Monthly Archives: July 2009

Forty years ago today, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had the attention of nearly everyone on the planet when they became the first men to walk on the moon. Some of us here weren’t even born at the time and it’s hard to imagine the excitement of this historic moment. Looking back, we [...]

I had to do a little checking, but this week is another Guitar Noise anniversary – somewhere around July 15, 2003, we posted our first (and only!) video lesson! If you’ve ever wanted to see what Nick Torres’ fingers looked like, here’s your chance! Plus we also had a great article on replacing pickups, courtesy [...]

Welcome to Guitar Noise News Vol. 3 # 94. There’s a lot going on but not so much in the way of news. Charley wants you do know that “Cats Do Control Humans.”

Later next week I’m taking a couple flights on United Airlines. But if I had seen this video before buying my ticket, I probably would have chosen a different airline. Let’s face it, flying is expensive for most people. Safety and comfort are the most important things to consider, but once you get the price [...]

You might have read about the Next Big Nashville, the huge city-wide music festival that takes place in the fall and includes hundreds of regional bands and musicians in our recent article on America’s great “Music City” We’ve just gotten the news that the call is out for musician’s interested in submitting their band for [...]

Welcome to Volume 3, Issue #93 of Guitar Noise News! Things are going fast and furious with the writing of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Rock Guitar.”

Here is the second part of Jamie Andreas’ wonderful video lessons on the Guitar Noise arrangement of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” In this video, Jamie walks through the verse section of the song, providing detailed step-by-step instruction on how to move effortlessly from one fingering position to the next. By applying many [...]

In this second installment of her video lessons on the Guitar Noise arrangement of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” guitar teacher extraordinaire Jamie Andreas guides you through the verses of the song with very clear and detailed step-by-step instruction, designed to help you with the fingering involved in the tricky chord changes.

Even if you managed to somehow get through your life and not hear the album, Thriller, you have certainly listened to music (not to mention musicians and songwriters) influenced by this best selling album of all time.

Here’s something I couldn’t believe – Apparently it was only four years ago (July 1, 2005 to be precise) we started “Volume 3” of the Guitar Noise News. It was the start of the “bi-monthly” newsletter format that we currently have today, and it was certainly a bit ambitious. Even Nick had his own little [...]