Monday March 31, 2008 What Makes A Great Riff?
It's the question that bugs every guitarist each time they pick up their axe - how do I write the next 'Smoke On The Water' or 'Purple Haze'?
John Wheatcroft, Head Of Instruments at prestigious London music school Guitar X reckons for a start you need...
Thursday March 27, 2008 Slash Denies VR Split (While Launching New Guitars...)
Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has dismissed reports that the band will split up following its current European tour.
Slash is in the UK to launch his all new limited edition series of signature Gibson and Epiphone Les Paul Standard axes, released...
Tuesday March 25, 2008 Stop losing picks in your acoustic!
Q. I'm always dropping picks down the soundhole of my acoustic guitar. Is there a simple way to get hold of them without having to remove my strings?
A. Get yourself a pencil and whack a blob of Blu-Tack on the end of it. Now you have a simple but...
Aerosmith's Joe Perry Recovering From Surgery
Aersmith guitarist Joe Perry won't be having a knees-up for a while - he is recovering in hospital following successful total knee replacement surgery...
Perry put off the operation for two years so that he could fulfill Aersmoth's live commitments, but...
Weiland Unleashes The Kraken On Sorum!
Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland announced the band's split then lashed out at his drummer for protesting!
The unpredictable frontman dropped the bombshell at a show in Glasgow last week that this would be "the last tour by Velvet Revolver."
He...
Thursday March 20, 2008 5 easy ways to keep your axe in tune
1) Always stretch you guitar's strings!
Yes, we know we always go on about this, but it really works. It doesn't matter what kind of guitar you play - electric, acoustic or nylon-strung classical - stretching your new strings will keep your guitar in tune...
Queen Annouce World Tour!
Queen plan to Rock The Cosmos with a four month world tour heralding in their first studio album in 13 years.
The new album will be the first to carry the Queen name since the Freddie Mercury sessions - and will feature singer/songwriter Paul Rodgers on...
Tuesday March 18, 2008 Orange Launch Tiny Terror Combo
The award winning, critically acclaimed Orange Tiny Terror was only launched eighteen months ago and after selling over ten thousand units, has proven to be one of the most in-demand amps in the world.
During this time period Orange has been under...
'Grungefather' Headlines UK Back To Basics Festival
The Godfather of Grunge Neil Young is to headline a unique new UK festival...
'A Day at the Hop Farm' takes place on Sunday 6th July at The Hop Farm, near Tonbridge in Kent, organised by festival guru Vince Power.
It's being billed as the first ‘back...
Friday March 14, 2008 Live Reports From Musikmesse 08!
TG's sister site Music Radar is providing live updates straight from the heart of the biggest annual music equipment exhibition in Europe - the Frankfurt’s Musikmesse.
Following hard on the heels of the 2008 Winter NAMM show, the 'messe wraps up...
