Back at it again for another roundup of random guitar-related news. A guitar is not a weapon, but it can be I don’t have anything smart to say here, but this popped up in my feed and I’ll leave it at that. “I collect guitar riffs” – Brian Setzer Although I’m more of an old […]

More guitar-related randomness … Doing the impossible. A 100% Full Combo score in Guitar Hero 2. I know I know I know Guitar Hero is not guitar (I’m terrible at Guitar Hero), but this is fun anyway. This dude could surely be a shredder on a real guitar if he isn’t already. The comments on

Another varied week in guitar-related news. Let’s get right to it … Basses made from old oil drums and other unique materials Caul Bluhm makes some very unique instruments and, as an owner of some unique instruments (cigar box guitar; 2×4 lap steel), I dig it. You can watch some of his process on his

I found a lot of varied stories this week. So varied that if next week tops this week’s randomness I’ll be surprised. Jimmy Page owned Strat on auction. Starting bid? $60k Estimated to sell for over $100k, but nobody has bid yet. Value of the guitar according to the auctioneers? $15k. As for this one?

Welcome to the Art of Shred’s first TWiG. We’ll see how this works over time and it might not always be weekly if there isn’t a lot of guitar news, but in general I’ll share a handful of interesting guitar-related stories or videos that you might not have seen if you only read Guitar World.