Guitar Noise

Mag 9′s latest album, while as powerful as Chaos to Control, much more melodic and, on the whole, a lot better for it, showing much more maturity in both music and performance.

Throughout this very jazzy album, Steve is accompanied by various musicians playing drums, percussion, vibraphone, steel pans and piano. The main focus, though, is Steve playing the stick. You even get to hear Steve and Tony Levin play together on the delightful Woodstick Suite.

Tony Iommi teams up with former Deep Purple frontman Glenn Hughes, drummer Kenny Aronoff and Bob Marlette on keyboards and bass and the result is one great hard rocking album!

Curtis Fornadley’s latest album is simply very cool jazz, with Curtis on guitar and keyboards, Rob Chismar on drums, and Dave Hill playing bass. He’s got some guest musicians, including Homer Simpson!

Inside The Music Series 1970 – 1995 If you’re not familiar with Classic Rock Productions’ Inside the Music series, it consists of a critical look at a band’s career and music. These critiques are done by people in the industry and are not endorsed by the artists themselves. Meaning there is no useless flattery going [...]

The L’il Nipper is a convenient stringing tool, a combination string cutter and pin puller. It’s small (fits in the palm of your hand) and, more important, when winding or unwinding your strings, the movement you make is up and down rather than circular so it puts less stress on your wrist.

Amazon.com Widgets Critical Energy Finally, North Americans get a glimpse of what Threshold look like and sound like live. Critical Energy was filmed following the Critical Mass tour. Their were technical problems that kept them from filming this during the tour, so the held a performance later on just for the purpose of filming the [...]

The D’Angle is a neat little guitar stand. It’s very small and can be easily carried into a gig bag. You place it on a shelf, atop of a counter, or on any stable surface and hang your guitar from it.

In the world of guitar strings, it’s often hard to come to a decision regarding which ones you want to use. Black Diamond Strings may help you with that decision!

Got a problem with a cable but don’t know which cable? With the cable checker you can test the shields and check for shorts. No more guess work!

A blend of old and new styles, this is a very interesting album.

The latest album from Turning Point borrows from a lot of different genres, while managing to remain Jazz. Interesting, to say the least – and quite different, too.

The second CD from Ivory Knight, featuring the impeccable guitar work of contributor Rob Gravelle, shows the band in fine form with strong melodies and powerful vocals and guitars.

A tribute disc to the late great Warren Zevon, featuring great performances from up and coming new artists such as Phil Cody, Simone Stevens, Tom Flannery and Robb Johnson.

The debut disc from Iceland’s Hoffman grows on you with each listen. It’s a blend of grunge, neo-punk, classic rock and a few other things thrown in for good measure.

Acoustic Serenade is Bob Dease and Robert van Buuren, both handling classical guitars. The result? A very beautiful album. Ten tracks of wonderfully well composed and well executed music.

A-J made the trip from Montreal to Indianapolis last weekend to visit the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) summer show, a brave thing considering the heat! Here is his report on the event.

Alan Garcia-Torre is a manufacturer of affordable classical concert guitars in France. With 40 years experience playing the instrument, Alan knows what he’s talking about when he talks about guitars. A Guitar Noise first – this interview is in both French and English!

If you play guitar, someone has told you about Elixirs. If you don’t play guitar, then you might have bought a set to give as a gift at one point! A-J gives us his thoughts on Elixir Electric Guitar strings.

Let your guitars hang around! The String Swing is a light, yet sturdy wall hanger designed for your guitar or mandolin. David says it’s also perfect for banjos and bouzoukis!