Guitar News

• Universal Audio Ox Box V1.2 Firmware Demo | NAMM 2020
  
  The company's flagship guitar product gets a serious update with a handful of British-voiced speaker models, a few high-headroom combos, footswitch support, and more.
  Premier Guitar.  Friday, 17 Jan 2020.
• Kramer Guitars Gunstar Voyager, Vanguard, and Snake Baretta | NAMM 2020
  
  New signature models for Tracii Guns, Charlie Parra, and Dave Sabo are first in a series of the classic hard-rocking brand's artist collaborations.
  Premier Guitar.  Friday, 17 Jan 2020.
• Joe Bonamassa On Taking Control Of His Business, Building A Brand And Investing In Himself
  
  Blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa talks about taking control of his business amidst a quickly changing music industry in the early 2000s, his latest album Live at the Sydney Opera House, entrepreneurship, philanthropy and much more.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Britain's worst paedophile Richard Huckle 'was strangled to death with a guitar string'
  
  Richard Huckle, 33, was given 22 life sentences at the Old Bailey in 2016 for an unprecedented number of 71 offences against children aged between six months and 12 years.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Kim Jong-un applauds as North Korean female soldiers sing
  
  The uniformed women play a guitar, drums and accordion for North Korean Kim Jong-un as he watches them singing and dancing from behind a desk.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020.
• Gary Clark Jr. on "This Land"
  
  At 35 Gary Clark Jr. is still clearly uncomfortable being heralded as one of the best guitarists in a generation. He's played the White House, and toured with the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. ...
  CBS News.  Sunday, 12 Jan 2020.
• Gary Clark Jr.: "Music is my religion"
  
  At 35, heralded as one the best guitarists in a generation, he's played the White House, toured with The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton, and is up for four Grammy Awards for his album "This Land"
  CBS News.  Sunday, 12 Jan 2020.
• The Brazilian Guitarist Beloved By Musicians Around The World
  
  As a composer, Guinga's written hits for Brazilian superstars like Elis Regina. As a musician he's set the bar for classical guitarists far beyond his native country.
  NPR.  Saturday, 4 Jan 2020.
• Coachella 2020: Lana Del Rey Got Robbed, Guitars Are Dead And More Takeaways
  
  Every festival lineup is subject to criticism and commentary, and Coachella 2020 is no different.
  Forbes.  Friday, 3 Jan 2020.
• Arkansas park owner drops Dogpatch project after foreclosure
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Bud Pelsor is leaving Dogpatch. He's moving to his home state of Indiana, where he plans to manage a "16-year-old guitar prodigy" from Oklahoma. ...
  Washington Times.  Sunday, 15 Dec 2019.
• Ellen DeGeneres gives Ipswich drumming ace, 9, a guitar
  
  Nandi Bushell wows The Ellen Show audience as she plays the drums to Nirvana,
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019.
• TRNSMT: Gender-balanced festival line-ups 'several years' away
  
  TRNSMT boss says that more women need to be "picking up guitars" to address festival gender balance.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 27 Nov 2019.
• Blog: Magowitz-Von Hoff partnership creates pancreatic cancer hope
  
  A year ago, South African musician Johnny Clegg, suffering from pancreatic cancer, performed during the Seena Magowitz Golf Classic. He played his guitar as he sang, tapping his foot to the beat. ...
  Furniture Today.  Tuesday, 26 Nov 2019.
• Kris Kristofferson gives surprise performance at Fargo bar
  
  Kris Kristofferson surprised customers when he performed with an acoustic guitar at a North Dakota bar after a band taped a request to the singer-songwriter's tour bus.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 13 Nov 2019.
• Guitar owned by Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia to be auctioned
  
  ATTENTION DEADHEADS: The Alligator guitar once owned and played by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead is going up for auction.
  ABC News.  Friday, 8 Nov 2019.

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