Gibson SG Raw Power
So Gibson announced this new SG “Raw Power”model not too long ago. Part of the “Raw Power” series which also includes a Les Paul Studio model. The idea behind the “Raw Power” series seems to be a no frills workingman’s guitar. No fancy binding or frilly rosewood fretboards here. Though you are allowed one, and […]
Bassoforte
Diego Stocco creates a new musical instrument out of an old piano, bass and other bits on hand and records a song with it.This is just a cool piece of music, let alone the manner it was made. Though I actually winced at the part where he’s sawing the head off the guitar neck. This […]
DIY Guitar painting rig
Just came across this brilliant idea for a simple rig to hold your guitar for painting. It was posted on the TDPRI forums by member “Mudbean”. The design allows for the guitar to be held at any angle in its 360 degree rotation as the weight of the guitar provides enough friction between the dowel […]
Polytune for iPhone free!
TC Electronics just announced that the first 25,000 copies of polytune will be free from the app store. I just tried it out and it works beautifully. I think it may beat out the current best iPhone tuner “iStroboSoft”. If you haven’t heard about polytune, this app is based on a real pedal-based tuner with […]
Handmade Metal Pickguards
One thing I have always wondered about guitars is, why are the pickguards plastic? You’ve got all kinds of exotic woods, precision craftsmanship, topped off with a cheap piece of plastic. Not to say they always look bad, just that a lot of times they could look so much better. The Japanese guitars of the […]