In a press release, IK Multimedia have announced a new free download version of Amplitube 3 with a built in feature to access, at a cost, their new Custom Shop features. The free version comes with 4 amps, 9 stomp boxes, 5 speaker cabs, 3 microphones, 2 rack FX and a digital tuner. Good enough as a start but this thing really opens up when you head off to the Custom Shop. You can choose from over 200 models stomp…

UK dealers can get their hands on free iPads when ordering at the Anaheim show Orange Amps has announced an impressive offer for the 2011 NAMM Show, open to all current UK dealers purchasing Orange Amps products: A free 32Gb wifi iPad when they order at least £4,000 (ukp) of Orange gear. The iPads will be on the NAMM booth (4674 in Hall C) ready for to take away and the promotion runs for the whole of the winter NAMM…

To make up for what she felt was a “subpar performance” at the Greek Theatre last month, Sheryl Crow will play a free show on Nov. 16 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. She also aims to raise awareness for breast cancer, of which she is a survivor. On the evening of the Greek Theatre show she was suffering from a throat and sinus infection and she felt that “My fans deserve better, so I am playing a special show…

Weezer have released a free World Cup song in support of the US national football team. Called ‘Represent!’, the track was made available to download from iTunes earlier today (June 11). The song comes on the eve of the USA’s first World Cup group match with England tomorrow (June 12), which kicks off at 7.30pm (BST). Source: http://www.nme.com/

Six String Bliss, the longest-running guitar-centric Podcast, has released “What The Fuzz”, a collaborative effort by members of their listening community.  The theme of this album was the Fuzz Effect; it was not a requirement to use Fuzz specifically on guitar, but each track submitted contains the prominent use of Fuzz. What The Fuzz features 10 songs performed by an international community of artists, with submissions coming from 5 countries.  It is the fifth album project produced by Six String…

Six String Bliss Announces the Release of “What The Fuzz?”. Worldwide Launch – Thursday, May 20th, 2010 Six String Bliss, the longest-running guitar-centric Podcast on the Internet announces the release of What The Fuzz, a collaborative effort by members of their listening community.  The theme of this album is the Fuzz Effect; it was not a requirement to use Fuzz specifically on guitar, but each track submitted contains the prominent use of Fuzz. What The Fuzz will feature 10 songs…

gear4music.com Bad Company fan fails to recognize Paul Rodgers Paul Rodgers has recalled the time a man busking one of his songs on an acoustic guitar failed to recognize him. The former Free and Bad Company vocalist was out for a stroll when he saw a man on a bench with an acoustic guitar playing his classic hit Feel Like Makin’ Love. Rodgers starting a singing a few lines of the track and ended up impressing the busker with his…

The internet has a wealth of information, and if you know where to look, almost everything is available, including guitar lessons.  Sorting the wheat from the chaff is a bit of a challenge though, as often some of these so called free lessons are just designed to upsell you to some paid ones. So where do you go for your free guitar lessons online?  There are certainly plenty on youtube - can you recommend any good channels?  My favourite for christian…