Well, it’s not April 1st, so I think this is actually real. They even got a website and everything for it, so it must be. It’s kind of silly, but would be ‘cool’ in a practice room or recording studio. Especially if it was filled with something a bit more drinkable then Bud.
Only $299 and available in October.
Interesting interview with Luthier Roger Sadowsky. It’s always fascinating to hear thoughts and ideas about guitars from someone regarded as a master craftsman. A large portion of the video, starting around the 20 minute mark deals with properly setting up a guitar. Roger goes through every part of the guitar explaining it’s effect on tone and playability. So if your knowledge of guitar anatomy is a little lacking, this is a great way to fill in those holes.
SXSW is an annual music and arts festival that takes place in Austin Texas. For the past 8 years the festival has released songs by the groups featured at the event. These songs can be downloaded in bulk from the unofficial SXSW torrent site at - http://www.sxswtorrent.com/
This year’s collection alone includes 1,219 files totaling 7.52GB. Over all there is over 35GB of free music available, one of the largest collections of free music on the net. I particularly like that there are so many unknown artists in these collections. So there’s a good chance to discover some new favorites you haven’t heard before. It’s a lot of music to sort through to find the jems. I like to make a playlist of the years collection, and while listening, use the rating system in itunes to mark the keepers.
Strangely, I have never played through an actual Tubescreamer, so I’ve been looking at correcting that recently. While poking arount the net I heard some buzz about the Joyo Vintage Overdrive being a perfect clone for an Ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer. Apparently the infamous GearManDude had also heard this and did a shootout between the two.For about half the price of the TS9, I’d say the Joyo is certainly close enough.
