With more exhibitors and great guitar players being added to the mix every week, the Melbourne Guitar Show is shaping as one of the best guitar gatherings yet. The AMA has announced the return of the ultimate guitar experience, the esteemed Melbourne Guitar Show, set to enthrall music lovers, collectors,…

In today’s Melbourne Guitar Show Tip of the Day, Matthew Fagan demonstrates the claw hammer and his finger roll technique, made famous by Mark Knopfler on the Dire Straits classic ‘Sultans of Swing’. www.australianmusician.com.au: The website for musicians

From AER, comes the wedge version of their popular Compact 60 acoustic amplifier. The Compact 60 Slope has been designed by those astute acoustic amp folks to provide maximum performance and clarity on stage, thanks to its sturdy wedge construction. Compact 60 Slope features 60 watts of great acoustic and…

The Kawai Concert Artist (CA) series is transforming all notions of how good digital pianos can be. From the latest in sound technology and action design, to its innovative Soundboard Speaker System, the CA series captures the essence of playing a fine concert grand piano. Adopting key new features from…

Melbourne-based, alt-country balladeer Bill Jackson has just released his 5th studio album The Wayside Ballads Volume 1. AM’s Greg Phillips sat down with Bill and album producer/guitarist Shannon Bourne to discuss how it all came together. Wasted on the wayside Wasted on the way If I don’t go tomorrow You…

Cole Clark Guitars & D’Addario Australia are pleased to announce that from June 1st 2015, all Cole Clark guitars will be factory-fitted with D’Addario’s new NY Steel Coated guitar strings. “D’Addario’s new NY Steel acoustic strings have a great tone that lasts. They deliver our Cole Clark sound perfectly and…

In today’s Melbourne Guitar Show Tip of the Day, Peter Hodgson from http://iheartguitarblog.com/ discusses the use of dynamics in your playing.

Melbourne based funk n’ soul outfit Soul Safari is a band on a mission. Singer Lisa Faithful and drummer Sam Leskovec sat down with AM’s Greg Phillips to outline their plan to spread their word of groove and empowerment globally. At some point in the last few decades the terms…

In today’s Melbourne Guitar Show Tip of the Day, Marcel Yammouni discusses the use of the EBow as an effect AUSTRALIANMUSICIAN.COM.AU: THE WEBSITE FOR MUSICIANS

In today’s Melbourne Guitar Show Tip of the Day, Shannon Bourne discusses factors involved in playing pro gigs