/C V-Cymbals®.

The brain of this newest V-Drums kit — the TD-12 Percussion Sound Module — features the same COSM® sound engine as the popular TD-20, and provides supreme sound quality and direct outputs for professional flexibility. Editing sounds is easy on the TD-12 thanks to V-Edit, which allows drummers to adjust parameters, such as shell material, head type and cymbal size with a simple icon-based graphic interface. With the TD-12KX kit, the V-Edit functions have been enhanced to include microphone placement, bass drum beater selection, adding a hi-hat tambourine, and more. The TD-12 also offers many useful functions for drum practice, including onboard music patterns, a sequencer, a programmable click, and a mix input jack for connecting MP3 or CD players.

Easy setup and increased stability are among the many practical enhancements offered by the all-new MDS-12X stand. Its lower weight center provides more stability and playability. Additionally, newly improved cymbal and tom mounts include ball clamps for flexible and easy set-up and positioning.

For more information, please visit www.RolandConnect.com.

Gary Hoey - Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp

Long time friend of The Rock House, Gary Hoey will again be involved with the Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp in Hollywood, CA this year.

Gary will join an amazing line up of Rockers including Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Ace Frehley, Lita Ford and Michael Anthony...just to name a few.

Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp™ proclaims to be the ultimate music experience for the novice and the expert musician.

The camp will run Feb 23-28 2010. you can spend the week hanging with Gary and many other big names in rock jamming, recording, and performing live on stage.

For more info go to http://www.rockcamp.com

More on Gary Hoey at http://garyhoey.com

Gus G. - FIREWIND Announces New Drummer

All things change at some time or another. One of Rock House's newest instructors Gus G. of Firewind and Ozzy Osborn's current guitarist announced that they have a new drummer for the band Firewind.

A recent statement on the Official Firewind website stated:

“FIREWIND has decided to part ways with drummer Mark Cross due to personal differences. We thank Mark for his work and contribution to FIREWIND and wish him good luck in the future.

Behind the kit, for the upcoming Mexico shows will be Michael Ehre (Uli Jon Roth, Metalium, Kee Marcello, etc.). Michael’s a beast, a truly fantastic player with years of experience next to top musicians and bands and we’re very happy to have him on board!“

You can check Michael out at: www.myspace.com/michaelehre

Firewind has a few upcoming tour dates below

FIREWIND “Live Premonition in Mexico 2010”

Feb. 12th - Mexico City, Mexico - Hard Rock Live

Feb. 13th - Puebla, Mexico - Bulldog Cafe

Feb. 14th - Mexico City, Mexico - Bicentennial Fest

Chimaira - Video Footage From London

There's no lack of energy for Rock House Instructor Rob Arnold and his band Chimaira. They were recently in London for one hot show that was recorded by Invade TV

Check out some of the footage from their show. I definitely got to get out to see these guys.

All That Remains - Album Sale on Itunes

For a limited time you can purchase any All That Remains Album Download from iTunes for just $7.99. Click the iTunes logo to check it out.

The Weekend Read for January 16th - Guitar Articles and More

With all the news from NAMM 2010 this should be a good "Weekend Read". Although I didn't personally make out to Anaheim this year there are a number of good bloggers that did. There are many articles about what is going on out there and some good stories too.

I did write and post the usual articles that go into The Rock House Blog every week. I'm afraid with all the press releases they may have gotten lost. If you're looking for a good guitar lesson from us this week I posted one from Jimmy Rutkowsli titled "Finger Building Exercises" and a player tip on "Getting a Grip on Your Guitar Pick."

You can type a search for NAMM 2010 into our blog search box at the top of the page to see the latest press releases from many of the guitar manufacturers at this years show.

Now....on with the "Weekend Read"

Desafinados - Guitar Noticias para NAMM 2010 en español.

Dolphinstreet Guitar Gear Blog - Sometimes I get asked about how to practice scales and exercises. In fact, one of my guitar students asked me yesterday about finger exercises and whether they are worth doing...Scale Practice Tip

Freekbass' Blog - JamHubs were created to give musicians the freedom to jam all they want, wherever they want. When you’re jamming, it’s virtually silent...JamHub - the silent rehearsal studio

Fretbase - You can plug into Guitar Hero and bust out perfect version of “Stranglehold” and then plug into your computer, play that same song for real, and be brought back to reality...A Real Guitar and a Guitar Hero Controller in One

Guitar Lifestyle - Seattle-based guitar instructor and founder of Heartwood Guitar Instruction Rob Hampton has recently written a book titled Rob’s Totally Awesome Guitar Teaching Handbook. In the book, Hampton provides hard-earned insights into setting up and running a successful guitar teaching business...Guitar Teaching Handbook

Guitar Noize - Shows off a ton of new stuff from NAMM 2010...LINK

I Heart Guitar - I Heart Guitars very own Peter Hodges is at NAMM 2010, he has some real good personal reviews of products and some unique articles about what's going on in Anaheim....LINK

Jason Shadrick - Guitarist - Guitarist Joshua Breakstone presents a collection of well-written jazz etudes over standard progressions...Review of Jazz Etudes by Joshua Breakstone

Jemsite - How does a professional basketball cheerleader become head of one of the most popular Science blogs out there on the Web today? And how exactly does music fit into all of this? Ask Darlene Cavalier...Let's Hear It For Music!

Muzicosphere - NAMM 2010 News...LINK

Not Playing Guitar - You might wonder why you should bother learning to transcribe, after all there's a lot of tab out there in songbooks, tutorials and on the Internet. In my experience though there are always pieces I'd love to play that don't seem to have been tabbed, and the only way to learn to play those is to transcribe them (or find someone who will transcribe them for you)...Make Transcribing Guitar Music Possible

Share My Guitar - Some good guitar lessons posted and NAMM 2010 coverage...LINK

Strat-O-Blogster - I doubt that Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters or Taj Mahal were picturing someone like this in the classic Blues, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, but who really knows for sure...Hot Guitar Decals & Stickers from Hot Chick Stickers 

Tone Freq - Pedals and effects for chasing that tone from NAMM 2010....LINK

The Punch-In - It's a shocker that Gibson does not have a booth at NAMM for the first time anyone can remember...Goodbye Gibson?

Truth in Shreading - Loys  of NAMM 2010 coverage...LINK

Have a rockin' weekend \m/

Sarge