Santana Fly Away Contest to Los Angeles, CA and meet Carlos backstage after the show! Enter to win a chance to attend the October 3rd Santana show at The Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA, exclusive passes to the Santana VIP fan club party, a special gift bag and the chance to win a new PRS […]

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 QOL are proud to announce the launch of the new Official Queen You Tube Channel! We have launched with a selection of classic Queen videos, plus a couple of Queen + Paul Rodgers live cuts and of course the performance of ‘C-lebrity’, the new single (out September 8th!), taken from the band’s performance on Al […]

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 So many vintage guitars in the past have been “upgraded” with Schaller, Grover or Sperzel type tuners. While these tuners are a better quality component they do not look like the originals taking away form the factory vintage look and they actually change the response of your guitar by adding more mass to the headstock. […]

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 Behind every great song there is a great guitar player. One such guitar player is Colin Cripps. He is regarded as one of the most organic, rootsy guitarists on the scene with exceptional versatility on stage and in the studio. His guitar is his voice and you hear it loud and clear in every performance from everyone […]

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 The Pignose 7-100 guitar amplifier is the answer to the worldwide demand for a high quality, economical and completely portable amplifier. This version is the same as the classic design, except it is covered in Tweed for that hip yesteryear look! Limited quantities of this special collector’s edition amp! Credit: Pignose. […]

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 Handmade. And I don’t mean hand-put-together. I mean really handmade is what  TJ Baden owner of Baden guitars says. Baden guitars are built for what really matters; pure music. Each Baden guitar is handmade by skilled luthiers-but priced within reason. These guitars are distilled to their purest, most elegant form. Beautiful wood. No fancy inlays. Not […]

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 Ernie Ball has introduced Titanium Reinforced Coated Slinky Acoustic strings. They are available in Medium (.013-.056), Medium Light (.012-.054), Light (.011-.052) and Extra Light (.011-.050). Wound strings as well as plain strings are coated with a proprietary enamel that is baked onto the bronze wrap of the windings and plain string material then plated for […]

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Paramount Home Entertainment has released Shine A Light, the much heralded event film from Academy Award®-winner Martin Scorsese and The Rolling Stones, on DVD and Blu-ray. Filmed during The Rolling Stones’ historic 2006 two-night stand at the legendary Beacon Theatre, Shine A Light thrilled audiences in theatres and IMAX across the map earlier this year before […]

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 Ruokangas guitars are exceptionally high quality guitars hand made in Finland. Juha Ruokangas and his team of expert luthiers put an enormous amount of energy and attention to detail into each and every guitar that they produce. All materials are hand selected for maximum durability, stability and above all TONE! Ruokangas guitars carry an unheard […]

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 When you find yourself in a situation where your guitar rig is suddenly not working (this usually happens 5 minutes before the gig or session starts) there are a few guidelines to help quickly troubleshoot the problem. First thing is to stay calm. Getting anxious only makes things worse and makes it difficult to think. You have […]

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