The Guitar Players Club

For those of you out there that are die hard Fender fans like moi, you need to take a look at what's going on in the Fender Custom Shop. I'm not only a big fan of Fender guitars, David Gilmour is one of my most favorite players of all time. At least in my top (5) or so.

Well, I'm kinda freaking because on September 22, 2008, the Fender Custom Shop is releasing a David Gilmour signature Strat!! Yes, what could be better ? The release date was set to coincidewith the release of Gilmour’s three-disc Live in Gdansk CD/DVD set. The instrument is based on Gilmour’s beloved Black Strat and was created by Fender Custom Shop craftsmen to mirror the look, sound and feel of the original instrument.

David's famous guitar was nicknamed very, ah hem, very 'creatively', 'the Black Strat'.

It's awesome to even look at, but when you know what David used the original for, it'll kinda give you cold chills knowing that you could own even an exact copy. I mean his Strat was used on all the hot Pink Floyd tracks from Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall...not to mention Gilmour's solo work. I'm talking about an instrument that will go down in rock and roll history. I have to have one!!

David Gilmour, and his long time guitar tech., Phil Taylor worked closely with Fender in the development of the Signature Series Stratocaster guitar. I would expect nothing less that perfection in form and function.

Here's a link to the Black Strat at the Fender Custom Shop. You need to go check it out for yourself.

I should mention...always head over to zZounds.com for the best selection and prices for all of your musical needs. Those guys are awesome. Great products, great selection, great prices, fast shipping and a very knowledgeable staff. What else could you want ?

In the days not so long ago, even when I first started to learn to play the guitar in the 1970's, there was no where near the available resources available to aid the student as there is today.

Obviously the Internet is the single best development to help not only guitar players, but those interested in any profession, hobby or interest on virtually any topic.

Just a while ago an instructor, the printed book, tapes, recorded and live music were about the only options to help a student learn. There is so much more that I won't even be able to mention it all here I'm sure.

Mentioning every single topic or techonolgy isn't my goal however. My point of this post is to let you know to use every possible resource that might help you. As I mention elsewhere on this blog, and my other sites, I

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I was recently reading some posts in a forum topic regarding guitar tablature and learning to read standard music notation. There were some 'interesting' opinions on the topics.

Firstly, I'd like to say that I learned to read standard music notation many years age. When I was 12 or 13 years old I played in the school band. At the time I was playing the clarinet, not my ideal choice of instruments, but the guitar wasn't an available option at school. Although the clarinet wasn't the instrument I

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