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G&R nominated for Rock and Roll hall of fame

According to Ultimate-guitar.com Guns and Roses have been nominated for the Rock and Roll hall of fame…

 

Guns N’ Roses have been nominated for induction to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

They join 15 other finalists for the prestigious ceremony, includingThe CureHeartJoan Jett and The BlackheartsEric B and RakimThe SpinnersThe Small FacesFreddy King and Rufus with Chaka Khan.

Wonder who’ll show if they win?

U2′s The Edge shares his love of the Fender Telecaster

Ok so we know that U2′s The Edge is more known for his iconic Gibson Explorer but in recent years he’s playing that Telecaster alot!…..Songs such as Vertigo, Walk On, Get on your Boots and others all feature the Tele – and it seems that they are very much en vogue with the guitarist at the moment.

Unsurprisingly then to see this video pop up where Edge explains what attracts him to the guitar.

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Check out Gibson’s guitars great Guns and Roses article on the making of the Use Your Illusion record.  Whilst for many Appetite will always be “THE” G&R record – UYI was still a corker!

To some, it was the ultimate triumph of a band at the top of their game. To others, it was a folly that blew a great band apart. Twenty years ago this week, Guns N’ Roses released Use Your Illusion. It was only the band’s second full release, but what a release.

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Use-Your-Illusion-0920-2011/

Loving this tone!….for those players out there looking to emulate U2′s The Edge – check out these tones produced by the M13 (from Line 6)

If your interested click here to check out M13 from Line 6

Check out this great Dean resonator guitar demo

We’re loving our resontators at the moment – they sound fab – if you’ve never tried one – you MUST give it ago – totally different feel from an electric – they can be tricky customers to master – but ohhhh that sound.