IKEA Guitar Hanger Hack

Despite not being in a real band since 2000 (despite my youthful glow, I'm pretty old...punk) I still have about 9 guitars & basses. It's absolutely ridiculous but I just can't get rid of the damn things. They take up space I don't have. The acoustics I own are hanging on the wall on some guitar hangers I found on Musician's Friend. The problem is they stick out pretty far from the wall, which is great for thick body acoustics but sucks from electrics. They just kind dangle about 3 inches from the wall, literally blowing in the wind. They do make special hangers for electrics but they're about 4x more than the ones I bought. Today on LifeHacker they showed how to use cheap ass towel hangers from IKEA to mount your electric guitars nice a snug to the wall. I thought some of you might find this useful.

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LifeHacker IKEA Guitar Hack

Time Top 10 Greatest Guitar Players (Bullshit List)

With the passing of Les Paul Time decided to release a piece which ranked the top 10 guitar players of all time. Obviously they got the most suburban yuppie turd they could find to put this list together because it fucking sucks.

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Top 10 Time

01. Jimi Hendrix (Of course, good call.)
02. Slash (#2, fuck off. Maybe 10, maybe.)
03. B.B. King (HAHAHA. Seriously? In the world of blues alone BB King isn't even top 10.)
04. Keith Richards (We love Keith, but #4. No way.)
05. Eric Clapton (Not a fan at all but Clapton could shred, should be higher)
06. Jimmy Page (Love the dudes style but not sure he belongs on this list.)
07. Chuck Berry (HIGHER! #7! Go fuck yourself Time. Dude perfected Rock N' Roll guitar.)
08. Les Paul (Look Les Paul could play and is super important to guitar but not sure he's top 10.)
09. Yngwie Malmsteen (Technically the best guitar player ever BUT fuck him. No soul, off the list.)
10. Prince (Again, HAHAHA. I know everyone loves Prince but I just don't get the guitar praise he gets.)

Now for the real questions. Eddie Van Halen?!?! Stevie Ray Vaughn? Duane Allman? Jeff Beck? Randy Rhodes? Dimebag? The Nuge? Brian May? I mean there are just so many dudes that are better then the cats on this list. I mean, fuck dude - SLASH at #2!!! That just blows my fucking mind.

via Blabbermouth

RIP: Les Paul

The great Les Paul died today. Without him the entire history of American music (and most of the world too) would be drastically different. No Rock N' Roll, no Dylan goes electric, and no wall of sound. The impact this dude had on music cannot be understated. That said, it's not a sad day. The man lived to be 94 years old and was still performing until very recently. I'm bummed I never saw him. I planned on it a few times but always said, "eh, he'll play again next week." Looks like I waited too long.

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Read About Les Paul (You Really Should)

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Best Week Ever: 10 Shittiest Guitar Solos

BestWeekEver put together a video with the ten worst guitar solos ever. Somehow Lil' Wayne is only #5!

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