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Rolling Stones' Keith Richards is an Out Right Dad-Snorting Hooligan (Confirmed) 2007-08-08 15:08:20
Recent photo of the ragged RollingStones
' guitarist Keith
Richards
Back in April Keith Richards said he did a line of his father's ashes, then a day later it came out that the Rolling Stones
guitarist said he was joking, but he just recently told NME in an interview that he actually did.
Richards has finally come to terms with snorting the remains of his dad. But what does it mean? Does Keith Richards practice VooDoo?
"The strangest thing I've tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared..."
-Keith Richards during the interview with NME
According to Richards, snorting his father's ashes was during one of the worst times he's had on drugs.
3 Possibilities Why Keith Richards is a Dad-snorting Hooligan
#3. As said, Keith Richards may be a VooDoo witchdoctor
#2. The Orange Unicorn told him to do it
#1. He mistook his father's urn for his large vase of snow
Final t Read more:Confirmed
, Right
Hmm New House or Best Martin Acoustic Guitar? the New History of Flight 2007-08-08 13:59:09 So you're searching for the best martin acoustic guitar. This one catches your eye.
Then you read the price tag, $150,000.00. This guitar has to be specially ordered from Guitar
Center, so you'd probably actually just see a poster of it in store.
What makes the C.F. MartinHistory
of Flight
so special? No matter what it is, it can't be the cost of selling-my-organs-on-the-blackmarket special.
Only one made. Master Larry Robinson crafted the 18 pearl inlays. The acoustic has an Adirondack Spruce top. The rest is made with Brazilian Rosewood.
If you're the one with the cahones to buy the History of Flight, you get a personal tour through the Martin & Co. guitar maker buildings in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
Could it be the best Martin acoustic guitar? Obviously no one's played it, so possibly, but maybe it's more of a collector's item for people like Keifer Sutherland. Read more:Acoustic
, Acoustic Guitar
, House
Will the New Reverse Flying V become the Ultimate Guitar of tomorrow? What's the opposite of "booyah?" 2007-08-07 14:41:01 In 1958 the original Flying
V Guitar
took the rock-and-roll world by storm. Can you believe the design is that old?
Will the new Gibson Reverse
Flying V become the ultimate guitar of tomorrow
? To me it looks like one of those flowers you pull out of the ground in Mario. But I think it could grow on me.
Not only was the V flipped around, notice the headstock looks like it's melting. Gibson is calling the new flying v guitar "a bold new take on a groundbreaking classic." I call it, they must have been drunk.
There doesn't seem to be a purpose behind the new style V. To me it doesn't seem to have the same edge as a "normal" flying v. Kind of wussy actually.
Let's hear from you. What type of guitarist will be using the Reverse Flying V when it's released to the public? Read more:opposite
, Ultimate
Legendary Eddie and DLR, it's Official Folks, the 2007 Van Halen Reunion Tour is On 2007-08-07 09:17:48 UPDATED: The Tour will take place in October.
Rolling Stone Magazine announced yesterday that the 2007 Van HalenReunion Tour
is game again. Blessed be thy VH.
And the line-up is:
DLR
Eddie
Alex Van Halen
- drums
Wolfgang Van Halen - bass
If you remember back in early 2006, David Lee Roth started pushing the Van Halen Reunion Tour idea to the extreme. The gang's been talking about the reunion concerts for a while now, but the tour was held off for a number of reasons. The most recent stall had to do with Eddie checking into alcohol rehab back in March of 2007.
So when will the actual Van Halen Reunion Tour take place? Rolling Stone Magazine only said there would be a tour, and I guess it means it will be before the year's up. Maybe if you sell your children to a foreign slave market in time, you can afford tickets.
For updates on the status of the reunion (instead of searching forever in Google), you might want to bookmark Rolling Stone Van Halen Tour Updates.
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, Official
Solo Guitar Playing Lesson 2007-08-06 17:39:16
Solo Guitar
Playing: a Free Online Lesson
You likely clicked on this online lesson because you don't only want to solo better, you want to burn rubber on that ax. You have a need for guitar speed. You're probably sick of slaving away for guitar speed and getting no results. I'm not a guru, but I just might be able to at least set a tree in my front yard on fire with my guitar... or something.
Jason Parker here. I've been developing an easy soloing speed program since 2006. I'm going to go ahead and release a few exercises/techniques right here at ATOMIC.
The following lessons work based on muscle memory in your fingers. Practice these runs slowly so that your mind can record your movements right.
When you mess up on soloing technique, it actually does affect your overall solo guitar playing. You might not think it does, but your mind will record the mistakes and you'll make them over and over again. So instead of trying to fly through these riffs, runs, and rock g
New BOSS ME-20 Guitar Multi Effects 2007-08-12 15:26:09
BOSS has released ME-20 GuitarMultiEffects
. It's time to upgrade from your old ME with out-of-date effects and a design that looks as if you yourself took some scrap metal and tire rubber and hammered that thing together.
What else can be said about the old ME? Too many knobs. One perk of the new ME-20 Guitar Multi Effects is that it was designed to be more efficient on the fly.
"Today BOSS expands its famous ME series multi-effects family with the ME-20, a powerful multi-effects unit optimized for live performance. Easy to use and road tough, the ME-20 provides world-class overdrive, distortion, delay, chorus, phaser, flanger, tremolo, rotary, and EQ effects, taking BOSS’s performance-based philosophy to a very affordable price point."
-BOSS
ME-20's 3-Pedal Stompbox:
Pedal #1: all overdrives and distortions
Pedal #2: all modulation like chorus, tremolo, and phaser
Pedal #3: all delay and reverb
How does the new BOSS ME-20 Guitar Multi Effects work?
Stomp one pedal
DigiTech Guitar Effects: Hot and New in 2007 2007-08-12 13:05:09 Get ready to replace your RP80, guitarist. DigiTech will soon be releasing the DigiTech RP90 and RP70. One of the most beloved guitar effects processors has been put on a heavy dose of steroids (4x the power of the previous version). You get the same FX libraries, an FX Level, Master Level, the ability to create your own guitar effects and save them in the archive plus more.
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, Guitar
A Gifted and Talented Child Already a Rock Star: Guitarist Alex "Raz" 2007-08-11 09:24:11 Alex "Raz" is a gifted and talented child already a rock star at 9-years-old. In March Raz was discovered playing on the reality show "Finding Julian's Band". Since then he's picked up fans all over the internet at sites like YouTube and Yahoo! VIDEO. Father Steve Raz has been the brains behind the promotion of his rock star child.
"I could just tell. I just showed him a little finger exercise, and I could just tell, he picked it up pretty quick"
-Alex's Father
Alex's first album debuts in October featuring his old buddy from the reality show, 7-year-old singer Vincent Fondale. Alex Raz's influences include guitarists Eddie Van Halen, SRV, Satriani, Slash, and more, so we can expect it to sound like a hybrid of exciting guitar rock.
Okay, this gifted child may not seem amazing to few, but let me say this. When I used to teach private guitar lessons, the 9-year-olds I taught could barely press down a string. They had an attention span of a fly. The best and most talented of Read more:Gifted
, Guitarist
, Rock Star
Cheap Guitar Guide: ATOMIC Top 5 List 2007-08-10 17:21:15 #1. Washburn OE30 Oscar Schmidt $139.99
Topping the list of the ATOMIC Guide
's most valuable cheap guitars, the OE30 is a semi hollowbody that's been discontinued by Washburn. MSRP priced at $349.90, you can get this howling thick-toned resonator for $139.99 online. The versatility of this cheap guitar is amazing. The Twin HH pickups makes it good for Rock, but it also makes for a great beginner or intermediate Jazz or Country guitar.
Note: If you're a parent looking for a great low cost guitar for your son or daughter, the OE30 may not have the design they'll like. Not many kids are playing hollowbodies these days.
Learn more | Buy it
#2. B.C. Rich Bronze Series Warlock $179.99
The B.C. Rich Bronze Series Warlock looks like it was crafted in the 9th level of hell and it's a straight up Country killer. Worth at least twice it's price, this ax has only one purpose in this life: crunching, shredding, thrashing Heavy Metal.
Bronze Series Warlock in Action (Metallica Son Read more:Cheap
, Guitar
2007 Smashing Pumpkins ...WTF? 2007-08-15 17:18:38 Burn-out Smashing Pumpkins
members Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlan held a 13 minute YouTube Q & A interview yesterday.
You got to love the great guitar work from their songs throughout the years, but holy Moses you can tell by the interview that the members of the group aren't hungry at all anymore. Worse, they make me (at least) want to fall asleep. The only good thing about the interview was hearing a little bit about Billy Corgan's setup:
Custom-built Strat with Dimarzio pickups
Diesel Herbert Amp (German)
"Weird Effects Pedals" with German names, so he couldn't pronounce them
From what I can tell the Smashing Pumpkins
new album "Zeitgeist" has some solid guitar work from newcomer Jeff Schroeder. But not that great... Maybe I'm just in a bad mood today, but I feel the urge to severely rip on one of my all-time favorite bands in this highly one-sided post.
SP, I love you/I hate you.
Jeff Shroeder
Guitarist Jeff Schroeder is creative but all head, no s
RollingStone Supports Upcoming Air Guitar Championship 2007-08-13 18:03:02 RollingStone Magazine would like your advice on what solos three well-known air guitarists should attempt during the finals of the upcoming 2007 U.S. Air Guitar
Championship in New York. Leave your suggestion(s) as a comment on the article's page.
The three champs will pay a visit to RollingStone Magazine right before the event.
"We’ll be bringing you video of all their fast fingerwork and gratuitous guitar faces, and we’ll also be asking them to perform a few selections of our choosing in addition to classics from their repertoires."
-RollingStone Magazine
Hott Lixx Hulahan (2006 World Champ)
Bjorn Turoque (Early 2007 U.S. Champ)
McNallica (1st Time USAGC Qualifier)
This is the part where I absolutely tare air guitar apart. Nah. Just like Guitar Hero I have nothing against it.
read more Read more:Upcoming
Cheap Guitars: ATOMIC Top 5 List 2007-08-10 17:21:15 #1. Washburn OE30 Oscar Schmidt $139.99
Topping the list of the ATOMIC Guide's most valuable cheap guitars, the OE30 is a semi hollowbody that's been discontinued by Washburn. MSRP priced at $349.90, you can get this howling thick-toned resonator for $139.99 online. The versatility of this cheap guitar is amazing. The Twin HH pickups makes it good for Rock, but it also makes for a great beginner or intermediate Jazz or Country guitar.
Note: If you're a parent looking for a great low cost guitar for your son or daughter, the OE30 may not have the design they'll like. Not many kids are playing hollowbodies these days.
Learn more | Buy it
#2. B.C. Rich Bronze Series Warlock $179.99
The B.C. Rich Bronze Series Warlock looks like it was crafted in the 9th level of hell and it's a straight up Country killer. Worth at least twice it's price, this ax has only one purpose in this life: crunching, shredding, thrashing Heavy Metal.
Bronze Series Warlock in Action (Metallica Son Read more:Cheap
, Guitars
How to Shred Guitar Solos: You Need Speed 2007-08-19 11:37:36 Eddy Gaz has published a free four-part series on how to shred on guitar at YouTube. Graciously Gaz has allowed viewers to embed the videos on their sites, so what I've done here is put all four videos on ATOMIC and I've taken the time to tab out the lessons and highlight the key points. Thanks Eddy!
Out of all the chopbuilding videos and shred videos I've seen (including Joe Stump's Chopbuilder, John Petrucci's Rock Discipline, Michael Angelo Batio's Speed
Kills, Frank Gambale's Chopbuilder) Eddy Gaz's free guitar speed videos have been most helpful. Instead of piling tons of exercises on you, Gaz goes into shredding technique that has increased my 16th note chops at least by 20bps in the first day, just by mainly learning the way world class shredders hold the pick/plectrum (in a death lock).
Like I said, while you won't learn but a couple exercises, you're going to learn exactly how to build your shred speed for your solos. Eddy Gaz has more free guitar lesson videos Read more:Guitar
, Solos
Bashing the New Smashing Pumpkin Guitarist 2007-08-15 17:18:38 Burn-out Smashing Pumpkin
s members Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlan held a 13 minute YouTube Q & A interview yesterday.
You got to love the great guitar work from their songs throughout the years, but holy Moses you can tell by the interview that the members of the group aren't hungry at all anymore. Worse, they make me (at least) want to fall asleep. The only good thing about the interview was hearing a little bit about Billy Corgan's setup:
Custom-built Strat with Dimarzio pickups
Diezel Herbert Amp (German)
"Weird Effects Pedals" with German names, so he couldn't pronounce them
From what I can tell the Smashing Pumpkins new album "Zeitgeist" has some solid guitar work from newcomer Jeff Schroeder. But not that great... Maybe I'm just in a bad mood today, but I feel the urge to severely rip on one of my all-time favorite bands in this highly one-sided post.
SP, I love you/I hate you.
Jeff Shroeder
Guitarist
Jeff Schroeder is creative but all head, no s
10 Greatest Guitarists of All Time Period 2007-08-21 17:40:00 I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We finally have a perfect list of the greatest guitarists of all time.
I've had it folks. Every greatest guitarist list (see :1, 2, 3, and 4) is just plain inadequate.
So I leave the task to you. Everyone knows ATOMIC readers are the best guitarists alive today. Who are your nominations (and in order) for 10 Greatest
Guitarists of All Time Period
?
There will be pictures, there will be details, there will be videos, and oh yes, there will be a list of guitarists so good that it may be awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
Potential picks so far:
Joe Pass
Miles Davis
Jason Becker
Django Reinhardt
Frank Gambale
Jimi Hendrix
Charlie Christian
Eddie Van Halen
Joe Satriani
Myself
Kidding
#2... Jazz Guitar Player Joe Pass 2007-09-02 10:51:09 Yesterday Charlie Christian was inducted into the ATOMIC Greatest Guitar
ists of All Time List at the #1 spot. #2 on the list we have another Jazz guitar player, the amazing:
Joe Pass
Joe Pass hands-down was the most incredibly skilled guitarist who ever lived. Even if you don't enjoy Jazz guitar, you can appreciate his mind-blowing melodic improvising. Not to be a jerk, but for those of you who think Yngwie Malmsteen or Michael Angelo Batio are amazing shredders, Joe Pass makes them look like 10-year-old girls.
If Pass were alive today, I can imagine him shredding in a way that would probably make some people's heads explode like in the movie Scanners. If there were ever an alien who dressed in a human costume any time throughout the course of history, it would have been the 2nd greatest guitarist of all time, Joe Pass.
Not only was Pass a freak of nature Jazz guitar player, he was one of the most influential guitarists, even influencing some of the most highly acclaime
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