Stevie Ray Vaughan was a Texas blues guitarist who died way too early by a helicopter crash at the age of 35 on August 27, 1990 in East Troy, Wisconsin, USA. His fame has grown even larger after his untimely death. He is one of the most influential guitarist of all time. As a matter of fact, he is the very reason I began playing guitar and the blues.
Lindert Twister S and WD Deep Six Baritone Guitars If you’ve never come across a Baritone guitar, you could be forgiven for being confused by them. Just where do these long-necked axes with six fat-ass strings fit in? The actually live somewhere between a bass and a standard six-string, relating to those instruments much [...]
If only for his contributions to the Band of Gypsys, Drummer Buddy Miles is one of the true legends of the Sixties rock scene. Born in 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska, Miles began his career at the age of 12, playing drums in his father’s jazz band. By the time he was 15, Miles had hit [...]
On that fateful day when your manger finally says, “Hit the road, Jack,” will you be prepared? Just in case the answer is “No,” Gear-Monkey has enlisted a blue ribbon panel of street-smart rockers to recount their bloodiest war stories and tell you how to dodge the slings and arrows of outrageous touring. Don’t say [...]
