http://guitar.today.com Daily guitar tips, tricks and advice. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:13:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When it comes to syncing new sounds to any pre-recorded video content, the possibilities are limitless. This can be seen in a recent YouTube phenomenon called "Shreds". Shreds are re-dubbed videos of well known musicians with parodied music and vocals synced up with what's happening in the video. Most of ... http://guitar.today.com/2009/11/22/shreds-parody-slipknot-and-creed/ Did you ever think you'd see the day? A rack reserved for the best guitarists and most top of the line studios around the world, could be yours completely free. The most elite guitarists in the world use this very rack to dial in their exact tone for any sound, ... http://guitar.today.com/2009/11/18/win-a-crybaby-rack/ They say that, next to the power slide, it is the single most important move in a rocker`s repertoire. Join us in our salute to the guitar jump.  http://guitar.today.com/2009/11/09/the-best-of-guitar-jumping/ The innovator, music legend and the man who of one of Gibon's most popular guitars was named after passed away this week due to complications from pnuemonia. Les Paul is credited for the invention of multitrack recording and overdubbing as ell as tape elay and many other popular sound effects. ... http://guitar.today.com/2009/08/16/rest-in-peace-les-paul-june-9-1915-%e2%80%93-august-13-2009/ Here is a fun video of Tommy Emmanuel playing just about every variation of the boogie blues progression in known existence. Emmanual can be seen hamming it up and show-boating for fun before he really gets the boogie started. Enjoy! http://guitar.today.com/2009/07/17/tommy-emmanual-guitar-lesson-blues-boogie/ We had a whole lot of fun with part 1 of Why it sucks to be a Rapper, and although some people didn't get the joke we decided it was time for a sequel. Here is part 2 of Why it sucks to be a Rapper. Written by Mohib from Mind ... http://guitar.today.com/2009/07/04/why-it-sucks-to-be-a-rapper-part-ii/ It would be impossible for me to make a post today without mentioning the sudden death of Michael Jackson. There is no way that I, writing any kind of music blog, could talk about music today without mentioning the loss of someone who has had such a tremendous effect on ... http://guitar.today.com/2009/06/26/michael-jackson-remembered-best-guitar-songs/ This clip from Wayne's World originates a joke that runs through many guitar shops even today. Because Stairway to Heaven was considered a classic song that was classicly easy to play, it become a wound in the ears of guitar techs and shop owners all over the world. The ... http://guitar.today.com/2009/06/23/no-stairway-to-heaven/ Guitar Player's Center has an interesting theory on the alleged murder which involves the CrossRoads theory we discussed earlier this year in a post called Devil in Music , in this post we learned about a guy named Robert Johnston who is said to have sold his soul to the ... http://guitar.today.com/2009/06/17/more-jimi-hendrix-murder-theories/ “I had to do it. Jimi was worth much more to me dead than alive. That son of a bitch was going to leave me. If I lost him, I’d lose everything.”  Micheal Jeffrey is quoted as saying in a new book by one of Hendrix's roadies James "Tappy" Wright. Wright ... http://guitar.today.com/2009/06/10/was-jimi-hendrix-murdered/