Often you’ll see buskers in the street who are pretty damn awful and haven’t got a clue how to play an instrument. Then every now and then, you’ll spot a gem. These are a few examples of “gems”.

I’m loving the fact that you as a guitarist are actually reading and commenting here at the Daily Guitar. You guys rock! I’ve had quite a few requests from readers lately to create a few new features on The Daily Guitar, so here are some new changes I’ve just released today.

There has been quite a buzz about the new OpenStomp pedal. With this pedal you can develop custom audio effects (ie. distortion, echo, chorus etc) with the included software, mix multiple effects to build ‘patches’, and exchange those effects and patches with the OpenStomp community.

This pedal is amazing.. The first thing I thought of when checking it out was the movie Spinal Tap, “Listen to the sustain!” With the Swell and Fade functions switched off, the Philosopher King provides transparent optical compression with endless sustain on tap.

Introducing ‘The GoldCaster’, the world’s first and only real gold guitar. ‘The GoldCaster’ is a custom made hollowbody guitar that features a solid 18 Karat Gold Top. This is currently the only gold guitar in existence and it is being offered for US$1 Million.

This week ‘The Daily Guitar’ was awarded 1st prize in the New & Upcoming category in the 2010 Guitar Blog Awards.
The Daily Guitar was nominated by the members of the Guitar Bloggers group at Guitar World. Here is a quick update on what’s been happening here at The Daily Guitar since we started on the 8th February 2010.

The Red Special is an electric guitar owned by guitarist Brian May and custom built by May and his father at home. He has used it on albums and in live performances for more than 30 years.

Mark Goffeney is a truly inspirational player. He shows off his guitar skills as he plays with his feet while busking on a busy street. The first time I saw this video, I was blown away!

I received an email from one of my readers recently regarding their Vox AC15 Tube Amp. Apparently their amp volume was going up and down inconsistently. I thought I would share what the solution was, and a little info on how to look after a Tube Amp.

Filmmaker, Songwriter & Shark Junky – Andy Brandy Casagrande IV, plays his guitar underwater with massive Great White Sharks Swimming around him. I’m not sure if he is trying to serenade the sharks or just stop them from eating him!