Andrew Daly

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Editor and Journalist at Freelance

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“The Strat was about as ‘out’ as you could get. If you didn’t have a Floyd Rose, it was like, ‘what are you doing?’”: In the eye of the Superstrat hurricane, Yngwie Malmsteen held true to the original

6 days ago | guitarworld.com | Phil Weller |Andrew Daly

Swedish arpeggio obsessive Yngwie Malmsteen is rarely spotted without a Fender Stratocaster by his side – and he has a vast collection of them – but he says the guitars were not in vogue when he first started earning his stripes. His rise, though, helped give the guitar a second life. With the one-two of 1984’s Rising Force, which introduced the world to his high octane neoclassical shredding, and Marching Out one year later, Malmsteen proved a force to be reckoned with.
“I met Joe when he was 12. He picked up a vintage guitar in one store and they told him to leave. But someone said, ‘This guy called Norm will let you play his stuff’”: The unlikely rise of Norman’s Rare Guitars and the birth of the vintage guitar market

1 week ago | guitarworld.com | Andrew Daly

When Norman Harris founded Norman’s Rare Guitars in 1975, he had no idea that his little shop would become an institution in vintage guitars. And that’s mostly because, back in the day, people didn’t really care about the “vintage” concept. “The word ‘vintage’ wasn’t even used,” Harris tells Guitar World. At that time, the beloved bursts, Strats and semi-hollows we’ve come to love weren’t even very old; it would be like referring to your 2004 Toyota Camry as “vintage” in, say, 2023.
Norman Harris on the unlikely rise of Norman’s Rare Guitars and the birth of the vintage guitar market

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Andrew Daly

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. When Norman Harris founded Norman’s Rare Guitars in 1975, he had no idea that his little shop would become an institution in vintage guitars. And that’s mostly because, back in the day, people didn’t really care about the “vintage” concept. “The word ‘vintage’ wasn’t even used,” Harris tells Guitar World.
“I met Joe when he was 12. He picked up a vintage guitar in one store and they told him to leave. But someone said, ‘This guy called Norm will let you play his stuff’”: The unlikely rise of Norman’s Rare Guitars and the birth of the vintage guitar market

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Andrew Daly

11 hours agoJump on the AI action figure "Barbie box" trend. All you need is a full-body photo and ChatGPT. I'm laughing my butt off. I asked ChatGPT to make me into an action figure so I could ride the wave of the viral AI trend. And, wow, did it deliver. It turned me into a rock star figurine in skin-tight …
“It holds its own purely as a playable guitar. It’s really cool for the traveling musician - you can bring it on a flight and it fits beneath the seat”: Why Steve Stevens put his name to a foldable guitar | Guitar World

1 week ago | guitarworld.com | Andrew Daly

Steve Stevens usually plays Les Pauls and Hamers – but he slapped his name on Ciari’s Ascender Premier after being impressed by its no-compromises foldable design. He’s even named one after his wife, Josie. His Ascender comes in Josie Pink, gloss black and gloss white. Yes. it’s a travel guitar, but Stevens says there’s more to it. “I’ve done a number of tracks with it while I’m on the road,” he tells Guitar World. “If anybody requests a guitar part, I’m doing that in my hotel room with that guitar.
“It holds its own purely as a playable guitar. It’s really cool for the traveling musician - you can bring it on a flight and it fits beneath the seat”: Why Steve Stevens put his name to a foldable guitar | Flipboard

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Andrew Daly

NowAmanda Knox was behind bars when she befriended a Catholic priest. The mother of two, who spent nearly four years in an Italian prison, has written a new book, "Free: My Search for Meaning." It recounts the struggles the 37-year-old endured in attempting to reintegrate into society. Knox also …
“I got that bass for $50 off this coke dealer. I don’t know what Jaco did to it, but he totally messed up the insides!” How Cro-Mags’ Harley Flanagan went from buying a Jaco Pastorius bass on the street to fronting one of hardcore’s most influential bands

2 weeks ago | guitarworld.com | Andrew Daly

Harley Flanagan made a home for his furious bass playing and its savage edge in the Cro-Mags, leaving an indelible mark with 1986 debut album Age of Quarrel. He credits Bad Brains’ Darryl Jenifer, Motorhead’s Lemmy and Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler as key influences. Surprisingly, he also dug into jazz records by the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report. “I used all those ingredients and found myself somewhere in the middle,” Flanagan tells Bass Player.
How Cro-Mags’ Harley Flanagan went from buying a Jaco Pastorius bass on the street to fronting one of hardcore’s most influential bands

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Andrew Daly

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Harley Flanagan made a home for his furious bass playing and its savage edge in the Cro-Mags, leaving an indelible mark with 1986 debut album Age of Quarrel. He credits Bad Brains’ Darryl Jenifer, Motorhead’s Lemmy and Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler as key influences. Surprisingly, he also dug into jazz records by the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report.
“I got that bass for $50 off this coke dealer. I don’t know what Jaco did to it, but he totally messed up the insides!” How Cro-Mags’ Harley Flanagan went from buying a Jaco Pastorius bass on the street to fronting one of hardcore’s most influential bands

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Andrew Daly

Editorial: Between a Hard Rock and a Rainforest Cafe, River North’s twin symbols of blightBack in the 1990s, Mayor Richard M. Daley would ride around town looking for vacant lots and insisting weeds be pulled and wrought-iron fences installed. One can only imagine what Daley would have thought about the current situation near the corners of Clark and West Ontario streets, where the …
“My worst case of buyer’s remorse? An impulse-buy banjo. I was third-wheeling on a date, and I felt awkward”: Yvette Young on how to buy a guitar, and why - maybe - you should think twice before lending anyone a beloved acoustic | Guitar World

2 weeks ago | guitarworld.com | Andrew Daly

This month on Bought & Sold, the mother of ducks, keeper of strange time signatures and virtuoso of the Ibanez offset guitar, Yvette Young, checks in to talk all things gear. We’ll be asking her about her biggest gear regrets, her electric guitar pickup preferences, and, perhaps most pertinently, what’s on her go-to rig right this moment. What was the first serious guitar you bought with your own money? “That one’s interesting! And I have two answers.

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In 2022, before I shut my website VWMusic down, I interviewed Clem Burke. He was a treat. I wish I’d gotten to talk with him again. A lot of people probably feel that way. You can read my chat with Clem from 2022 below. .@BlondieOfficial .@clemburke https://t.co/tW4RWxpfdF

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10 Apr 25

RT @GuitarWorld: “Tom would say, ‘Play your guitar with a car key.’ It was very experimental”: Little Feat's Fred Tackett recalls Tom Waits…

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RT @GuitarWorld: “My worst case of buyer’s remorse? An impulse-buy banjo. I was third-wheeling on a date, and I felt awkward”: Yvette Young…

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Articles

“The Strat was about as ‘out’ as you could get. If you didn’t have a Floyd Rose, it was like, ‘what are you doing?’”: In the eye of the Superstrat hurricane, Yngwie Malmsteen held true to the original

“I met Joe when he was 12. He picked up a vintage guitar in one store and they told him to leave. But someone said, ‘This guy called Norm will let you play his stuff’”: The unlikely rise of Norman’s Rare Guitars and the birth of the vintage guitar market

Norman Harris on the unlikely rise of Norman’s Rare Guitars and the birth of the vintage guitar market

“I met Joe when he was 12. He picked up a vintage guitar in one store and they told him to leave. But someone said, ‘This guy called Norm will let you play his stuff’”: The unlikely rise of Norman’s Rare Guitars and the birth of the vintage guitar market

“It holds its own purely as a playable guitar. It’s really cool for the traveling musician - you can bring it on a flight and it fits beneath the seat”: Why Steve Stevens put his name to a foldable guitar | Guitar World

“It holds its own purely as a playable guitar. It’s really cool for the traveling musician - you can bring it on a flight and it fits beneath the seat”: Why Steve Stevens put his name to a foldable guitar | Flipboard

“I got that bass for $50 off this coke dealer. I don’t know what Jaco did to it, but he totally messed up the insides!” How Cro-Mags’ Harley Flanagan went from buying a Jaco Pastorius bass on the street to fronting one of hardcore’s most influential bands

How Cro-Mags’ Harley Flanagan went from buying a Jaco Pastorius bass on the street to fronting one of hardcore’s most influential bands

“I got that bass for $50 off this coke dealer. I don’t know what Jaco did to it, but he totally messed up the insides!” How Cro-Mags’ Harley Flanagan went from buying a Jaco Pastorius bass on the street to fronting one of hardcore’s most influential bands

“My worst case of buyer’s remorse? An impulse-buy banjo. I was third-wheeling on a date, and I felt awkward”: Yvette Young on how to buy a guitar, and why - maybe - you should think twice before lending anyone a beloved acoustic | Guitar World

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