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Rant: Why I’m Ditching Guitar World

Rant: Why I’m Ditching Guitar World

I’ve been on the fence about this for a while. Then I’ll get an issue of Guitar World that makes me think, Dang, I need to keep getting this magazine! (Like the fact that it gets all, and I mean all, the EVH interviews.) Well, the most recent issue of GW was the nail in […]

April 5, 2011 | By | 7 Replies More
Rigs: John (Mayer) vs. Johnny (Ramone)

Rigs: John (Mayer) vs. Johnny (Ramone)

We break down rigs here at WoodyTone. It’s fun, I dig it, you dig it…so, much as I didn’t want to, I eventually clicked on a Premier Guitar video rundown of John Mayer’s rig (below). And….

September 14, 2010 | By | 8 Replies More
Goodbye Zep (**sniff**)

Goodbye Zep (**sniff**)

Well, I suppose that’s it then. Robert Plant re-posted a beehivecity.com article on his website confessing that he had his bollocks cut off in an accident years ago, and that’s why he has no interest in any type of music resembling the powerhouse that was, and apparently never will be again, Led Zeppelin.

September 2, 2010 | By | 2 Replies More
Is Your Amp A Tonal Instrument? It Should Be!

Is Your Amp A Tonal Instrument? It Should Be!

Is it? Do you consider it one? You should. Because your amp – a good amp – is at least 50% of your tone (not including your fingers) and it’s what you and other people actually hear. If it wasn’t that important, you would just get the cleanest amp/speaker combo you could find to faithfully […]

July 8, 2010 | By | 3 Replies More
Is It Tougher To Get Good Tone Now vs. Then?

Is It Tougher To Get Good Tone Now vs. Then?

Having Less Older Gear = Better Tone? We live in an era of guitar gear nirvana. We can literally get any piece of gear at any price point, today, overnight, whenever. If you buy from one of the big boxes, you can even get something, try it out and return it! Cool…but has all of […]

May 6, 2010 | By | 6 Replies More
Are Lessons A Waste of Friggin’ Time?

Are Lessons A Waste of Friggin’ Time?

Are music lessons/instruction vastly overrated? I’m thinking they are. I’ve read over the years how people “should” read music, know all the notes on the fretboard by name and all that stuff, but really? Does that really help you become a better musician with your own style? Or does it hurt…. I got thinking about […]

March 17, 2010 | By | 10 Replies More
Rant: Where the F Was the Ace Frehley Cover?

Rant: Where the F Was the Ace Frehley Cover?

Nuno In a Similar Boat… Since we recently ended a year and, according to some, a decade, I thought about writing a post on the year’s/decade’s best/worst whatever…but decided it would run a serious risk of being boring. Or at least redundant. But I couldn’t let one thing pass without writing about it. And because […]

January 15, 2010 | By | 3 Replies More