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Chris Mahoney - Whole Lotta Guitar

New York guitarist Chris Mahoney sent me his self-released CD, Rebirth, about a year and a half ago. Though just a pup in the guitar scene, his debut displayed

Steve Morse on Cruise Control

This month Brian sits down with veteran rocker Steve Morse

Howard Hart - Majestic Touch

Brian talks with Howard about his most recent work on the Led Zeppelin tribute cd.

Shredding the Rumba - Marcus Nand

How many of you remember a band called Freak of Nature, formed by ex-White Lion singer, Mike Tramp, in the early nineties? It wasn’t a very memorable hair band

Mr. Ibanez’s Mantra

The name Rob Balducci may not be a well known, but he’s a young, up-and-coming guitarist from New York. I met Rob while producing bassist Randy Coven’s new CD

Tommy Emmanuel - Finger Picking Licks

Tony Emmanuel''s gear and techniques on his "Cantina Senese" recording

World Class (but not world famous) Luthiers

A look at four lesser-known artists of the custom guitar

Geoff Gray - Far & Away Studios

One of my mentors in studio recording was a wonderful guy named Geoff Gray who owned Far & Away Studios in New York. I remember graduating from the Center

Zakk Wylde - Wylde Child

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since Zakk Wylde replaced the late, great Randy Rhoads in Ozzy Osbourne’s band. Even though there were a couple of

Eric Johnson’s NASA Tone

The man who needs no introduction to the world of guitar and outstanding tone: Eric Johnson. The first time I heard Eric was back in 1985 when he did