Old-school Metal-head (2025)

04/06/2022

Kerry King On June 3rd , 1964 Kerry King is born in Los Angeles, CA Happy 58th K.K.

03/06/2022

Lzzy Hale Gibson has partnered with Halestorm singer, songwriter, and electric guitar player Lzzy Hale to create a unique new signature model, the Explorerbird. The premise of the model is fairly simple, but a first for Gibson nonetheless: a mahogany Explorer body and mahogany Explorer neck, fitted with the headstock of a Firebird. That mahogany neck sports a 12" radius, 24.75" Indian rosewood fretboard with 22 gold medium jumbo frets, accompanied – in a swanky touch – by gold acrylic dot inlays....

Lzzy Hale Gibson has partnered with Halestorm singer, songwriter, and electric guitar player Lzzy Hale to create a unique new signature model, the Explorerbird. The premise of the model is fairly s…

18/05/2022

Beginning life in ’58, this ultra-rare solidbody finally left the factory some five years later This is a 1958/1963 Gibson Explorer. I’ve just come on the heels of delivering Big Ed [a 1958 Gibson Explorer] to Gibson. I delivered it by hand. [Edison] ‘Big Ed’ Thompson was a well-known blues guitarist. In 1958, he and his brother acquired matching guitars – Ed got an Explorer and his brother got a left-handed Flying V, which is one of a kind…...

Beginning life in ’58, this ultra-rare solidbody finally left the factory some five years later This is a 1958/1963 Gibson Explorer. I’ve just come on the heels of delivering Big Ed [a 1958 Gi…

16/04/2022

Get in on this limited sale by pre-ordering the Spark Mini and app with alternate crimson grille Positive Grid have cut the price on their new Spark Mini portable smart guitar amp and Bluetooth speaker in this special introductory offer. While stock lasts, you can now order Positive Grid’s next generation device with up to $34 off. PLUS they’re throwing an alternate crimson grille into the bargain normally priced at $50 for FREE....

Get in on this limited sale by pre-ordering the Spark Mini and app with alternate crimson grille Positive Grid have cut the price on their new Spark Mini portable smart guitar amp and Bluetooth spe…

11/04/2022

Pink Floyd reveal their first new original song since 1994, released in support of the people of Ukraine, and David Gilmour is all over it. Pink Floyd have today released 'Hey Hey Rise Up', the first new original music that they have recorded together as a band since 1994’s The Division Bell. And it is very new. The song was recorded just ...

Pink Floyd reveal their first new original song since 1994, released in support of the people of Ukraine, and David Gilmour is all over it. Pink Floyd have today released ‘Hey Hey Rise Up& #82…

16/03/2022

Happy 66th to the one and only Steve Harris

Happy 66th to the one and only Steve Harris Maiden’s creator

14/03/2022

The guitar hero's son and longtime tech will take the reins of his popular guitar and amp brand In the wake of Eddie Van Halen's tragic passing on October 6, Van Halen’s manager, Irving Azoff, has revealed plans for the future of EVH Gear, the popular guitar and amp brand Van Halen founded in 2007. “Wolf and Matt Bruck will run it, and that’s going to continue,” Azoff said in an interview with…...

The guitar hero’s son and longtime tech will take the reins of his popular guitar and amp brand In the wake of Eddie Van Halen’s tragic passing on October 6, Van Halen’s manager, Irving…

07/03/2022

The latest from Boss , Blackstar , and Walrus Boss – FZ-1W Waza Craft Fuzz Boss analyzed several vintage fuzz circuits, including vintage Sola Sound Tone Bender units, to create the FZ-1W, a pedal that puts Waza craftsmanship and premium components to work in a classic-sounding fuzz. The FZ-1W has controls for level, fuzz and tone, plus a Vintage/Modern mode switch that selects between the aggressive tone, dynamic touch response and extreme sensitivity to input volume of classic fuzz units and the fatter and more mid-focused tones associated with contemporary music styles....

The latest from Boss , Blackstar , and Walrus Boss – FZ-1W Waza Craft Fuzz Boss analyzed several vintage fuzz circuits, including vintage Sola Sound Tone Bender units, to create the FZ-1W, a p…

24/02/2022

Karma

Karma’s gonna get you

21/02/2022

Which kind of amplifier is best for projecting your signature sound? Our expert comparison will help you decide.. For as long as both tube amps and solid state guitar amps have been around, players have weighed up the pros and cons of each to try to decide which option is better. Of course, the answer isn’t black and white, and what’s right for one guitarist might not be right for another....

07/10/2021

Awesome pic We shall never forget the one and only Guitar God. R.I.P. EVH

We shall never forget the one and only Guitar God. R.I.P. EVH

07/07/2021

Metal Maiden madness

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