Sad news... Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, a founding member of the band Pentangle and a well-known guitarist in his own right, has died at the age of 67. Jansch, who had cancer, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning at a hospice in Hampstead, north London. (More...)
- Bert Kwakkel Luthier-built 12+12 String Acoustic (with Sympathetic Strings)
guitarz.blogspot.com: This highly unusual one-off luthier-built guitar by Bert Kwakkel is currently being listed for sale on Marktplaats.nl, a trading site based in The Netherlands, and is priced at € 2.250,00. It is essentially a 12-string acoustic...
- Ukrainian Kobza Bass - Teardrop-shaped Acoustic Bass
guitarz.blogspot.com: I know nothing about this instrument other than what the seller tells us in broken English. Apparently it's a Ukrainian Kobza Bass from the Harmony musical worskhop (hhhmmmm...where've I've heard that name before?) and...
- Bass Legend Donald "duck" Dunn Passes Away In Tokyo, Aged 70
guitarz.blogspot.com: Bass player and songwriter Donald "Duck" Dunn, a member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame band Booker T and the MGs and the Blues Brothers band, has died in Tokyo. He was 70. Dunn was in Tokyo for a series of shows. News...
- Jim Marshall, The "father Of Loud", Dies Aged 88
guitarz.blogspot.com: I just want to add our voice to the tributes coming in for Jim Marshall, the man behind the legendary British guitar amplifiers, who died earlier today. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17625335 http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/05/jim-marshall-amp-dies-88...
- Davy Jones Of The Monkees, Rip
guitarz.blogspot.com: More sad news, I'm afraid. Davy Jones, famous as being "the British one" in 1960s manufactured pop band The Monkees, has passed away in his Florida home, aged 66. [BBC News story] Although occasionally seen with a guitar or bass...