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7-Year-Old Girl Playing 'G n R' on Guitar Leaves 'Slash' Speechless [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:15:57 +0000

It may be time to really think about a "Rock School" with all of these talented kids Earlier this month we saw a six-year-old drumming along to Van Halen's 'Hot for Teacher.' and now we have a seven-year-old girl playing Slash's guitar part on Guns N' Roses' 'Sweet Child O' Mine.'

Who Invented The Electric Guitar? – Hump Day History [VIDEO]

Tee Roy — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:55:40 +0000

My buddy and I will have this argument every time we see each other. While I always argue that Les Paul invented the first electric guitar, I’m wrong. Les Paul put together the first solid body electric in 1941, 10 years after the first electric guitar. My buddy will claim it was Leo Fender. He, [...]

Coin Guitar Picks Are Awesome

Joe Student — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:59:48 +0000

Loose change is always a terrible conundrum. Nickels, dimes and quarters pile up in your car, on your dresser and in your couch cushions until you decide you want to cash them in and buy yourself something nice. Use that extra money to get yourself one of these handmade Coin Guitar Picks. Shaped by an [...]

Federal Agents Get Wood From Gibson Guitars

Jeff Easterling — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:02:30 +0000

Some how with all of the hurricane coverage, this little story must have slipped by me, but WOW! Federal Agents raided Gibson Guitar manufacturing facilities in Nashville, and Memphis Tennessee under suspicion of Gibson importing illegal hardwoods. Federal authorities confiscated over a million dollars in wood… or STOLE it, depending on who you ask. This [...]