Monthly Archives: January 2010
Mac Arnold -Backbone & Gristle
On one of this album's best cuts, "Gas Can Story," Mac Arnold tells of how his then 10-year-old brother, William, so desperately wanted a...
Jerry and Gordon Kennedy
Guitarist/producer Jerry Kennedy, recipient of four Grammy awards, is proud of his three sons, all of whom are accomplished musicians and songwriters.
The Nashville veteran's...
Fender’s Mid-’50s Precision Bass
In the world of electric basses, the 1952 Fender Precision is the one that started it all.
While it's true that Gibson, Rickenbacker, and Audiovox...
Rocco Prestia
Rocco Prestia Photo: Neil Zlozower.
Bass great Jeff Berlin calls him "my all-time favorite groove player." The equally formidable John Patitucci proclaims, "The guy has...
Lissa Schneckenburger – Song
Lissa Schneckenburger plays "progressive" New England/Celtic music that combines equal parts traditional harmonic textures with a modern acoustic sensibility. Her voice has a pristine...
John 5
Photo: Neil Zlozower.
Best known as the scary-looking guitarist for metalmen like Rob Zombie, Rob Halford, and Marilyn Manson, John 5 is also regarded as...
Paul Priest – The Keeley Effect
The title references the "impact" of the guitar effects pedals made by Robert Keeley in making the album. That's all fine and good, but...
Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa.
Asked whether he gets philosophical at the thought of turning 30 (his birthday was May 8), Joe Bonamassa is reluctant. Maybe because since...
Enrico Granafei – In Search of the Third Dimension
On this truly phenomenal record, Granafei rolls through 10 cuts, most familiar, with just his voice, a nylon-string guitar, and a chromatic harmonica.
There...
Gibson L-10
Photo: Kelsey Vaughn. Instrument courtesy George Gruhn
Gibson did not put the L-10 on a price list until 1931, but according to the serial number...