Snowy Day Inspiration
Zach·
Snow is hammering the East Coast like Pete Townshend hammered his Rickenbacker at the Railway Tavern circa 1964....
Inspiration
Austin, Texas Blues
by Rich Maloof With all the bad news that pours in every day, we can be somewhat unfazed...
A Song to Die For: The ‘My Way’ Killings
A strange and shocking story caught our eye in today’s New York Times: Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly...
Playing Old Guitar Strings
Zach·
by Charlie Doom Spend thirty seconds playing a guitar strung with old, corroded strings and you’ll never want...
Pat Metheny’s One-Man Band: “Orchestrion”
Pat Metheny released Orchestrion this past week. If I’ve counted correctly, beginning with Bright Size Life in 1975,...
The Second Guitar
Zach·
by Charlie Doom Buying a second guitar is a rite of passage for a guitarist. It represents a...
Guitar News from NAMM
Last week we offered a sneak peak from the floor at NAMM, the mammoth trade show of the...
Blues Guitar Lesson: “Sweet Home Chicago” Genealogy
Zach·
by David Hamburger Come on…Baby, Don’t You Want to Know? Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of...
Daily Kindling: Goodbye Gibson?
Industry insiders at the NAMM show in Anaheim are murmuring that Gibson could be out of business by this summer.
Fireside Chat: Seymour Duncan
While the name Seymour Duncan might be synonymous with high quality pick ups and stompboxes, few know that...
7 Amazing & Unique Guitar Videos from 2009
Zach·
There were many awesome guitar performances over the past year, and as the Internet continues to expand and...
Happy New Year!
We’ve had a great time launching TrueFire’s blog this past year, and the feedback we’ve received from players...