The Reddi - Tube Direct Box

Want to get that clean,smooth and natural sound when recording you instrument.Check out the Tube Direct Box from Reddi.The reviews are in and,well,they are all-good.This box can be used on a variety of instruments.If you know about the warm and fat sounds of the past(analog),this helps bring those sounds back.
With wider bandwidth and just the right amount of gain, the REDDI stands clear and clean above the competition.

Great for Basses, Guitars, Synths and electronic instruments that require a direct box for recording, the REDDI is READY to give you unsurpassed sound for that perfect recording or live performance.

If you are serious about your sound and tone...check it out..
http://www.adesignsaudio.com/index.html
review... http://www.proaudioeurope.com/index.php?id=22&entryId=959&catId=8
and the site this review is on,has some REAL "eye candy" for the "vintage" enthusiast :-)
... http://www.proaudioeurope.com/3/home

Danny Gatton...The Man,His Music,His Equipment

Danny Gatton has always been a favorite of mine,his "redneck" jazz style is even funny at times.But for all seriousness,he was a smokin player,a players player!I recently found a video i had not seen,of Danny Gatton.It was over at 300guitars.com.Along with that,i am including 2 post i did ,in the past.that spoke of Danny Gatton,his videos,equipment and other goodies :-).
http://www.300guitars.com/2009/11/danny-gatton-live/
My earlier post of Danny Gatton...
http://guitaranswers.blogspot.com/search/label/Danny%20Gatton?max-results=10
http://guitaranswers.blogspot.com/2008/10/mandanny-gatton.html
Danny Gatton web site...
http://www.dannygatton.com/guitars.html

Recording Guitar

A good article over at Sweetwater's,Guitars and Gear section ...

Recording Guitar with Ken Scott...

Recording engineer/producer Ken Scott knows a thing or two about recording guitar. Check out just a few of his credits:

The Beatles (Magical Mystery Tour, The White Album) Jeff Beck (Truth, There And Back) Pink Floyd (Apples And Oranges, A Saucerful of Secrets) David Bowie (with Mick Ronson; Aladdin Sane, The Man Who Sold The World, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust) Mahavishnu Orchestra (with John McLaughlin; Birds of Fire) Dixie Dregs (with Steve Morse; Night Of The Living Dregs, What If) George Harrison (All Things Must Pass, Wonderwall) Gamma (with Ronnie Montrose; Gamma 1) Kansas (Vinyl Confessions)
I was fortunate to be able to spend a chunk of a day with Ken, and along the way, I asked him a variety of questions about the artists he’s worked with. (You can see the full interviews in two episodes of the Sweetwater Minute videos I host on Sweetwater’s YouTube and Facebook pages.)

But I also asked him how he records electric guitar.....
http://guitarsandgear.sweetwater.com/2009/11/feature-recording-guitar-with-ken-scott/

Want A Record Deal

Read this article by Steve Albini and you just may not want that record deal.In fact,just take a look at breakdown of the expense sheet and....you would be stupid to sign that contract.This is the cold truth about some and most record deals....
...Steve's words...Whenever I talk to a band who are about to sign with a major label, I always end up thinking of them in a particular context. I imagine a trench, about four feet wide and five feet deep, maybe sixty yards long, filled with runny, decaying shit. I imagine these people, some of them good friends, some of them barely acquaintances, at one end of this trench. I also imagine a faceless industry lackey at the other end holding a fountain pen and a contract waiting to be signed. Nobody can see what's printed on the contract. It's too far away, and besides, the shit stench is making everybody's eyes water. The lackey shouts to everybody that the first one to swim the trench gets to sign the contract. Everybody dives in the trench and they struggle furiously to get to the other end. Two people arrive simultaneously and begin wrestling furiously, clawing each other and dunking each other under the shit. Eventually, one of them capitulates, and there's only one contestant left. He reaches for the pen, but the Lackey says "Actually, I think you need a little more development. Swim again, please. Backstroke". And he does of course......now read on and check the musicians pay out...in the end of all others "profits"...
http://www.negativland.com/albini.html

The Guitar Players Motto....should be

"In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn"...

Isn't it funny that once you begin teaching,you yourself learn :-)

Steve Lukather Showing His Chops and Soul

Steve really shines on this video,my favorite from him.Steve has the chops and is so soulful and full of expression ....
also an earlier post i did on Steve Lukather,a great interview...
http://guitaranswers.blogspot.com/2008/07/steve-lukather-interview.html

Led Zeppelin Black Dog

Always fresh...