The Mahwah Museum in New Jersey is offering an opportunity for you to play one of Les Paul’s own guitars, as part of their on-going Les Paul exhibit. A 45 minute session will cost $25 per person. The only dates available are 26th Oct, 9th Nov and 7th December. All sessions are by appointment only. You can make a reservation at the museum’s website. Source: Patch

Ampeg are making a return to the world of top-end guitar amplification with the launch of their new GVT series. From the press release: Ampeg re-enters the world of premium guitar amplification and announces their GVT Series Guitar Amps are now shipping in North America. Each head, cab and combo offers all-tube guitar tone in a sleek design inspired by classic Ampeg guitar amps from the ‘70s. “We’ve been touring around all summer with our GVT amps,” remarks Ampeg’s Director…

Seminal Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, a founding member of the band Pentangle, has died at the age of 67. He died in the early hours of Wednesday morning at a hospice in Hampstead, north London. Born in Glasgow in 1943, the musician recorded his first album in 1965 and his last, The Black Swan, in 2006. He was a member of Pentangle between 1967 and 1973 and was there when they reformed in 2008. In 2007 Pentange received a…

Eastwood Guitars have announced a new member of the ’59 Custom family; the rather delightful looking Airline ’59 Coronado.Here’s what their press release has to say about it. The ’59 Coronado has a striking white body with black rubber binding, offset with white binding on a black headstock – a tribute to the vintage Supro® model used by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. This is a stylish guitar with a zero fret for super fast low action and a…

On Sunday September 25, 2011 at 3 PM EDT, Dave Martone and Glen Drover will take part in a performance that will be webcast worldwide as part of the “Live At Metalworks” series from Mississauga, Canada. The webcast can be seen at live.magnacarta.net.

Fender have announced the launch of a Kurt Cobain signature Jaguar. Here’s what Fender.com have to say about it: “Fender introduces one of its most distinctive signature models ever, the Kurt Cobain Jaguar®-meticulously modeled on the battered and highly unusual 1965 Jaguar that Cobain wielded during the heady early-’90s era when Nirvana ruled rock and led a musically stunning and culturally subversive movement. Fender craftsmen have reproduced Cobain’s battle-hardened left-handed Jaguar down to the last unusual detail, including its worn…

Last of the great pre-war bluesmen, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, has died at home in Chicago at the age of 96. In 2008 he won a Grammy and was honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 2010. He had performed with and was a friend of Robert Johnson. He was there when Johnson drank the poisoned whisky that killed him and his story has become the definitive version of Johnson’s death. Honeyboy used to say, “The world don’t owe me…

Sheryl Crow has raised $143,000 for Joplin Schools Recovery Fund of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks by auctioning off her beautiful white 1959 Mercedes Benz 190SL, like the car pictured below. The auction also included a signature Gibson acoustic, a replica of the 1962 Gibson Country Western, and two backstage passes to one of her gigs. Source: Joplin Independent

You may well have seen the reports about the recent raids on Gibson’s Nashville and Memphis sites by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Perhaps you’ve even read or listened to Henry Juszkiewicz’s carefully crafted statement. Published and verified facts are somewhat thin on the ground and so the Guitar News Daily editorial team have taken the decision not to publish a story on the matter and to wait until there is something informative to report. Should you be in…

The Shred Academy have launched a worldwide competition to unearth unknown guitar stars across the globe. There will be $3,000 worth of prizes on offer for the ten best submissions. All that is required is for you to check out the competition details at String Insanity, and then upload a 60 video of you playing an original piece of music as a response to the video below. Direct Link Source: Press Release