Photos by: Brendan Albert – Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and 9X GRAMMY Award-winning band Metallica, appeared at TIFF Lightbox in Toronto yesterday (April 25th) for an intimate, live discussion that took an intimate look into Kirk’s storied music career, and celebrated the launch of his new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk … Continue reading
By: Staff – Earlier this month, a short but touching article was posted at Guitar World, arguing that we should all learn Jimi Hendrix’s guitar habits. The article was less about how to learn these habits, and more about the ways that Hendrix created a new style of playing, essentially from scratch. It asserts that … Continue reading
By: Staff – Grammy award-winning artist St. Vincent, and Ernie Ball Music Man, have announced additions to their critically acclaimed line of St. Vincent Signature Guitars. Envisioned and designed by St. Vincent (Annie Clark) with support from the award-winning engineering team at Ernie Ball Music Man, the unique electric guitar pushes the boundaries of design with singular voice to match. … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – A black-and-white left-handed Fender Stratocaster used by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain during the band’s final tour – specifically their February 16th, 1994 gig in Rennes, France – is going up for auction. The guitar, which is project to sell for $140,000, was posted on the auction house Cooper Owen on April 12th. “This is what I … Continue reading