Guitar Today

Ever tried to make your own guitar picks? I did a few experiments with melting things into picks with custom logos on them. Wanna’ know what I found out? Nothing I can make is as cool as this thing. The pick puncher costs just $24.95 and is now pre-ordering.

This is pretty great. Make your own picks from almost anything. Whatever can be punched can be a pick. You can make picks out of credit cards, plastic lids, everything you can imagine is now a free guitar pick. If you’re anything like me you might have one or two picks under your couch cushions if you’re lucky.

Artist signature guitars are nothing new, but have always been viewed as high-end and expensive. Fans of Billy Corgan’s signature Fender Strat, Andy Timmons’s signature Ibanez, or Steve Morse’s custom Music Man may have spent the last few months saving and pinching every penny they could in hopes of one day affording them, but now they may have a quick fix! If you’re fit to do a little wiring and have a non-custom model of the guitars, that is.

The pickup company has launched the DiMarzio Billy Corgan BC-1 & BC-2, the DiMarzio Andy Timmons AT-1, and reintroduced the Steve Morse Neck and Bridge model pickups. These are the same custom pickups in the artists’ signature model guitars.

You can read more about them on the DiMarzio website

Kids Can Play Guitar - $11.99 DVD
This DVD for kids 8 and up explains the basics of guitar in a way that is fun and informative for kids. Mel Reeves covers the different types of guitars, teaches kids how to read music chord fingerings and diagrams. DVD instructional videos are an excellent way to get your kids excited about learning an instrument.

Rock Guitar for Kids Songbook- $6.99 paperback
Hal Leonard is a well known and respected authority on publishing guitar instructional books. This book is for any child who is ready to start learning about guitar on their own time. It is easier to have a book rather than hire a guitar teacher because your child can go back and re-read certain parts any time they are having trouble. You also don’t have to concern yourself with scheduling.

Kids’ Guitar Songbook
For any parent wishing to see their kids strumming away on their very own guitar. Kids’ Guitar SongBook will teach your child all the basics of playing the guitar. They will learn to tune the guitar on their own, proper way of holding the guitar and some basic notation. It also has many fun easy songs that kids can play on their own while they are beginning to learn to play the guitar.