You Can Win Guitar Giveaways, Too! Here’s How…

Hey GearVault readers, awhile back I randomly signed up to a guitar giveaway that I found on the net. I figured it was a waste of time because I NEVER win anything (hence, why I don’t play the lottery =). A month or so later I received an email saying I had won their contest and they shipped me a Gibson Les Paul Studio equipped with P90s and a Fender Deluxe combo amplifier. I was delighted! Though I already have my own gear, I just gave this stuff to my nephew so he could learn to play guitar. After feeling lucky, I downloaded an auto-fill extension to my browser (in my case Firefox) and signed up to a bunch other gear giveaways, it literally took 5 seconds and the effort involved one click of the mouse. About a month later I received a Maxon OD808 pedal in the mail.

So this gave me an idea! I decided to report every guitar/gear giveaway to you, GV readers, so you can get in on action! Of course since I have my handy-dandy auto-fill extension connected to both my FireFox and Chrome browsers, one click the mouse BAM! I am entered in these giveaways too… However if I win, I don’t need the guitars and gear as I have my own setup, I would rather give GearVault readers any merchandise I win! So when I win gear I will pass the equipment on to a dedicated GV reader. If you are not on GV’s mailing list, then obviously your email won’t be there to get selected for a chance to win, so you are going to want to sign up to the Feedburner mailing list below and activate it to prove your email is valid. If you fail to validate your email then it won’t show in our system and you will miss out on the chance to win. Another really cool thing is when you are on our Feedburner mailing list, you will get notifications of cool giveaways and hot news, but don’t worry, like you, I hate spam mail… so you don’t have to worry about that!

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Flying Drum Sticks

We have all seen it before; drummers whipping their drum sticks out into the crowd at the end of a bad ass concert. Generally I think that we all just assume that someone in the crowd catches the sticks and ends up with a really awesome concert souvenir. This is usually true, but what about an audience member getting lambasted upside the head by a flying drum stick? Read more

Iron Maiden Guitarist Dave Murray’s Rig Rundown

Hey Gear Vault readers, want to see the musical gear of the guitarist who created some of the greatest metal riffs of all time? TC Electronic have recently posted a video featuring Iron Maiden guitarist, Dave Murray’s, guitar rig. Guitar tech, Colin Price, walks you through Murray’s gear. Check out the six-minute YouTube video below Read more

Pigtronix Guitar Effects Pedals

Pigtronix is not your typical guitar effects maker. Starting with the original Envelope Phaser, Pigtronix pedals have been anything but conventional. According to David Koltai, president of Pigtronix, “With companies like BOSS and Dunlop to compete with, it seemed crazy to come out of the gate as a startup trying to compete on their terms.” That’s why Koltai and long-time friend Brian Bethke teamed up to form Pigtronix. They decided to focus exclusively on effects pedals that were unlike anything on the market.

Unique effects such as an envelope-controlled phase shifter, a parallel-distortion box, an ADSR dynamics generator, and a freakishly accurate pitch-tracking mono synth quickly made Pigtronix pedals popular among modern creative musicians. Driven by a never-ending quest to discover new kinds of effects, Koltai still turns to customer feedback for future design concepts. Andy Summers, Vernon Reid, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White, Adrian Belew, Bootsy Collins, Weezer, The Roots, Primus, and other artists have been instrumental in establishing Pigtronix as a top-level effects maker, both as customers and as sources of critical feedback.

In fact, legendary rocker Frank Marino encouraged Pigtronix’s development of the Philosopher’s Tone. The Philosopher’s Tone – arguably the cornerstone of the Pigtronix lineup – is one of the most popular compression/sustain pedals ever made, renowned for its near-infinite sustain. Likewise, the brilliant NYC guitarist Craig Brodhead introduced Koltai to the idea of using the “Golden Ratio” as the basis of the rhythmic delay lines in the instantly musical Echolution delay pedal. Read more

Super-Vee tremolo system

When Leo Fender created the Stratocaster’s six-screw tremolo bridge, he was simply hoping to find away to provide subtle vibrato and pedal steel effects. Though effective, Leo’s bridge didn’t provide the most stable tuning and certainly wasn’t designed to stand up to wild whammy whacking. The Floyd Rose locking hem solved this problem, but it requires modification to install and robs some of the Strat’s beautiful airy tone.

Enter the Super-Vee. This ingenious double-locking bridge is a drop-in replacement for any six-screw or two-point Strat bridge. It bolts down In minutes and requires no permanent modification to the instrument Instead of pivot points, the Super-Vee rides on a patented frictionless blade that won’t wear out You can even set the position of the bar to suit your style. Read more

Morley Guitar products new for 2010

Westside distribution announces four new Morley guitar products for 2010.

Mini Morleys

Two new optical pedals for 2010, the Mini Morley Wah and Mini Morley Volume. Both pedals are as fully featured as you would expect from Morley but measuring only 4.5 (W) x 6.75 (L) x 2.75 (H) inches, are perfect for pedals boards when space is at a premium. Read more

Seymour Duncan Yngwie Malmsteen YJM Fury Single-coil Pickups

No other guitarist unleashes the fury like Yngwie J. Malmsteen. His influence is undeniable, his technique unparalleled. So, when a legendary axe-slinging metal virtuoso like Yngwie says he wants to take his tone to the next level, we listen. After hundreds of hours of intense tone pursuit, we proudly unleash the STK-S10 YJM Fury.

The YJM series includes a dedicated bridge pickup as well as a separate neck/middle pickup, representing two highly individual customized voices that sound sweet and fluid with more articulation and responsiveness to dynamics. They’re recommended for any fast playing style including neo-classical, shred, hard rock, power metal, and heavy metal and can directly retrofit most single-coil equipped guitars. But players beware, installing the YJM Fury into your guitar, might unleash the Fury in you.

ProTone Pedals are giving away an autographed Rusty Cooley Overdrive

Rusty Cooley needs no introduction… but in case you’ve been living under a rock for the last year lets run down what he’s been up to- 2 FULL Length instructional DVD’s, a brand new signature guitar from Dean- the RC7X, a guest spot on the Sean Baker Orchestras newest CD, a collaboration with Derek Sherinian on Derek’s latest CD… do I really need to keep going? Head on over to ProTone Pedals’ website and enter your name and Email for your chance to win Rusty Cooley’s secret tonal weapon–an autographed Rusty Cooley Overdrive!

Rusty Cooley Playing the Pro Tone

Best Guitar Video on Youtube

So, for fun I typed in “best guitar” into YouTube’s search bar and came up with DavidMeShow’s “Best Guitar Improvisation Ever“. Interestingly enough, this video was viewed over 8.5 million times and has nearly 67k ratings. Not too shabby, David!

Here is the video:

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Mesa Boogie Formula Pre Recording Amplifier

Recording engineers know that it’s never been easy to get good guitar tone by “going direct” into a mixer. Yet, for many guitarists with home studios, miking an amplifier to achieve a more natural-sounding live tone isn’t always an option. Maybe you don’t have the best sounding amp and cab setup; perhaps you do, but your home studio environment prevents you from cranking it up. Maybe you’re recording live in a small space and you don’t want your guitar sound to leak into the drums or vocal mikes. Obviously, there are any number of reasons to record directly—and there are number of devices to help you do it. Read more

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