The guitar comminity has a heart

The guitar community on the web can be an interesting bunch of folks. In many forums arguing and flame wars ensue over something as trivial as the type of pickup in your guitar. This id definitely not the case here. Two contributing members of the Six String Bliss have started a fundraiser to help a small Luthier pay some hefty medical bills for heart surgery.

Clint and Alica Searcy's friend Amy Hopkins gave a lot of herself a few years ago when their house was damaged by the floods in Tennessee. Now they are giving back by helping to raise money to cover Amy's medical expenses.

As we all sit here and ponder over what the next whiz bang pedal or super duper brown sound amp will be, how we will pay for it, and what the next gear acquisition is, we can forget that there are real problems effecting real people. Not so with the Searcy's. These folks stepped up to the plate and are walking the walk.

Please visit the link below and try to help out if you can.

Vintage Fender Bassman Cranked up to 10

For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of sitting down and cranking up a vintage Fender this video will be a treat. This is real rock and roll tone. I myself have a Bandmaster which sounds a little different but these old amps can do some serious growling. Check out the video, not only is the tone great, the playing is nice and tasty too. 

The only thing the video can’t capture is that punch in the chest feeling of all that air moving when this thing is searing like that.  Thanks to Tyler Grund for posting this on his YouTube channel. There are many more great videos there too so check them out.

http://www.youtube.com/user/gamedojo

 

Mellinium Falcon Guitar

This guitar will do the kessel run in 12 parsecs. Talk about taking some serious initiative. Brian Fisk made a fully functional guitar out of a Star Wars toy. Being a guitar player and a Star Wars fan this thing is just about the coolest thing I've seen since the the Lego guitar gear from a few years ago. 

I always admire the individuals who have a vision for something out of the ordinary but still have the ability to make cool instead of cheesy. Nice job Brian.

Cry Baby The Pedal That Rocks the World premier

Crybaby The Pedal That Rocks The World is now available online in 4 parts. This documentary dives full steam ahead into the pedal that screams rock and roll.

Featuring all the usual suspects known for their use and abuse of the Wah pedal. From Kirk Hammet to Zakk Wylde to Buddy Guy, there is no shortage of commentary from those who know this pedal best. 

You can check out each of the four segments online. The entire movie will be available on March 11th

Check it out here