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A guitar signed by members of the Grateful Dead sold for $526,000 at auction during the band's final "Fare Thee Well" farewell show at Chicago's Soldier Field on Sunday, July 5, 2015. The guitar, a D'Angelico EX-DC Stairstep Tailpiece, was signed by surviving Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. The custom instrument features "Fare Thee Well" artwork on both sides. Bidding for the instrument began at $5,000 . . .
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IN THE BASSMENT
Check out this footage of Tal Wilkenfeld (then 19-years-old) soloing on "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" with Jeff Beck's band in 2007. Judging by Jeff and Vinnie's reaction, they were as impressed as we are . . .
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WATCH THIS
African Knuckle Roll
Ronnie Moipolai is an African guitarist who plays in open tuning with the fretting hand over the top of the fretboard. It's a stunt move we've seen pulled off by everyone including EVH, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Preston Reed, Glenn Proudfoot and Michael Angelo Batio, but it's something else to see it used as a player's sole fretting technique. What's even more interesting is the knuckle roll that he performs when fretting the low string. Check out some of his other moves, including slapping the low string and using the back of the hand as a slide.
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In this video you will learn to play Steel Guitar Rag on a 6 string guitar. This song is credited with popularizing the steel guitar in the Western Swing band. Written by Leon McAuliffe, it was first recorded by Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys in 1936 and is likely adapted from "Guitar Rag" recorded by guitarist Sylvester Weaver in the early 1920s and was perhaps influenced by the 1915 Hawaiian song: On The Beach At Waikiki . . .
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GREAT GEAR
Eric Clapton christened it "woman tone." and it was first heard on the famed 1966 John Mayall's Blues Breakers Beno album, Eric ran his Les Paul Standard into a Marshall Model 1962 JTM45 2×12 combo. Legend has it he added a Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster to his signal path with the amp controls cranked to 10 with the treble boosted on. His sound was thick yet piercing, overdriven yet smooth, distorted yet creamy. Clapton's woman tone became famous and will never go out of style . . .
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ARTIST AWARENESS
Drew Henderson is a renowned Canadian classical guitarist known for his sensitive performances and virtuosic technique. He has earned the highest praise from audience and critics, and is often cited as one Canada's best young classical guitarists. His performances have taken him throughout Canada, the United States and Italy. Watch this video to see and hear why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7bGLJAkCjY
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