Happy Birthday Leo Fender
On this day in 1909, guitar designer, engineer and inventor Leo Fender was born. Leo would go on to found Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, now ...
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Rolling Stone Magazine’s Letter to Record Execs: Brilliant or Bitter?
In 2002, Rolling Stone purchased a stinging ad in the New York Times, in which it sarcastically congratulated record labels for what the magazine sees as anti-c...
The Best Solo Acoustic Performance You Will See Today
Here is an excellent solo acoustic performance that we had to share with you. Antoine Dufour is the performer, and we found this video on the Candy Rat Records ...
Help Keep the Kids Smiling!
Hi Friends! All of us here at TrueFire volunteered this year to help raise money for Jerry's Kids by tapping everyone we know on the shoulder to ask for a sm...
Remembering Les Paul
Today would have been Les Paul's 96th birthday. Anyone lucky enough to have met the man or caught him onstage knows that the Legend of Les may have been monumen...
Do Better Guitars Make Better Players?
by Pete Prown Does the guitar you have chosen help make you a better player? Is your technique, or even your songwriting, influenced by your gear? We talk...
A Film: “Creative Spirit” – Keith Medley’s 27-String Guitar
First we told you about The Loog Guitar on Kickstarter, and now we've got another exciting and interesting project for you to check out. It's called "Creative S...
Solidbodies: The 50-Year Guitar War
“Every rock music fan has heard the war, every rock guitarist has fought in the battles.” Starting with their conception and design in the early 1950s, Solid...
Guitar Player’s Guitar Superstar 2011
Guitar Player magazine’s Guitar Superstar 2011 competition is open to electric and acoustic guitar players of all styles who believe they have what it t...
Hot Shot Finalists Announced! Vote Now For The Winner!
The Hot Shot judges have made their selections! The seven Hot Shot finalists have been chosen and all will be awarded a $100 TrueFire Gift Certificate. Congratu...
Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World
Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World tells the story of the wah wah effect pedal, from its invention in 1966 to the present day. Musicians, engineers, and h...
The Loog Guitar: A Revolutionary Guitar for Children?
We here at TrueFire love Kickstarter. If you're not familiar with the website, Kickstarter describes itself as "a new way to fund creative projects" and offers ...