Guitar and Music News

Taylor Guitars Roadshow in Chicago

Ryan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:38:15 +0000

One of the most exciting event for Taylor Guitar fans is the Annual Taylor Guitars Roadshow.

Last September 22nd, Taylor Guitars stopped by Chicago’s Tivoli Theater to promote their new guitars as well as to get to know Taylor enthusiasts in Illinois.

Taylor’s clinician Wayne Johnson was there to perform and demo the guitars.

Here are some of the highlights:

Here’s Wayne Johnson rocking the Taylor Solidbody electric guitar. Beautiful piece of instrument.

The “petting zoo” part where people get to test out the different Taylor Guitars. I would love to try these babies out with the my favorite acoustic guitar pickup - the expression system. Wish I had a new Travel Guitar so that I could go to these roadshows and jam with the peeps.

Kanye West Interrupts President Obama’s Speech

Ryan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:49:09 +0000

No wonder Obama called Kanye West a ‘Jackass.’ This is really getting out of hand.

If you have not heard the leaked clip of Obama calling Kanye West a Jackass - then check out the link.

So here is our dear President Barack Obama delivering his speech and talking about the very important healthcare reform and then out of nowhere Kanye West interrupts him in the same manner he did during the VMA’s.

You heard it from the president himself - Beyonce’s video is not the best video of all time.

Check it out:

Pres. Obama Called Kanye West a Jackass

Ryan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:40:13 +0000

During an interview, a reporter asked President Obama what he thought of Kanye West’s antics on the MTV VMAs.

Since it was the only thing everyone was talking about at the time, ofcourse he had something to say about it.

He called Kanye West a “Jackass” but he was under the impression that the whole pre-interview chatter was off the record. The tweeting staff of the network didn’t think so and took advantage of the moment to tweet to their friends what was happening during the interview. Now the news is out and Obama is being criticized for getting involved in this mess.

Here is a clip of Obama calling Kanye Out.

Taylor Swift Talks About Kanye West on “The View”

Ryan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:27:45 +0000

Taylor Swift talks about her reaction to Kanye West and his douche move during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards while she was on “The View.”

Kanye West finally gets the decency to formally apologize (not blogging) to Taylor Swift for his drunken stunt.

Taylor Guitars 35th Anniversary 9-string Guitar

Ryan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:20:50 +0000

Taylor has come up with some really cool and unique offerings for their 35th anniversary! One guitar I’m really interested in is the XXXV 9-String Guitar.

This is for those who are into the 12-string guitar but does not want to go all the way. The XXXV 9-string brings out the best of both the 6 and 12 strings. The D and G strings are doubled an octave apart, while the B is simply doubled.

I am really interested to see how this would sound! I think this would make for a really good recording guitar!

Read more on the Taylor Guitars News page.

Kanye Disses Taylor Swift on VMA 2009

Ryan — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:32:17 +0000

Kanye West has done it again!

Just when you thought Kanye could not possibly get the world to hate him even more - he comes up with this: (the video comes up after a quick commercial from mtv)

Taylor Swift was really genuinely happy to receive a moon man from MTV but before she could finish her acceptance speech - Kanye decided to voice his opinion by stealing the mic and telling everybody that Beyonce’s video is the best.

I really found this to be very funny but annoying at the same time. I can’t help but to feel bad for Taylor who was left stunned after the crazy stunt. Everybody booed Kanye off the stage while giving a standing ovation for Taylor.

This was by far the most outrageous thing he has done and totally tops when he said he should replace Michael Jackson as the king of pop just days after his death.

In the end, Beyonce did get a chance to win video of the year and gracefully gave her moment to Taylor so that she could finish her speech.

Kanye apologized in his blog and said that he was just keeping it real but totally disrespected Taylor Swift. He said he liked the lyrics about cheerleaders and bleachers - Whoopie!

Taylor Guitar T3/B Earns WIHO Award

Ryan — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:06:03 +0000

The awesome Taylor T3/B (Bigsby) was recently reviewed by Music Players Inc. It earned a 3.6/4.0 stars to get the WIHO (Wish I Had One) Award that it truly deserves.

“We test-drove our Taylor T3/B through a Bogner Ecstasy, which provided an excellent clean tone without robbing the guitar of its true colors. The T3/B delivered everything you would expect from a Taylor.”

They even confirmed my observation that it’s the offspring of the T5 and the Solidbody.

Visit the Taylor T3/B Electric Guitar site to learn more.

You can read the full review at MusicPlayers.com

100 Guitar Riffs in Less Than 8 Minutes

Ryan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:05:34 +0000

Here we are again with a “100 list” but this time its for famous guitar riffs.

Brodie Cumming is a guitar instructor in California who decided he wanted to show you what you could possibly learn if you hire him as your teacher.

What’s impressive about this video is the fact that he did this in one take.

Here is the list in order in case you are interested. If you want to just watch the video and name all the songs without looking at the list, be my guest.
1 Stairway To Heaven Led Zeppelin
2 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple
3 Sweet Child O’ Mine Guns & Roses
4 Wanted Dead Or Alive Bon Jovi
5 Layla Eric Clapton
6 Black Magic Woman Santana
7 No More Mr. Nice Guy Alice Cooper
8 Beat It Michael Jackson
9 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne
10 Dr. Feelgood Motely Crue
11 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
12 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd
13 Cowboys From Hell Pantera
14 Enter Sandman Metallica
15 Mister Sandman Chet Atkins
16 One Step Closer Linkin Park
17 Back In Black AC/DC
18 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix
19 Black Dog Led Zeppelin
20 Crazy On You Heart
21 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin
22 Bulls On Parade Rage Against the Machine
23 Unchained Van Halen
24 Bad To The Bone George Thorogood
25 Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
26 Surfing with the Alien Joe Satriani
27 Money For Nothing Dire Straits
28 Cult Of Personality Living Colour
29 Start Me Up Rolling Stones
30 Sunshine of your Love Cream
31 Runnin’ with the Devil Van Halen
32 Hells Bells AC/DC
33 Foxy Lady Jimi Hendrix
34 Frankenstein The Edgar Winter Group
35 Aqualung Jethro Tull
36 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly
37 Carry On Wayward Son Kansas
38 (Don’t Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult
39 Cemetary Gates Pantera
40 Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love Van Halen
41 Walk This Way Aerosmith
42 Tonight ‘m Gonna Rock You (Tonight) Spinal Tap
43 Life in the Fast Lane Eagles
44 Come As You Are Nirvana
45 Zero Smashing Pumpkins
46 Nothin’ But A Good Time Poison
47 Round n Round Ratt
48 It’s Not Love Dokken
49 Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo Rick Derringer
50 Norwegian Wood Beatles
51 Under The Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers
52 Kashmir Led Zeppelin
53 Train Kept A-Rolling The Yardbirds
54 Blackbird Beatles
55 Eye of the Tiger Survivor
56 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix
57 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
58 Ace Of Spades Motorhead
59 Breaking The Law Judas Priest
60 King of the Hill Theme Brian David Blush/Roger Meade Clyne
61 All Right Now Free
62 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz
63 When I Come Around Green Day
64 Trilogy Suite Op.5 Yngwie Malmsteen
65 Born To Run Bruce Springsteen
66 Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
67 Day Tripper Beatles
68 Panama Van Halen
69 Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf
70 More Than A Feeling Boston
71 Cat Scratch Fever Ted Nugent
72 Bark At The Moon Ozzy Osbourne
73 Hair Of The Dog Nazareth
74 No More Tears Ozzy Osbourne
75 Just A Girl No Doubt
76 Iron Man Black Sabbath
77 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith
78 Pride And Joy Stevie Ray Vaughn
79 Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top
80 Machine Head Bush
81 Black Or White Michael Jackson
82 Sultans Of Swing Dire Straits
83 Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix
84 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin
85 10 Years Gone Led Zeppelin
86 Wild Thing The Troggs
87 Owner Of A Lonely Heart Yes
88 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf
89 I Love Rock N ‘ Roll Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
90 Brown Sugar Rolling Stones
91 La Bamba Los Lobos
92 China Grove Doobie Brothers
93 You Really Got Me Van Halen
94 Wipe Out The Surfaris
95 House Of The Rising Sun The Animals
96 Dust In The Wind Kansas
97 Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac
98 Susie Q Creedence Clearwater Revival
99 Voodoo Child Jimi Hendrix
100 Eruption Van Halen

United Breaks Guitars Part 2

Ryan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:56:01 +0000

Here is the second installment to Dave Carroll’s anti-United Airlines campaign.

This video required a bit more to produce compared to the first one. They had to hire some extras, rent a crane for an overhead shot, and a few other elements. Thanks to all the people who volunteered their time and talent to produce this video.

I am loving the new Taylor T3 guitar.

One guitar was injured in the making of this music video.

Taylor Guitars Road Show 2009

Ryan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:03:09 +0000

It’s time for another Taylor Guitars Road Show!

Starting this August, Taylor Guitars and the crew will be visiting local guitar venues to demo their newest guitars and gears. You also get a chance to win a new Taylor!

The factory experts will be touring the country from LA to NY and even overseas. For a complete list of dates and venues, check out the Taylor Guitars Road Show page.

Don’t forget to grab a free TaylorWare and Elixir Strings at the roadshow!