Hitsquad Musician Network: Rock House, the leader in music instruction, announced today that Gus G., founding member and driving force behind the band Firewind, has joined Rock House’s roster of master instructors.
Thelonius Monk's 7 Deadly Sins on the Bandstand 
Jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy was a diehard follower of Thelonius Monk.
The Wildman Rides Again - Remembering Jerry Reed (VIDEO)
The late Reed, who passed away one year ago this month, was a jaw-dropping talent on the 6-string in addition to being a talented country music singer/songwriter, an accomplished session musician, ...
Les Paul (1915 - 2009)
In the days and weeks to come, expect a lot of Les Paul stories to rise to the surface.
Cash and Creativity
My UPS guy looks like Chris Cornell. Which makes me wonder: Is my UPS guy Chris Cornell? Is that the Loud Love howler himself coming up the walk in brown shorts, asking for my autograph?
Players, welcome to The Punch-In.
The first post on TrueFire.com's blog, The Punch-In
Peavey Vypyr 75 Review
The Vypyr Series was born out of Peavey's attempt to compete with the Line6 Spider Series and take a bite out of the modeling amplifier market. Today we will review the Vypyr 75.
Demo of the Burgin Baritone Weissenborn
Video demo of a wonderful custom made Baritone Weissenborn built by Paddy Burgin (NZ)
Canadian Acoustic Guitars
Canada has a large and vibrant acoustic guitar industry. In addition to the small boutique shops, there are Canadian acoustic guitar manufacturers that export their guitars to several countries.
Guitar Lesson - Make Your Blues Guitar Scales Gritty
Put some grit into your guitar scales
Links For The Weekend: Epiphone, Line 6, Propellerheads, Bill Wyman vs Beatles Rock Band.
Some links and readings for the weekend...
The 5 Most Popular Guitar Lessons On The Rock House Blog For August 2009
A compiled a list of the 5 most read lesson articles on the Rock House Blog for August of 2009.
Wishnevsky Loves Ugly Wood
Just like ugly people, ugly wood gets to make music too. This could be the funniest statement ever for a luthier...
Top 10 Selling Electric Guitars, Week 34, 2009
Here are the Top ten selling electric guitars, for Week 34, 2009
Michael Padget of BFMV Guitar Video Lesson - Melodic Shred
By adding some feel and emotion into a solo you begin to find great melodic lines that stick in people’s head.
David Ellefson's Rock Shop - Publishing and Royalties
Episode 18 0f the latest "Rock Shop" video series by David Ellefson is on the topic of music publishing and the royalties
BOSS FRV-1 FENDER REVERB PEDAL NOW SHIPPING
BOSS® and Fender® USA have collaborated to create the FRV-1, a stunning recreation of the 1963 Fender Reverb®.
Famous Canadians
You might be surprised to learn who is on the list of famous Canadian guitarists. Here’s a sampling of Canadian guitar talent, past and present.
Guitar Finger Building Exercise - Etude of Technique
In this lesson we are going to work those little digits of yours using arpeggios, hammer-ons and Pull-offs, and pivoting.
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