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Led by former GUITAR PLAYER Editor in Chief Michael Molenda, GOG evangelizes the guitar and promotes
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02/05/2024

One of the many mind-blowing moments of my career at Guitar Player Magazine was when one of MY guitar heroes — Bill Nelson — asked to interview one of HIS guitar heroes, Duane Eddy. The result was a stunning, intimate, and informative discussion between two transcendent talents. The complete January 2013 article is not available online—as the current owner of GP doesn't feel legacy content is worth posting at GP.com—but if you send an email to [email protected], I will send you a homemade scan. Much appreciation to Duane for all he did to inspire other guitarists. He was a quiet giant of instrumental guitar music and a truly wonderful wonderful human. RIP Duane Eddy (1938-2024).

A Happy & Grateful Note from the Head Buckeroo… Guardians of Guitar is a whole year old now, and I want to thank all of the fab Guardians out there who helped this content site—which remains totally dedicated to evangelizing everything about your obsession with the guitar, guitar music,...

19/04/2024

Guardians of Guitar is pretty thrilled about the imminent publication (approx. May 30) of the Earl Slick (official) book, GUITAR. Earl was incredibly supportive of every wild thing I asked him to do while I was at Guitar Player Magazine—from the GUITAR SUPERSTAR competition to seminars, videos, and numerous interviews (including his Holiday 2012 cover story). So looking forward to reading this!

One of music's greatest sidemen, Earl Slick, delivers his account of playing guitar for Bowie, Lennon, Jagger and many more in a fascinating window into the rock n' roll lifestyle. Preorder a SIGNED copy of Guitar here: https://bit.ly/3ISIBoO

16/04/2024

It's almost May 1, which means Wroclaw, Poland's Gitarowy Rekord Guinnessa is almost here. Thanks to founder Leszek Cichoński, I've had the honor of performing on the Market Square stage in front of thousands of guitar-wielding fans with legends and icons such as Steve Vai, Jennifer Batten, Al Di Meola, Greg Koch, and even "Super Yob" Slade's Dave Hill. (Cheryl and I are "hiding" about four bodies behind Steve Vai in this video from last year.) It's a beautiful and overwhelming experience. Check out the video to see that I'm talking about, and if you want more info, go to https://www.facebook.com/GitarowyRekord

15/04/2024

We're BACK! So sorry for the "pause," but some cool stuff is coming soon. Many thanks for your support!!! — Michael Molenda, founder Guardians of Guitar, Former Editor in Chief Guitar Player Magazine, current Article Content Producer for Guitar Center.

07/03/2022

Fender Custom Shop announces 2022 Prestige Collection.

For many guitarists, these Prestige instruments are dream machines, as spending between $9,500 to $36,500 is a just that — a dream. I'm super into mid-mod art, so my favorite was builder Jason Smith's Prestige Electric Sea Gems Esquire designed by artist Laura Bennett. But I won't be writing a $13k check that beauty in this lifetime. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktxPO1ue1MU

More groovy videos to muse over below. Hope your crypto currency is on an upswing...

Greg Fessler: Prestige Ghost Town Tele
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBJjngXoY1c

Dennis Galuszka: Prestige Moto Jazzmaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-4l8qF3kK4

Tood Krause: Prestige Jazzmaster Olympic White
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F62ztKLpXbw

Kyle McMillin: Prestige Thinline Telecaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L-P2C-6ZdE

Yuriy Shishkov: Prestige Quilted '60s Stratocaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5g5LoIMsc4

Ron Thorn: Prestige Hawaiian Dream Resonator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9jGPtSX0xI

Vincent Van Trigt: 1952 Peacock Precision Bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv4X18OKeR4

Paul Waller: Prestige Saint John’s Skeleton Telecaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7db-8PUTr8

15/02/2022

Two fabulous buddies — Janet Robin Music and Steve Stevens — an iconic track, and a tribute to a transcendent guitarist... What's NOT to love? Pretty slick video, as well. Great work, gang!!!

Steve Stevens and The String Revolution Honor Late Ozzy Guitarist Randy Rhoads with Cover of “Crazy Train”.Nearly 40 years after the untimely death of Ozzy O...

23/12/2021

Merry Christmas from steel player Andrea Whitt!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=umT1jIUEzHk

"Mele Kalikimaka" by Robert Alexander AndersonAndrea Whitt - Pedal Steel, Violin, Vocals, Ukulele, MandolinToshi Yanagi - GuitarTeddy Jack - Drums, Bass, Per...

28/10/2021

I've always loved Gretsch Guitars. So great to see a proper museum to the brand opening in downtown Savannah, Georgia. Fred Gretsch and his wife Dinah Murphy Gretsch were always great supporters of Guitar Player Magazine when I was Editor Boy there. So thrilled for both of them, as well as Gretsch fans and the extended Gretsch family.

28/06/2021

OUT NOW! The all-new Reverend Guitars signature Dirtbike Royale. Based on his original Reverend Reeves Gabrels Dirtbike platform, this model features two Mojotone Pickups—a Hot Quiet Coil P90 Soapbar (bridge) and a ’56 Quiet Coil Soapbar (neck). Both pickups are hum-canceling, passive pickups. Other features include a Wilkinson GTB bridge and adjustable stop tailpiece, a Korina body, a Boneite nut, locking tuners, Reverend’s Bass Contour Control, and a dual-action truss rod. For more info, visit http://reverendguitars.com.

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True story (hahaha): I was made redundant when Future Publishing UK acquired all the assets of NewBay Media, the corporation that owned Guitar Player, Bass Player, Keyboard, Electronic Musician, Frets, Guitar World, and Guitar Aficionado. Twenty-one years of service to the guitar community went p**f in an instant.

Oh, well. The future waits for no one, and you can either deal with it, or whine and cry and rage.

So HOW I am dealing with it is to CONTINUE all of the community support efforts and journalistic endeavors that forged and informed my two decades at Guitar Player.

Guardians of Guitar is dedicated to evangelizing those planks of wood we love so dearly, as well as all who play them — meaning women and men of all ages, all skill levels, and all styles. This Facebook joint — and I am developing a website, an Instagram page, and a Twitter site, too — will share info, promote guitar players and their musical explorations, talk about gear, seek out the best music lessons and video productions, and generally geek out about all things guitar. I hope you’ll joint the tribe so that we can reach out as a powerful, crazy, and fun-as-all-heck little community to share our adoration for each other as creators of joyous noises. If you want me to cover your project, please FB message me, or email me at [email protected]. Hey, we have a rumble to start...