World Guitarists

Sep14

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Still Rules..

Even Ronald Orzabal, the band’s co-founders, never realized this song would rule the world for many decades. Orzabal did not want to include it in the album as he felt it did not fit the album, “Songs from the Big Chair”. It was the bands producer Chris Hughes who persuaded Orzabal to try recoding the song. It was the last song to be included in the album.

Tears for Fears - Orzabal & Curt Smith

“Songs from the Big Chair” was Tears for Fears’s ninth album. The British pop and rock band did have many songs in the UK top 40 charts before. However in 1985, this song reached the top like never before. Peaking #2 in the UK Top 40 charts and Billboard Hot 100 #1 in the USA the song stayed in the top for many weeks.

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Watch Victor Wooten Play Amazing Grace

Youngest amoung five, he learnt bass from his older brother Regi at age two, and by age five Victor played simple bass lines and play gigs. The Wooten Brothers band (Regi, Rudy, Roy, Joseph & Victor) played for many years during 70s in Williamsburg, Virginia, Curtis Mayfield & War. Victor also played in the country show at Busch Gardens before moving to Nashville. While in Virginia, Victor met his wife, Holly.
Victor is lauded for his Stanley Jordan-like two-handed tapping and "trademark" open-hammer-plucking. He utilizes these to achieve an amazing array of sounds during live performance, from growling funk to machine-gun cascading arpeggios more reminiscent of Eddie Van Halen or Steve Vai. Watch Video...

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Sep13

Gibson Donates to Ronald

The Ronald McDonald House in Rio de Janeiro recently received a very special delivery from the Gibson Foundation. In support of their musical therapy class, Gibson donated a Maestro Electric Mini-V Guitar, a Maestro Acoustic Guitar, and two amps.

“The instruments will certainly be a great contribution to improve the quality of life of our children living with cancer,” says Sonia Neves, President of the Ronald McDonald House Charity in Rio de Janeiro. “They will be used solely in our music therapy class.”

Founded in 2002, the Gibson Foundation is committed to making the world a better place for children by creating, developing, and supporting programs and other non-profit organizations in their efforts to advance education, music and the arts, the environment, and health & welfare causes.

Source:Gibson

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Aug09

Interchangeable Preamps

Randall Amplifiers announced last week the general availability of its MTS Series modular guitar preamp system, which combines the tone of time-tested tube amplifiers with the convenience of flexible modular technology.

The MTS Series from Randall now helps guitarists change their sound faster. These MTS modules are based on the tonal circuits from Marshall, Vox, Fender and Randall amplifiers. These amps help achieve the tube tones for all music genres. These amplifies help increase tonal flexibility with its bass, mid, treble, gain and master controls.

Randall amps are used by Anthrax, Metallica, Def Leppard, Fear Factory, Linkin Park and Arch Enemy.

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