Yngwie Malmsteen Visits Duncan and Winds Pickups for Haiti Cause

On January 18, 2010, guitar icon Yngwie Malmsteen visited the Seymour Duncan factory and wound his first ever electric guitar pickups: a set of three true single coil pickups for Stratocaster. This week, we will put the pickups up for auction on eBay with the proceeds going to benefit Haitian Earthquake Relief.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?... The auction ends on Feb. 7, 2010.

Paul Gilbert and Uli Jon Roth at 2010 NAMM - -- - MUST SEE!!

Paul McCartney 'Nearly' Joined Them Crooked Vultures

Paul McCartney has revealed he asked about joining Them Crooked Vultures on bass, only to be told by Dave Grohl thatJohn Paul Jones had already beaten him to it.

McCartney said he was first told about Them Crooked Vulturesby Dave Grohl when the two went out to dinner together after playing together at last February's Grammys ceremony.

"We went out for a bite to eat afterwards and Dave told me he was starting this band with Josh [Homme]," he told the Daily Mail. "I asked him who was playing bass and he rather sheepishly told me he'd approached John. So you read it here first; Paul McCartney was nearly the bass player in Them Crooked Vultures."

McCartney also admitted that he was in two minds about whether to appear on The X Factor last year.

"When the offer came through it polarised a lot of people. Lots of my friends told me not to do it and it's not exactly [Later With…] Jools Holland. It's a pop show. But what turned me around - apart from the huge audience - was the fact that it's a family show, and so many kids I know are obsessed by it."

He went on to say that if the talent show was good enough for Beyonce, "it should be good enough for me".

Thanks for the report to Nme.com.

John Mayer In Concert -Live on Letterman -

John performs live from the Ed Sullivan Theater. (November 19, 2009)

This is the full concert. Enjoy! =)

NAMM 2010: Joe Satriani introduces the Ibanez JS2400

Ibanez have just posted this video on their Official YouTube Channel to coincide with the release of the Ibanez JS2400 at Winter NAMM 2010. Joe explains how Ibanez worked with him to create a cutaway that was aesthetically pleasing but gave complete access to the 24th fret and how he worked with Steve Blucher and Larry DiMarzio to select a single coil sized Humbucker that would retain the tonal qualities of the JS Series and compliment the Mo Joe. The Pickup that Joe and the Dimarzio guys selected was the Pro Track which as you can hear from the demo above actually sounds very much like a DiMarzio PAF Joe, at least when Joe plays it it does!

I think the single coil and the extended cutaway give the guitar a very different look but it also retains the smooth curves of the JS which make it so unique in the current Ibanez product line, I think these guitars are going to literally fly off the shelves. Personally, I’m happy with my 22 fret JS, which Guthrie Govan refers to as a “grown ups guitar”, but like Guthrie I do have a 24 fret guitar that I can turn to should I wish to regress

Jazzmaster Ultralight Electric Guitar Amp

Fender® is proud to introduce the new Jazzmaster™ Ultralight–the best sounding, most portable professional electric guitar amp available! Designed for jazz and casual-gig guitarists, city-dwellers who may take a taxi to the gig, direct recording enthusiasts, or anyone who travels light and desires an ultra-portable guitar amp, the Jazzmaster Ultralight offers an incredible 250 Watts of sparkly clean Fender solid-state tone, with effects that have been voiced specifically for jazz guitar.

With a light anodized aluminum extrusion chassis, the Jazzmaster Ultralight is extremely easy to carry in its own padded shoulder bag. The Voltage Selector switch conveniently allows worldwide use, and its patented magnet docking system allows secure attachment of the amp to its matching cabinet.

The Jazzmaster Ultralight features two channels, channel switching with footswitch, warm tube-emulated overdrive, and great built-in effects. Additionally, the matching Jazzmaster Ultralight 112 Enclosure features a 12" driver with lightweight Neodymium magnet.

Creating tones from jazz to funk to Motown, the Jazzmaster Ultralight offers a hi-tech feature set in a beautiful compact package that is the ultimate in portable amplification for gig or studio! US MSRP is $928.50 for the head, and $357.10 for the cabinet.

NEWS FROM NAMM 2010 - NEW PRODUCT ARRIVALS

NEW VOX AMPS & GUITARS LAUNCH AT NAMM 2010
News from NAMM of a new range of Vox electric guitar models; single and double-cutaway, semi-hollow and solid body guitars in a wide range of colours and finishes. Full details and info here.

Guns N' Roses Kick Off Canadian Tour!

Guns N' Roses kicked off its Canadian tour last night (Wednesday, January 13) at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba — the band's first North American date (and fifth show overall) since the release of "Chinese Democracy" in 2008.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Chinese Democracy
02. Welcome to the Jungle
03. It's So Easy
04. Mr. Brownstone
05. Shackler's Revenge
06. Richard Fortus Spotlight
07. Live and Let Die
08. Sorry
09. If the World
10. Dizzy Reed Solo
11. Street of Dreams
12. Better
13. You Could Be Mine
14. DJ Ashba Spotlight
15. Sweet Child O' Mine
16. I.R.S.
17. Axl Rose Piano Solo
18. November Rain
19. Scraped
20. O Canada / Pink Panther (Bumblefoot Spotlight)
21. Out Ta Get Me
22. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
23. Nightrain

Encore:

24. Madagascar
25. This I Love
26. Frank Ferrer Drum Solo
27. Rocket Queen
28. My Generation (Tommy Stinson Spotlight)
29. Patience
30. Paradise City

A review of the show and photos can be found at RollingStone.com.

Ozzy Osbourne: At A Book Store Near You

Ozzy Osbourne plans to promote his new autobiography, “I Am Ozzy,” with a quick book signing tour across the country.

In the book, The Prince of Darkness reportedly delves into all the stories that built the myth– from biting the head off a live bat to witnessing the plane crash that killed his close friend and collaborator Randy Rhoads. It also touches on his relationship with his wife Sharon and kids Aimee, Kelly, and Jack.

The 61-year-old Black Sabbath frontman has already gone on record saying he hopes Johnny Depp plays him in the movie version of the book.

The full list of tour dates follows.

Monday January 25th

12:30pm – 2:00 pm BARNES AND NOBLE at 555 Fifth Avenue at 46th St, New York, NY 10017

6:00pm – 7:30 pm BOOKENDS at 232 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Tuesday January 26th

7:00pm – 8:30 pm BORDERS at 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019

Wednesday January 27th

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm BORDERS at 1 S. Broad St, Ste. 100, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Thursday January 28th

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm BARNES & NOBLE COLLEGE BOOKSTORES at 660 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02215

Saturday January 30th

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm BARNES AND NOBLE at 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie, IL 60077

Tuesday February 2nd

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm BOOK SOUP at 8818 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069

Wednesday February 3rd

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm BARNES AND NOBLE at 7881 Edinger Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92647

NAMM 2010: Gibson unveils Slash 2010 Appetite Les Paul

PRESS RELEASE: Gibson Guitar will offer guests of NAMM a special sneak peek advance showing of the upcoming release of the latest Slash 2010 Appetite Les Paul.

Inspired by the axe that the legendary Guns and Roses guitar hero played on the multi-platinum selling Appetite for Destruction album and practically every recording since, this may be the most highly anticipated guitar launch of the year.

As a result Gibson is offering a sneak peek preview of this amazing work in progress at the Gibson/Monster Booth #4242 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Take a good look at the latest in a series of prototypes being skillfully constructed by the Gibson USA Division luthiers for Slash's, and your, inspection.

Slash will be visiting the Gibson/Monster booth on Saturday 16th January at 3:30pm to check out the guitar, take a few pictures and sign some autographs.

Included are the features one would expect to be included in a guitar of this magnitude from the traditional style weight relief mahogany body with AAA figured maple top to the new Seymour Duncan Slash Signature Alnico II pickups.

Special capacitors have been selected by Slash to create the vintage Les Paul sound he demands and "Tone Pro" hardware with historic machine heads, locking bridge and tailpiece to keep it all in tune and performing like a star.

Features

- Traditional style weight relief

- Mahogany body with AAA Figured Maple top

- Unique neck profile made for Slash features rounded 60's shape

- Rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays

- Un-burst top with faded cherry back lacquer finish

- Slash signature smoking skull with top hat artwork for peghead face

- New Seymour Duncan Slash Signature Alnico II pickups

- Special capacitors selected by Slash for vintage tone

- Tone Pro hardware with historic machine heads, locking bridge and tailpiece

The Slash Appetite for Destruction Les Paul will be released in the coming weeks in limited quantities from Gibson USA, Gibson Custom Division and from Epiphone. Check Gibson's official site for further information and launch dates for this important series of guitars from the ultimate Guitar Icon.

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For more information, visit Gibson's official site

Information taken from official press release

Reverend to display the Unknown Hinson at NAMM

Reverend has cooked up a new signature guitar with Unknown Hinson, the self-proclaimed King of Country Western Troubadours, and underground guitar legend. The guitar fulfills Hinson's need for a lightweight semi-hollow guitar that can cover everything from authentic Country twang to classic rock Hippy Mess.

Based on the Club King model, this guitar has a smaller, lighter body, and full-length center block for increased clarity when using overdrive. The two Reverend P-90 pickups in combination with the Bass Contour control deliver a wide pallete of tone options. The black color scheme, bat inlays, engraved pickguard, and included Coffin Case complete the vampire-meets-hillbilly vibe. Other key features include a korina body with solid spruce top, 24.75" bolt-on maple neck, and Pin-Lock tuners. Available in Black only. List: $1329, Street $1099.

The Unknown Hinson Signature will be on display at NAMM booth #1372.

For more information, you can visit www.reverendguitars.com