Get Into Stone Sour's Gear – Jim and Josh Show You What They Use on Tour
I'm a sucker for gear videos. I love to see what the bands are using to get the sounds they want for the studio, the tour, whatever. I guess it feeds into my GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) that I...
View ArticleGo Backstage with Guns N Roses for Private Gear Tours on the Road
So I spend my mornings before coming to work checking out gear videos on YouTube. I've watched a ton of them, and I thought you guys would like these rig rundowns for Guns N Roses. The band has been...
View ArticleGet Into Lzzy Hale…Well, Her Guitar, Effects and Amps and Gear at Least
More gear tours faster! This one is even better than the other gear tours I've posted, because you not only get to see the cool gear, but you get to do it while staring at the hotness of Lzzy Hale!...
View ArticleJim Root of Slipknot and Stone Sour Talks About His Number One Love [VIDEO]
Every boy has one true love. For some, okay a lot, of guys, it's a girl. For guitar players, it can also be a girl, but more often than not, it's a really cool guitar. Jim Root shares with us his...
View ArticleStreet Performer Without Arms, Shreds On Guitar With His Feet
This guy has way more talent, than most signed artists. Continue reading…
View ArticleOne-Armed Street Guitarist Rocks out to Voodoo Child [VIDEO]
They say it takes skill to play an instrument, but it takes more skill if you only have one arm to do it! Continue reading…
View ArticleAir Guitar Winner Takes Home Rob Zombie Autographed Guitar
We have a new air guitar god of El Paso, Cesar Rivas! Continue reading…
View ArticleNeedle Guy With Guitar Vs. Doubtful Cop
Theft happens everywhere and it is normal for a police officer to assume when it comes to doing their job. Continue reading…
View ArticleRidiculously Fast Guitar Player Will Have Your Head Spinning
It's a scientific fact that chicks dig dudes who play guitar. Continue reading…
View ArticleWin A Private Guitar Lesson From Volbeat!
Another major opportunity that you cannot buy comes your way courtesy of KLAQ! Continue reading…
View ArticleMan Builds Guitar Using Uncle's Skeleton
Prince Midnight is a YouTuber who has a very unique guitar that he built. Continue reading…
View Article12 Of My Favorite Guitarists For International Guitar Month
Since April is International Guitar Month, here are some of my favorite guitarists. Continue reading…
View ArticleLike Slash’s Guitar Sound? You Can Have It – Here’s How [VIDEO]
There are a couple of funny guys in England, actually there are a lot of funny guys there, but these guys do videos for a music store called Anderton's. One of the guys is Lee Anderton, and the other...
View ArticleYour Guitar Shredder of the Week – Tony MacAlpine for Monday [VIDEO]
Some of you might remember this guy's name from the 80's, when the guitar shred boom really began in a big way. Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen really opened the door for a lot of guys to get known...
View ArticleYour Guitar Shredder of the Week – Tony MacAlpine for Tuesday – The Violin...
Day two of Tony MacAlpine week features a song from Tony's album Premonition, called "The Violin Song". This is one of the tracks from the album that features keyboard master Jens Johansson. The melody...
View ArticleYour Guitar Shredder of the Week – Tony MacAlpine for Wednesday – Tears of...
Wednesday on the Shredder of the Week brings us a trip back to big hair and lots of reverb. Guitar master Tony MacAlpine plays one of the songs that he released on his 1987 album Maximum Security on...
View ArticleYour Guitar Shredder of the Week – Tony MacAlpine for Thursday – Shy Boy with...
What's T-Mac been up to recently? He's stayed really busy musically, and has even toured quite a bit with Billy Sheehan, Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, playing some serious music for the people....
View ArticleYour Guitar Shredder of the Week – Tony MacAlpine for Friday – Learn to Shred...
Tony MacAlpine is our guitar shredder for the week, and we've seen some old songs, new songs, collaborations and learned a little about one of the premier guitar players out there. If you haven't been...
View ArticleBalloonfest Week Begins!
Okay, that sounded a little weird. Not actually a part of HIM has arrived, but his gear has arrived. For the first time I can remember in Balloonfest history, one of the bands has shipped their gear to...
View ArticleKLAQ’s Guitar Shredder for the Week – Balloonfest’s Mark Tremonti Trading...
This week, I want to feature the guitar skills of Mark Tremonti. He's kind of an underrated guitar player, since he tends to play more for the song instead of the shred, but when he cuts loose, he can...
View ArticleMark Tremonti
This week's shredder is Mark Tremonti. He's a great player, and a fantastic songwriter. He's written huge songs for Creed, Alter Bridge and now his solo band, Tremonti. He's got a great sense of melody...
View Article14-Year-Old Girl Shreds Van Halen’s “Eruption” [VIDEO]
James Hetfield, Mark Tremonti, Eddie Van Halen...meet Tina. She's just 14 and she's already covering Eddie's solo in "Eruption". Continue reading…
View ArticleGuitar Shredder Mark Tremonti – Guitar Battle with Myles Kennedy [VIDEO]
Not only is Mark a great guitar player, but he surrounds himself with great musicians. Here's a guitar battle with popular vocalist/guitarist Myles Kennedy, from the Alter Bridge live DVD. Not only do...
View ArticleGuitar Shredder of the Week Mark Tremonti – Several Solos [VIDEO]
Here's a nice video compilation of several of Mark's killer solos all in one place. He rocks several, including "Blackbird", "Wayward One", "Brand New...
View ArticleGet Deep Into Green Day’s Guitar Rigs – Billie Joe – Mike Dirnt – Jason White...
For those of you lucky enough to get into the incredibly quickly sold-out show at Tricky Falls a while back, you got to hear how these rigs sounded. And apparently, you guys loved it. Even if you...
View ArticleGuitar Shredder Mark Tremonti Teaches You Some Songs and Solo [VIDEO]
It's Friday, and Balloonfest is tomorrow, so make sure you're set to come check out Mark Tremonti opening day one of Balloonfest 2013! He's a great guitar player, and he sings pretty well, too! It's...
View ArticleMore Nili Brosh Shredding Your Buttocks Off – Can You Play This? [VIDEO]
This week's guitar shredder here at KLAQ is Nili Brosh. We saw a little of her performing with Tony MacAlpine yesterday, and here's something from her solo album. It's the title track "Through...
View ArticleHot Guitar Shredder Nili Brosh Videos Recording Her New Album [VIDEO]
Nili Brosh is being celebrated all this week as KLAQ's Guitar Shredder of the Week, because she's an insanely talented guitar player! It doesn't hurt that she's easy on the eyes, too. Nili is recording...
View ArticleNili Brosh is Not a Novelty Pretty Girl Who Plays Guitar – She’s a Real...
All this week Nili Brosh is my Shredder of the week. While you might think the only reason for her being here is because I think she's attractive, and you'd be totally wrong. While I do find her...
View ArticleWant to Be a Better Guitar Player? Here’s the Coolest and Quickest Way to Get...
I love effects pedals. I don't use a lot of them, but I love to play around with them. I think this is one pedal I would turn on and use all the freaking time! I think a lot of players would love to...
View ArticleThis Tiny Girl Can Shred Like Nobody’s Business – On More Strings Than You,...
A few months back, I entered a guitar solo contest to win an awesome Mayones guitar. I didn't win, I'm not really a solo player, but I got to see a lot of amazing people playing insane shred solos over...
View ArticleThis Week’s Guitar Shredder Sarah Longfield Playing a Really Freaking Cool...
Yesterday, I introduced you to Sarah Longfield, a guitar shredder who loves her some extra stringiness in her guitars. She likes eight of them. If you only have six, she's not very interested. Don't...
View ArticleThe Gorgeous Orianthi Will Be Rocking With Alice Cooper [VIDEO]
Orianthi is one gorgeous guitar goddess! Don't miss the Shock Therapy Tour this Saturday! Continue reading…
View ArticleChris Cornell’s New Signature Gibson Guitar is Ready for You – But There...
If you're a Soundgarden or Chris Cornell fan, you now have the chance to get Chris' guitar sound. Even if you're not a fan of Soundgarden or Chris Cornell, you're going to like these guitars....
View ArticleEl Paso Singing Group, The PIE Sisters, Excited To Work On New Music
If you’ve been to a farmers market around town in the past few years then you’ve probably already heard the soothing sounds from a local group of singing sisters. I’m talking about the PIE Sisters....
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