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Hello everyone and welcome to another in the series of weekly guitar quizzes. First let me say that I'm sorry for not posting last weeks quiz, I had loads of exams last Friday. Anyway here's last weeks answers: Jerry Garcia Chicago Blues School The Simpsons The Boy Hairdressers Ry Cooder I hope you all got the questions correct :-) Now on to this weeks quiz: [quiz=21] // Good luck for this weeks fascinating guitar quiz. The answers will be posted on next Fridays quiz. Want Regular Free Updates? Just sign up below with[...]

Hello everyone and welcome to another post in the series of Guitar Duel, where I pit two of the worlds best guitarists against each other and you guys have to vote who is best. Firstly lets look at the last Guitar Duel, two weeks ago, between two of Ireland's finest guitarists; Rory Gallagher and The Edge. Well, you guys did get voting well didn't you, at first The Edge was in front but then Rory Gallagher stormed away with it, having 71 votes to The Edge's 16. Anyway now lets get onto this weeks amazing Duel between two of rocks heavier[...]

Hello and welcome to another weekly riff. I'm not really sure how many people are going to be reading this blog post because Twitter have decided to suspend my account. Hopefully this will be resolved over the next few days. Anyway lets have a look at this weeks cracking riff. It comes from a band that formed in 1967 and a band that I often think are underrated as a guitar band. Again this weeks choice has been influenced by watching the current BBC program, "Guitar Heroes at the BBC." The band are fronted by two guitarists that also sing;[...]

Well hello there everyone and welcome to another smashing riff. This weeks riff comes from a band that formed in the late 70's and to be honest a band and guitarist that I have not listened too much. In fact the main reason I have chose this particular riff this week is because I was watching a program the other week called Guitar Heroes At The BBC, and this song was on it. It was then I remembered how good a riff it was. I suppose the reason I have always backed away from this band in the past, is because I'm not really Sting's biggest fan.[...]

Hello everyone and welcome to another in the great series that is Hero Worship. This is where I take one guitarist and lay my worship on this unsuspecting guitar hero, with the help of Total Guitar magazine, of course. And this weeks hero definitely deserves the title of Guitar Hero as he shown us through the 90s and 00s that he is an exceptional guitarist. In 2003 Rolling Stone Magazine placed him as the 18th best guitarist in their 100 greatest guitarists list, and I believe this placing was perfect. Some thought his greatest moment came[...]