Tag Archives: Jimi Hendrix
Experience Hendrix Tour to Return in 2014
Lineup for 2014 Experience Hendrix Tour Unveiled
The lineup for the eighth annual Experience Hendrix Tour has been announced. As in years past, it contains a downright staggering assemblage of legendary guitar talent including Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Bootsy Collins, Johnny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Dweezil Zappa.
Band of… Read More
Video: Gary Clark Jr. “Numb”
Austin-based blues rocker‘s latest video from debut album Blak and Blu
By Alex Baker
It’s been a huge year for Gary Clark Jr. Propelled into the limelight by the single “Bright Lights,” the Austin-based singer/guitarist and actor was one of our favorite breakout artists in 2012. Since the release of his red hot major label debut album, Blak and Blu, he’s performed for President Obama at the White House,… Read More
RIP: Alvin Lee of Ten Years After
Former Ten Years After guitarist dies suddenly after complications from routine surgery
By Alex Baker
Legendary British rock guitarist Alvin Lee, formerly of Ten Years After, passed away at the age of 68 on Wednesday. According to a statement on Lee’s official website, he “passed away early this morning after unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure.”
Lee and Ten Years After came to prominence… Read More
Gear Profile: Silvertone Amp In Case at National Guitar Museum
GSTV gets up close with a rare vintage classic - the Silvertone Amp In Case
With its lipstick tube pickups and three-watt amp built into the case, the Silvertone Amp In Case was an affordable entry-level model that is rumored to have been the first electric guitar ever owned by the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan. During our recent visit to the National Guitar Museum, GSTV’s Brian Lippey got the lowdown on this unique Danelectro guitar and all-in-one package, that was originally available for just $67.95.
Amplitude Jimi Hendrix: The Coolest Guitar App of 2012?
New iPad/iPhone app models legendary Guitar God’s tone
By Alex Baker
Certainly the coolest guitar app we’ve come across this year is the Amplitude Jimi Hendrix, a new app that models Hendrix’s tone and actual amp set-up. The app was created by IK Multimedia, a company that makes some of the best apps out there for guitars, keyboards, vocals, and more.
The Amplitude Jimi Hendrix app features two historically accurate models of… Read More
Gary Clark Jr, Bowery Ballroom, Monday, November 6th, 2012, Reviewed by Rock NYC
Rock NYC’s review of recent Big Apple performance from the Austin-based contemporary blues guitarist
By Iman Lababedi
So Gary Clark Jr, great white hope of blue players from Austin fucking Texas, the future of rock and roll, so cool, so handsome, making the world line up so you can show em what’s what, this years hype. It’s nyc, it’s a packed out Bowery Ballroom, and the stage is yours… watcha got?
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