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The Gorgeous Orianthi Will Be Rocking With Alice Cooper [VIDEO]

Intern Emily — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:29:19 +0000

Orianthi is one gorgeous guitar goddess! Don’t miss the Shock Therapy Tour this Saturday! She has been rocking two world tours with Alice Cooper and now they both are coming to El Paso. The rocking Australian has been jamming out with guitar gods like Santana and Steve Vai since she was in her teens. Most [...]

This Week's Guitar Shredder Sarah Longfield Playing a Really Freaking Cool Guitar

Johnnie Walker — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:44:40 +0000

Yesterday, I introduced you to Sarah Longfield, a guitar shredder who loves her some extra stringiness in her guitars. She likes eight of them. If you only have six, she's not very interested. Don't take this a penis thing. Seriously.

She's got some pretty sweet guitars she plays in her videos, and this one is a really cool custom shop guitar made by Etherial Guitars. It's a pretty wicked looking ax, and sounds pretty good too.

This Tiny Girl Can Shred Like Nobody's Business – On More Strings Than You, Too! [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:44:15 +0000

A few months back, I entered a guitar solo contest to win an awesome Mayones guitar. I didn't win, I'm not really a solo player, but I got to see a lot of amazing people playing insane shred solos over this short piece. I found a few new players to follow, and a few that I've already been following did some cool solos!

I found this girl a while back, her name is Sarah Longfield.

Want to Be a Better Guitar Player? Here's the Coolest and Quickest Way to Get There! [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:30:02 +0000

I love effects pedals. I don't use a lot of them, but I love to play around with them. I think this is one pedal I would turn on and use all the freaking time!

I think a lot of players would love to have one of these. It would save a huge amount of time, and we'd never have to hear certain kinds of playing ever again.

I think I'll order one for Buzz...

Nili Brosh is Not a Novelty Pretty Girl Who Plays Guitar – She's a Real Shredder [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:09:44 +0000

All this week Nili Brosh is my Shredder of the week. While you might think the only reason for her being here is because I think she's attractive, and you'd be totally wrong. While I do find her attractive (hear that, Nili?), it's really about the playing.

No, really.

Hot Guitar Shredder Nili Brosh Videos Recording Her New Album [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:05:58 +0000

Nili Brosh is being celebrated all this week as KLAQ's Guitar Shredder of the Week, because she's an insanely talented guitar player! It doesn't hurt that she's easy on the eyes, too.

Nili is recording her new solo album, and I'm looking forward to hearing it. It will also feature some amazing musicians on it, like Bryan Beller, who's the bass meister for The Aristocrats and Dethklok! He can play some amazing stuff.

More Nili Brosh Shredding Your Buttocks Off – Can You Play This? [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 30 May 2013 03:30:24 +0000

This week's guitar shredder here at KLAQ is Nili Brosh. We saw a little of her performing with Tony MacAlpine yesterday, and here's something from her solo album. It's the title track "Through the Looking Glass", and it's a pretty awesome song!

Guitar Shredder Mark Tremonti Teaches You Some Songs and Solo [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:07:46 +0000

It's Friday, and Balloonfest is tomorrow, so make sure you're set to come check out Mark Tremonti opening day one of Balloonfest 2013! He's a great guitar player, and he sings pretty well, too! It's going to be a killer day tomorrow, with the local rock:

Get Deep Into Green Day's Guitar Rigs – Billie Joe – Mike Dirnt – Jason White [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:16:05 +0000

For those of you lucky enough to get into the incredibly quickly sold-out show at Tricky Falls a while back, you got to hear how these rigs sounded. And apparently, you guys loved it. Even if you didn't get to go, like me, you might find this tour of all the band's gear pretty cool. How do they get the sounds for the songs, what guitars do they use?

Guitar Shredder of the Week Mark Tremonti – Several Solos [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:58:30 +0000

Here's a nice video compilation of several of Mark's killer solos all in one place. He rocks several, including "Blackbird", "Wayward One", "Brand New Start", "Buried Alive" and more! This video gives some fantastic close-up work of what he's doing, in case you want to learn what he's playing, or just get a good look.

Guitar Shredder Mark Tremonti – Guitar Battle with Myles Kennedy [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:55:08 +0000

Not only is Mark a great guitar player, but he surrounds himself with great musicians. Here's a guitar battle with popular vocalist/guitarist Myles Kennedy, from the Alter Bridge live DVD. Not only do you get to see how good Mark Tremonti is, but you really get to hear how good Myles is!

14-Year-Old Girl Shreds Van Halen's "Eruption" [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:56:07 +0000

James Hetfield, Mark Tremonti, Eddie Van Halen…meet Tina. She’s just 14 and she’s already covering Eddie’s solo in “Eruption”. As one guy put it, imagine you’re at a party and some dude’s trying to impress the chicks by ripping a few of his garage band power chords — but then they hand the guitar to [...]

Guitar Shredder of the Week – Mark Tremonti Live Guitar Solo [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:38:17 +0000

This week's shredder is Mark Tremonti. He's a great player, and a fantastic songwriter. He's written huge songs for Creed, Alter Bridge and now his solo band, Tremonti. He's got a great sense of melody and song structure, and on top of that, he's a good singer and an amazing guitarist!

KLAQ's Guitar Shredder for the Week – Balloonfest's Mark Tremonti Trading Licks [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:49 +0000

This week, I want to feature the guitar skills of Mark Tremonti. He's kind of an underrated guitar player, since he tends to play more for the song instead of the shred, but when he cuts loose, he can really cut loose! I found these videos a while back, with guitar shred king Rusty Cooley and Mark trading off licks.

Balloonfest Week Has Officially Begun – Part of Mark Tremonti Has Arrived!

Johnnie Walker — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:52:26 +0000

Okay, that sounded a little weird. Not actually a part of HIM has arrived, but his gear has arrived. For the first time I can remember in Balloonfest history, one of the bands has shipped their gear to us!

Usually we just find scraggly-looking musicians, struggling with gear coming off the baggage carousel at the airport, hoping for either a vegan meal or Whataburger.

Your Guitar Shredder of the Week – Tony MacAlpine for Friday – Learn to Shred Like Tony [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:59:45 +0000

Tony MacAlpine is our guitar shredder for the week, and we've seen some old songs, new songs, collaborations and learned a little about one of the premier guitar players out there. If you haven't been aware of him before now, hopefully you've found a cool new guitar player to share with your friends!

Maybe you've also found some cool new ideas and licks you can learn from one of his early instructional videos, too!

Your Guitar Shredder of the Week – Tony MacAlpine for Thursday – Shy Boy with Mike Portnoy and Billy Sheehan [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:45:43 +0000

What's T-Mac been up to recently? He's stayed really busy musically, and has even toured quite a bit with Billy Sheehan, Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, playing some serious music for the people. Check out Thursday's shred song for today, Billy Sheehan's "Shy Boy", originally written for Billy's band Talas, and then re-recorded with Van Halen maniac David Lee Roth!

Your Guitar Shredder of the Week – Tony MacAlpine for Wednesday – Tears of Sahara [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:33:01 +0000

Wednesday on the Shredder of the Week brings us a trip back to big hair and lots of reverb. Guitar master Tony MacAlpine plays one of the songs that he released on his 1987 album Maximum Security on PolyGram...whoa, there's a name from the past, PolyGram. They died a horrible label death...eventually being absorbed into Universal Music Group.

Your Guitar Shredder of the Week – Tony MacAlpine for Tuesday – The Violin Song [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:00:22 +0000

Day two of Tony MacAlpine week features a song from Tony's album Premonition, called "The Violin Song". This is one of the tracks from the album that features keyboard master Jens Johansson. The melody on this one is really good, and grabs you right away.

Tony began his classical training at five years old, and trained on classical piano and violin at the Springfield Conservatory of Music in Massachusetts.

Your Guitar Shredder of the Week – Tony MacAlpine for Monday [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:56:08 +0000

Some of you might remember this guy’s name from the 80′s, when the guitar shred boom really began in a big way. Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen really opened the door for a lot of guys to get known widely for instrumental music. One of the guys that I’ve always liked, and he’s still going [...]