Allpowertabs News: September 2006

Saturday, September 30, 2006

John Mayer Neon Live

Yes, John Mayer is a pop king, but he has some mad guitar skills. Check out this video of him playing Neon.

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Friday, September 29, 2006

Fender's Bill Schultz Passes Away, 1926 - 2006

GuitarSite -

Former Fender CEO Bill Schultz passed away in his home on September 21st, aged 80 years old.

In 1985 the struggling Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company was bought from CBS by its own employees, one of which was Schultz, president of FEI at the time. The company was renamed Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

"Bill Schultz remade Fender at a time when it was not at all clear that the company had a future. Thanks to him, in 2006, that future looks very bright indeed" the company website states.

"I wonder if anyone but the real players will realize that we've lost a man that rescued Fender, a truly american luthier, from corporate disolution into "just a brand". Guitar players worldwide will always be grateful for that" CrossDaily.com forum user, Digrieze, said.

Fender has an online tribute to Bill at http://www.fender.com/billschultz/

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

The "Riff Guy" is In Love with his Guitar

Wow, you can come across some different people when surfing the web. Check out the "Riff Guy" The guy can shred like nothing else, but his myspace page boasts "My Guitar Shrine."

Monday, September 25, 2006

Line 6 Floor POD

Line 6 has released the floor POD. It's not something that you want to use for professional recording, but it's still pretty neat. It's ease of use will blow those cheasy zoom pedals out of the water. Check it out.

Floor POD can be used as a simple multi-effect pedal for any guitar amp, a complete direct to PA and recording tone solution, or the ultimate headphone practice partner at home. "For the beginning guitarist, having the sounds of their favorite artists has traditionally presented a huge financial barrier," explained Tom Edwards, Product Manager, Line 6. "Now with our low-cost Floor POD, truly inspiring sounds are within reach of any aspiring guitarist." Inside the modern black exterior of Floor POD live 12 of the most desired amp and cab models from the critically acclaimed POD® 2.0, including the popular Insane model.

Line 6’s revolutionary Smart Control FX (7 types, 2 simultaneous) include Phaser, Chorus, Flanger, Tremolo, Delay, and Reverb – all effects can be easily tweaked and delay times can be adjusted using tap tempo. When it’s time to solo, users can instantly turn up and unleash using the built-in Volume/Wah pedal. Floor POD also features 64 custom-made presets, 3 preset/channel footswitches, on board tuner, CD/MP3 input jack for jamming, stereo 1/4-inch outs, chrome knobs, and a heavy duty chrome handlebar for the guitarist on the go. “From jamming at home, plugged in front of an amp, to practically anything with power and speakers, Floor POD easily delivers massive, jaw-dropping tone,” said Edwards.

Friday, September 22, 2006

Blink 182 Gives Birth To +44

A new spawn of Blink 182 under way. Plus 44 is comprised of Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker, Shane Gallagher, and Craig Fairbaugh.

The bands debut album talks about the truth behind Blink's breakup in "When Your Heart Stops Beating."

Listen Now

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Army of Anyone ... Anyone?

Check out another supergroup. Sounds interesting.

Army of Anyone is a new band formed by Filter frontman Richard Patrick with former band members of rock band Stone Temple Pilots. As well as Patrick on vocals, the band features Stone Temple Pilots's guitarist Dean DeLeo and his bassist brother Robert DeLeo and Ray Luzier - from David Lee Roth's band - on drums.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

PRS - Dave Navarro Signature Model

It seems that guitar manufactures are on a grunge trend. Paul Reed Smith just released a Dave Navarro Signature Model. More Info.

Quick Specs.

Body

Carved maple top with mahogany back

Neck

25" scale length mahogany 24-fret neck with Brazilian rosewood fretboard
Mother of Pearl bird inlays
Neck carve - wide thin

Hardware

PRS tremolo
PRS 14:1 Phase II low mass locking tuners
Gold hardware
Custom Dave Navarro truss rod cover

Electronics

HFS treble and Vintage bass pickups
Volume and push/pull tone control with 3-way toggle pickup selector

Finishes

Jet White

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Create PDF Sheets with the Songbook Wizard

For some occasions, those perfect Power Tab scores might seem like an overkill. Consider you just need a song collection for your next campfire guitar session. Wouldn't it be great to have a easy possibility to create good-looking songbook sheets? The Songbook Wizard is a free online tool, which was inspired by the good old Chord tool (anyone still remember that?) and can be used to convert text input files to beautiful PDF output. Interested? Just give it a try:

http://www.songbookwizard.com/

Of course, for serious guitar playing, don't forget to browse through the APT archive or the PTC and find something for your daily practice.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Last FM Powertab Group

It looks like a couple of PTA members have created a group at Last.fm. Check out what's playing.

Monday, September 11, 2006

Fender's New J5 Telecaster

Check out Fender's new John 5 Telecaster. (Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie) It comes complete with a Seymour Duncan “Hot Rails” Humbucker at the bridge. (Bigsby optional) More info.

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Stevie Ray Vaughan Collection on Exhibit

From now until October 2006 you can catch some Stevie Ray Vaughan memorabilia. It will be on public display at South Side on Lamar in Dallas, Texas. Exhibit Site.

The museum-quality collection includes stage-worn clothing and jewelry,
unpublished handwritten lyrics, concert posters dating back to Vaughan’s high
school band, promotional material, music video props, guitar picks and virtually
every kind of memorabilia one can imagine. The most conspicuous items? "The
poncho and leather jacket he wore on the cover of the In Step CD, one of his
famous black hats, the black and gold shirt he wore on MTV Unplugged, the
blue kimono worn on the 1983 Austin City Limits TV show, the Native American
squash blossom necklace worn in the concert video Live at the El Mocambo, and
Stevie's favorite concho belt and hat band worn for many years. Of particular
interest are a guitar Stevie purchased in 1986, his Marshall amplifier, a guitar
wah-wah pedal and parts from his famous "Number One" guitar. The collection also
includes unusual items such as packets of Stevie’s Nicorette gum, a
hand-decorated water bottle from his gym, Stevie's Alaska fishing license, his
fingerprint card, and goggles used in the "Couldn’t Stand the Weather" video.

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Flamenco Guitar at its Sickest

Check out this video of a Flamenco guitarist in Spain. Ohh the rasgueado!

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Pearl Jam: Unplugged ... Download Now

We came across this link on another blog... Very Sweet. Click here to download Pearl Jam's Unplugged Album.

Pearl Jam Power Tabs

Album Cover

Saturday, September 02, 2006

It's Official ... The Google Powertabs Button

It's official and we're excited. Google has added the Allpowertabs toolbar button on their site. Check out the link