It’s not yet completely official, but I’ve managed to get some photos of the new Line 6 POD HD series pedal that will hit the stores very soon. I will preference this post and just let you know that the following information is only ‘hearsay’ and can not be considered facts. Think of this as a Line 6 ‘rumor’

If you have ever broken a string mid-song, imagine what would happen if you broke 3 strings! This guy make his guitar sound amazing with only 3 strings in tact.

Want to see a closeup of John Mayer’s current live setup? In this video , the legendary guitar tech Rene Martinez (guitar tech for Stevie Ray Vaughan, Prince, Mick Jones), takes you through John Mayer’s current touring rig. He has some really nice gear, including a Dumble amp.. ohh la la!

I can’t wait for the new Kings Of Leon album to come out in October. ‘Come Around Sundown’, is going to be a cracker album! Here’s a sneak preview of the first single titled ‘Radioactive’ which it’s due out October 14th, with the album to follow mid-October.

How would you like to try out some Boss stomp box pedals from the comfort of your home? This website allows you to choose different music styles from Rock to Acoustic to Country and then you can turn different pedals on/off and hear how it changes the tone. If you haven’t seen this before, it’s definitely worth checking out.

Have you ever wanted to modify / hack you guitar or guitar pedals and create something the world has never seen or heard? If you have even a slight interest in this area, you might enjoy the following post

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.