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Wah Wah on Classic Rock Recordings
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Posted by: Source Audio | Posted in: Artist / Heroes
Yesterday I was looking through my cd collection, and as I am sure is the case with you, certain titles seem to jump out and capture you - reminding you of the enormous influence that music has had on your life.
One in particular was David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust".
Great Unknown Blues Guitarists!
Monday, March 26, 2007
Posted by: Source Audio | Posted in: News
Get yourself on to the stage! http://www.guitarcenter.com/kingoftheblues
Guitar Center is searching for the best blues guitarists out there - does your courage to get in front of a new crowd match your playing????????
Yes, we all know how demoralizing these cattle-calls can be - but sometimes, you…
Cream, Hendrix, the James Gang and the wah wah
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Posted by: Source Audio | Posted in: Artist / Heroes
I was thinking today about some of the music I used to hear as a teenager - especially the songs that made me want to pick up the guitar in the first place.
It was so easy in the early to mid-1970's to be inspired by great music -…
Vernon Reid Interview
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Posted by: Source Audio | Posted in: Artist / Heroes
I was browsing through Guitar Player's online magazine, and lo and behold I came upon this interview with Hot Hand user Vernon Reid.
http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?sectioncode=4&storycode=16591
I like his discussion of the idea of "fusion" - which Reid equates as a "dirty" word amongst today's musicians.
Guitar Gearheads - What are we looking for?
Monday, March 12, 2007
Posted by: Source Audio | Posted in: Gear Reviews
If you're a musician, it's got to be something.
It's kind of like the game of hopscotch we used to play as kids. As soon as we land on one destination, we have to keep our minds on the next.
As we "gear-heads" aquire more and more gizmos…
Jimmy Page model doubleneck
Monday, March 12, 2007
Posted by: Source Audio | Posted in:
No, we can't buy a Time Machine to go back into a decade of choice and buy up all the great old instruments, amps and effects that we love.
But, thanks to numerous companies (Gibson in this case), we can get blueprints of those great instruments made today.
Great New Guitarists Using Hot Hand
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Posted by: Source Audio | Posted in: Artist / Heroes, Music Reviews
After navigating the MySpace pages of a few of our users, I came away quite impressed.
Not just because they use our products, but because I hear such skill, quality and determination in these bands of completely different genres.
Rolla (http://www.myspace.com/Rollaband) combine great vocal harmonies, reggae-ish beats…
Guitar players - how do we find listeners?
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Posted by: Source Audio | Posted in: Artist / Heroes
I am sure that all of our fathers (or grandfathers) have asked us "what are the three most important aspects of real estate?" Then, they would knowingly chant the words "Location, Location and Location", look us in the eye and nod their head until we "get it".
Well, what…
NAMM 2007 -
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Posted by: Source Audio | Posted in: Gear Reviews
Well…it seems that 4 days in beautiful Downtown Anaheim actually paid off - here's what Harmony Central (http://www.harmonycentral.com) had to say about Hot Hand: "Introduced by Source Audio at Winter NAMM 2006, Hot Hand™, a unique guitar effects "motion controller" combining micro-machined motion sensing technology with a proprietary audio processing…
Rave Reviews of the Hot Hand
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Posted by: Source Audio | Posted in: Gear Reviews
here's what AudioMidi (http://www.audiomidi.com) had to say about the HotHand on thier website:
"Guitarists -Wave Your Hands In The Air
It's great to see all this new technology bringing guitars into the world of tools that traditionally have been found in keyboards and and other electronic devices…