Monthly Archives: April 2013
Steve Vai to Release “Story of Light” on Vinyl
On April 16, guitarist and composer Steve Vai will release his latest studio album, The Story of Light, on 180-gram vinyl. Mastered from tape and...
Seymour Duncan Offers Steve Harris Sig Bass Pickup
The Seymour Duncan SPB-4 Steve Harris Signature model pickup is the production version of Harris' custom-spec P-Bass pickups built in the Seymour Duncan Custom...
Eminence Launches D-Fend
Eminence Speaker’s D-fend SA300 is a loudspeaker protection and attenuation microprocessor that monitors and limits the amount of input power passed to a loudspeaker...
Gibson Custom Shop Adds Tom Scholz LP Standard to Collector’s Choice Line
The Gibson Custom shop is set to launch a Collector’s Choice model based on the 1968 Les Paul Standard made famous by Tom Scholz,...
Eddie Van Halen Adds Guitar to LL Cool J Disc
Eddie Van Halen and LL Cool J have teamed up on two songs for the rapper's upcoming album, Authentic, set for release April 30. The rock...
Quilter Labs Launches Aviator Amp Series
Quilter Labs’ new Aviator Amp Series use the company’s 200-watt engine and core tone stack as the MicroPro Series. The Ultralight Eight weighs 22.6...
Hugh McCracken Passes
Hugh McCracken, a renowned session guitarist and harmonica player, died March 28. He had been battling leukemia.
In the mid ’60s, McCracken played in a...