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
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
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
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...
The Top 7 Guitar Stories of 2009
7. The Top 50 Guitar Albums of All-Time – With a lot of help from their readers, Guitar...
Daily Kindling: Homeless Man Wows
Sometimes life isn’t fair. And in this case, it seems life is totally wrong. A homeless man, who...
Daily Kindling: Record Labels Sued for Pirating!?
Fuel for the Fire: “If the milk industry can make their product seem sexy and increase consumer demand,...
Fireside Chat: John Wlaysewski
Our latest Fireside Chat is with a Zeppelin-loving, Fender-playing guitarist who is unafraid to go to 11 and...