Kevin Kelly1d
Simple Instruments
I’ve owned and played professionally close to a hundred fine instruments in the 35 years I’ve been playing and I’ve ended up ...
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Steve Vai on BEAT, being a virtuoso in his 60s – and the Fripp riff he just couldn’t master
After kicking off 2024 beside old G3 pals Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani, Steve Vai hopped on tour with Satch for the aptly ...
‘From impossible to merely difficult’: AI collaborates with a vintage 1980s musical gadget
What happens when you mix modern AI with a piece of vintage technology and the musical stylings of a very amateur guitarist?
Allan Holdsworth changed guitar forever. His engineer sheds light on his process with a behind-the-scenes look at two groundbreaking albums
Recording engineer/mixer Robert Feist shares stories from Holdsworth's sessions for 'Road Games' and 'Metal Fatigue.' ...
‘Fuckin’ In the Bushes’: The Oasis song that stole its groove from Jimi Hendrix
Some artists may get away with stealing guitar licks here and there, but the basic drum groove of this Oasis tune owes a few royalties to Jimi Hendrix.
30 essential acoustic guitar chords, with charts
In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 ...