Dave Davidson is at it again. Last month he started with some serious sweeping- and tapping-tips and -ideas for Guitar Worlds “Thrash Course” (click here, …

Ola Englund doesn’t need an introduction to the ERG-community. He played 7-strings for years for his infamous Gear-Demos on Youtube and in his band Feared. His signature …

Hey nerds! I just updated my 8-String Pickup Shootout with the Instrumental Pickups SFTY3-8, installed in my Ibanez M80M. You can listen to the clips …

Really low tunings demand thicker strings – we all know that. Unfortunately, the holes in tuning-posts often can only hold a .060-gauge or marginally heavier strings. The …

There’s been a lot of great news coming out of the Carvin/Kiesel guitars headquarters lately. Now Jeff Kiesel announced, that they sell directly to international customers …

I went to NAMM in 2013 and Jackson Guitars had just hit the ERG market with full force. They came out with several 7- and …

Hey nerds! I just updated my 8-String Pickup Shootout with the classic EMG Pickups 808, the first mass-produced 8-string pickup there ever was. You can …

I have owned a few Schecters from their Diamond Series a couple of years ago. Back then, everybody I knew played LTDs and I kinda …

As you might know by know, Simon and me are avid users of Kempers Profiling Amp. Last weekend – at NAMM obviously – Christoph Kemper …

Jeff Kiesel himself walks you through the 2015 NAMM-booth and I’m literally drooling all over my keyboard. There’s nothing more to add. Watch the video …

Wow! This years NAMM will be one of the most exciting to date. At least in my opinion. We already showed you, what Ibanez, ESP …

I’ve seen lots of folks asking about Carvin Guitars being entirely rebranded to Kiesel Guitars. Mark and Jeff Kiesel now have the answer to your …