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Saturday Sounds Present: Slash – By The Sword

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

No that’s not just a flesh wound, it’s the first single from the upcoming solo album of former Gn’R guitar hero Slash, soberly called “Slash” which is due to be released next month and features a plethora of guests from Ozzy to Lemmy through the likes of Dave Grohl and Chris Cornell. This song features Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother:

For a track by track analysis of the album, check Music Radar’s article on the matter, and if you’re in the UK look out for the April issue of Classic Rock where the full album will be included before it hits the stores.

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Design your own specialty Ibanez guitar with Satch

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Ok I think the guitar heroes have been sitting around a table recently and bounced ideas off each other. Closely following the “Design a JEM” contest, it’s now Joe Satriani’s turn to propose a competition for people to design their own guitar. Only this time it’s not tied in to the JEM, but to Joe Satriani’s signature models.

And the prizes are quite enticing too, check this out:

  • an Ibanez guitar with the winner’s own design
  • a Vox Satchurator
  • a Planet Waves strap
  • Joe’s new CD and DVD “live in Paris”

The contest runs until the 16th of March so get to your pencils!

For more details, check out the official page for the contest, along with the submission form and a design template

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Design a JEM contest rules available

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Direct from Steve Vai himself, the rules for the Design a JEM contest have now been published by Ibanez. They’re pretty straightforward, though I recommend you read them first before going toooo crazy on submitting a design, there are certain restrictions. Other than that as long as you’re over 18 and not an employee of Ibanez, you’re free to enter. Here’s the details in Steve’s words:

To celebrate the sale of the 77,777th Ibanez Jem guitar, Steve Vai and Ibanez are holding a very special contest that gives you the opportunity to design the Ibanez Jem of your dreams! The winner of the contest will have the guitar made for them to their specifications by Ibanez. Only two guitars will be produced – one for the winner and one for Steve, making this one of the rarest Jems ever produced!

The contest is on now! Visit http://www.ibanez.co.jp/JEMUV/contest.html for official rules, details and your Jem template. Three entries per person are permitted, so go crazy! Contest ends on June 6th 2010.

In addition to the design software from Jemsite I posted last time, there’s also a template available for the the Ibanez website to use as a base. So get designing, you can submit up to 3 designs so don’t worry about not getting it quite right the first time. :)

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Saturday Sounds Present: AC/DC – Shoot to Thrill

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Not exactly a new song but this one comes with footage from Iron Man II… Enjoy ;)

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Saturday Sounds Presents: Emi Gilbert – Ravel’s “Jeux d’eau”

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

I know this isn’t guitar per se but it is performed by a woman I have seen playing guitar solos, sounding just like a guitar solo, on a keyboard. Of course that’s not the case here, but could you expect nothing less from Paul Gilbert’s wife Emi? And it is a brilliant piece, perfectly executed with a dexterity I always admire in Pianists. So I hope you like it too:

For those interested, Emi is running her own website, together with a blog with wonderful insights. The above video is the first in a video blog she started this week. (Thanks to Jenn for pointing it out by the way :) )

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Saturday Sounds presents: Greg Howe – Jump Start

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

A little bit late today (we had a party at home) but here’s this week’s sound, inspired by a video posted by Greg Howe himself, Jump Start by the same Greg Howe from his album Introspection, enjoy:

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Design the Ibanez JEM of your dreams

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Aah, the JEM, such an iconic guitar for the fanboys like myself who relish in simple, yet elegant designs in a guitar which can be customised again and again but still retain its essence. Unfortunately, the JEM is a high level guitar and therefore one I’ve never been able to afford. But there might be hope.

Steve Vai and Ibanez have announced an upcoming contest for you (and me, umm, hopefully) to design the next JEM. This is to celebrate the 77,777 JEM to be sold (I did say they are expensive) and there will be only 2 manufactured: One for the winner and one for Steve. Check the video below:

Now if you don’t know how to design a guitar, that’s ok, neither do I, but there’s a great resource on line to come up with ideas, it’s called the VRG-Builder. It won’t allow you to do fancier designs than plain colour but it can give you a template to begin with.

If  residents outside the US can enter, I might give it a shot, as I would love to own a custom-made JEM. More on the Ibanez website, contest details have not yet been announced.

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