LyT Pedalboard's F16 model

LyT Pedalboards has announce the introduction of its new F16 model that is made of the same lightweight ultra-strong wood composite material as all of LyT's boards, and marks the introduction of LyT's handmade in the USA craftsmanship into the emerging arena of compact pedalboards. Lyt Pedalboards F16 is the latest pedalboard that is bound to give much needed organization and protection at a very light price.

LyT Pedalboard's F16 model

The F16 measures 16" x 16" and weighs only 3.5 pounds. That makes the F16 a great option for a guitarist who uses only a couple of select pedals for the usual recording or live situations. It also makes a great board for backup pedals or for a second instrument. The F16 also features a second-level tier for easy pedal access, an under-tier compartment that can accommodate a full-sized power supply, non-skid rubber feet, and an extremely low profile. Also supplied in the package are medical-grade hook and loop Velcro.

Light to carry and light on the pocket, The F16 sells for just $49.95 and is available for purchase direct from the Lyt Pedalboards web site.

Manowar New Album 2009

MANOWAR is currently recording a song from its new album in 15 (and counting) different languages. They are recorded with an in-depth look at Eric Adams' odyssey into the world of multi-lingual vocals! This song, in its entirety, will debut, along with new tracks from the forthcoming album, at MANOWAR's very own Magic Circle Festival III on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany.

Donnie Hamzik, the original drummer for MANOWAR, will be on tour with the band in 2009.

MANOWAR and special guests HOLYHELL will headline some of Europe's major metal festivals, including Magic Circle.

Released on November 27, 2008, the "Magic Circle Festival Volume II" DVD features two discs packed with never-before-seen footage of songs from the first six MANOWAR albums — including some songs that have never been performed or presented on CD or DVD before. This is the first opportunity to get songs like "Blow Your Speakers", "Death Tone", "Pleasure Slave", "Violence and Bloodshed" and "Kingdom Come" on DVD. This DVD also includes the first-ever live performance of MANOWAR's epic "The Crown and the Ring". The DVD set also includes exclusive footage of MANOWAR's unprecedented record-breaking five-hour-and-10-minute show in Kavarna, Bulgaria, a documentary of the Bulgaria performance and MANOWAR performing the Bulgarian national anthem — "Mila Rodino" — with full orchestra and choir.

VHT's Classic 6 Amp

VHT Classic 6 Amp

VHT announces the release of the Classic 6, a simple, low-wattage amp with a big sound. The Classic 6 was created with a 12″ VHT Special Design speaker. VHT believes this design allows the amp to be cranked up (to 11, so to speak) without sound distortion or frying the speakers.

The Classic 6 from VHT comes complete with two controls, Tone and Volume, and also has low and high inputs. The power amp is a 6V6 model, while the amp is a single 12AX7 tube. VHT particularly talks up the versatility of the amp here, citing its supposed ability to mimic both a British amp and a classic American tube amp. We’ll let readers be the judge. Also heralded is the simplicity of the amp design, with the tone control options allowing for quick adjustments and easy manipulation of harmonics.

The VHT Classic 6 was specifically designed with simplicity in mind, for players who just want to plug in and sound great. It’s an amp that allows players to get the most out of their amp to enhance their individual sound.

Cost = $549.99

Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster guitar and Steve Harris Signature Precision bass

Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster guitar:
The Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster guitar features an alder body, one-piece satin-finished maple neck with a soft "V"-shape and medium jumbo frets, DiMarzio PAF 36th Anniversary DP103 neck pickup, vintage-style Strat middle pickup, DiMarzio Super Distortion DP100 bridge pickup, American vintage synchronized tremolo, signature chrome pickup covers, one-ply white pickguard, and Black thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer finish.

Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster guitar

"I have always enjoyed the versatility that you get from playing Fender Strat guitars," said Murray. "This signature guitar plays and feels just like my original, with exception that it’s LOUDER! My thanks go out to Fender for putting this together. I’ll be taking this guitar out to play on the next tour."

Steve Harris Signature Precision bass:
The Fender Steve Harris Precision Bass guitar features an alder body, one-piece maple neck with medium jumbo frets, Seymour Duncan Basslines Quarter Pound split-coil Precision Bass pickup, chrome Badass II bridge, chrome pickguard, and his signature Rotosound flatwound strings and Royal Blue Metallic finish.

"It’s always been Fender Precision Bass guitars for me, whether recording or playing live," said Harris. "I only endorse things I use, so it makes sense to have my own signature model!"

Steve Harris Signature Precision bass

Fender Steve Harris Precision Bass guitars are available at Fender dealers worldwide with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of £1,139.99; Dave Murray Stratocaster guitars are available at Fender dealers worldwide with a suggested manufacturer’s price of £1,719.99

Ibanez JS1000 Guitar Joe Satriani series

A guitar God like Joe Satriani, one of the worlds most influential and best players does not choose his signature instrument of choice lightly, and it has shown. Throughout most of his career, Satriani has chosen Ibanez.

Quickly, Ibanez created a custom signature model for Satriani, seeing his great playing and making an instrument which best fitted his needs. Out of this was born the JS series of guitars, but most importantly (and expensively) the JS1000 was born. It reflects Joe's playing style in every degree.

Ibanez JS1000 Guitar Joe Satriani series

JS1000 has a unique rounded shape, beautifully balanced, and the silver tone and volume knobs are completely in sync with the smooth and perfect finishes. There are a range of trans black, trans red, and chrome. Instead of the faux transparent which is visible on many cheaper guitars, this guitar is actually completely transparent on some models. Also available are some limited editions, but for a much greater price. The black hardware (or chrome depending on body finish) match perfectly, and are placed to make the most eyecatching effect. The typical Ibanez headstock is as smart as ever.

Sound
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The dual dimarzio humbuckers are brilliant quality, and are very responsive to the sound. This guitar is completely responsive to an individual players tone and feel, and does not sound the same from player to player at all. This is great as your own unique style comes through. The push pull switch allows the pickup combination to switch, so the bridge humbucker becomes a single coil. This allows a near infinite range of tone. A licensed floyd rose bridge is a wonderful tool for sonic madness, to gentle tremolo.

Feel
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Possibly one of the most important but overlooked aspects of the guitar. The medium frets allow for great smooth bends and simple chording as well. Everything is within easy reach of your hands, and it just feels right. Nothing is too large, or overly small. Your pinkie of your right hand can nicely reach the volume for swells, or the trem arm for divebombs.

Price: Ranging $1,379 to $1,749

Fender Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster 2009

I think Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is another name of guitar who has been creating memorable guitar riffs for decades. His deft phrasing and unmistakable tone in hit songs from bands including Deep Purple and Rainbow have helped make the phrase guitar solo a household term.

Blackmore and Fender are proud to introduce the Fender Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster Electric Guitar, based on his favorite ’70s model and featuring a maple neck with a graduated scalloped rosewood fretboard, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat pickups, and ’70s-style F tuners. Deluxe gig bag included.

Fender Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:

• Neck: Maple, U-shaped, (gloss polyurethane finish)
  
• Fingerboard: Graduated scalloped, rosewood, 7.25" radius (184 mm)
  
• No. of Frets: 21 vintage-style frets
  
• Neck: 1 Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single-coil Strat pickup
  
• Middle: 1 non-active "dummy" pickup
  
• Bridge: 1 reverse-wound/reverse-polarity Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single-coil Strat pickup
  
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (neck pickup), Tone 2. (bridge pickup)
  
• Pickup Switching — 3 Position Blade:
  Position 1: Bridge Pickup
  Position 2: Bridge and Neck Pickups
  Position 3: Neck Pickup
  
• Bridge: Vintage-style synchronized tremolo
  
• Machine heads: Fender/Schaller vintage-style tuners
  
• Hardware: Chrome
  
• Ritchie Blackmore signature on front of headstock,
• Case: Deluxe gig bag
  

Price: $1200.00

Notice: Product Prices, Features, Specifications Are Subject To Change Without Notice

Yamaha APX500 Thinline Acoustic Guitar

Yamaha APX500 Thinline Acoustic Guitar

The APX500 is a Thinline Acoustic with 1-way pickup system including a built in tuner and 3 band equalizer. This guitars have been designed for live playing and feature a new pickup system that captures the real sound of the guitar and a thinline body that fits better with the musician’s body. The Yamaha APX500 Thinline Acoustic Guitar features nato body with spruce top, nato neck, rosewood fingerboard, rosewood bridge, System55T 1-way piezo pickup system with control panel, built-in tuner and 3-band EQ.

This guitar comes in five different finishes, natural, black, oriental blue burst, old violin sunburst and dark red burst and has limited lifetime warranty. The price of the Yamaha APX500 Thinline Acoustic Guitar is $299.99-$399.99.

Yamaha RBX4 A2 Electric Bass Guitar

Yamaha RBX4 A2 Electric Bass Guitar has a very simple design and very low weight. Yamaha has challenged the concept "the more uniform and heavy, the better the sound", with an advanced technology called Alternative Internal Resonance, or AIR. AIR combines lightweight and resonant softwoods between harder tonewoods creating an instrument loaded with sustain and tone while maintaining an ultra lightweight construction. Already proven in the RGX line, Yamaha now offers this sustain and tone in the RBX line with the RBX4 A2 bass guitar.

Yamaha RBX4 A2 Super-Light Electric Bass Guitar Features:

• Bolt-on construction
  
• AIR body
  
• Maple neck
  
• Rosewood fingerboard
  
• 24 frets
  
• 34" scale
  
• 10-5/8" radius
  
• Die-cast bridge
  
• 2 Y.A.S.H. custom shop designed single coil pickups
  
• Front volume, rear volume, master tone controls (LED lit pickup indicator and selector)
  

Price: Approximately about $300.

DBZ's Bird Of Prey Electric Guitar

DBZ Guitars has announced the "Bird of Prey" a radical new instrument that will redefine the world of metal guitars. From the darkest depths of legendary guitar designer Dean B. Zelinsky, and anchoring the company's metal-inspired Darkside of Dean line, the Bird of Prey combines advanced design techniques, high performance and unstoppable off-the-hook stage appeal in the same instrument.

DBZ Guitar's Bird Of Prey

It is said to be built for aggressive players with refined tastes, the Bird of Prey is a carved work of art that fuses form and function. Available in a variety of custom colors and graphics with a highly contoured body, the Bird of Prey makes the ultimate artistic statement without having to say a word. The Bird of Prey comes loaded with EMG 81 and 85 active humbuckers providing all the intensity and punch needed to compliment the powerful design. The Bird of Prey's extended scale length, soft V profile and easy access 24-fret neck gives players the ability to tear up the fretboard in style while lending their music an unparalleled visual statement.

Being a pioneer of metal guitars, many of metal's royalty gravitated towards Zelinsky's designs early on. "One look at the Bird Of Prey and you'll see that we are giving metal a whole new level of respect," says CEO and founder of DBZ Guitars, Dean B. Zelinsky.

"We are using technology and sophisticated design sensibilities to set a new precedent for metal guitars. From these perspectives the Bird Of Prey is a guitar that simply cannot be denied."

Available in both import and USA models, the USA Bird of Prey features a Mahogany body, optional Flame Maple top, a 24-fret set neck and an ebony fingerboard and also includes EMG 81/85 humbuckers, custom DBZ inlays, Sperzel tuners and a locking Floyd Rose tremolo system. Every Bird of Prey is available in a variety of custom colors, or stunning graphics.

FRV-1 Fender Reverb pedal

BOSS and Fender USA have collaborated to make the FRV-1, a stunning recreation of the 1963 Fender Reverb. A staple sound of rockabilly, country, blues, surf rock and even grunge rock, this tube-driven reverb sound is now available in an affordable, rugged compact pedal.

Boss's FRV-1 Fender Reverb pedal

The FRV-1 recreates the classic spring-reverb sound of the 1963 Fender Reverb via patented COSM® technology. The controls are simple, as a pedal emulating the straightforward Fender Reverb Unit should be: Dwell controls the length of the reverb tail, Tone, the overall coloration, and the Mixer control acts as your wet / dry mix., adding buttery warmth or sparkling twang.

You might wonder why one would need an additional reverb effect, being that boss already makes the respectable RV-5, and most amps already sport their own, built-in reverb. The obvious adherents to the classic Fender Reverb, country pickers and surf-guitar aficionados, will tell you there's no replacing a spring reverb's grinding, magical, atmospheric mojo. That character seems to be pretty-well captured by the FRV-1, and probably makes even more sense as an effects pedal than the other, "amp simulating" stompboxes in the Legend Series.

The FRV-1 is expected to be available in late July.

Iron Maiden pack in Rock Band

Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are to be graced with an Iron Maiden track pack which brings 12 classic tracks and new live concert performances (from 9th June), according to the Rock Band community 'zine and Kotaku.

12 tracks from the uncompromising leaders of what was once called the New Wave of British Heavy Metal will mix classic eighties album recordings with recent live performances from the Flight 666 tour film. Following are the lists:

Iron Maiden Flight 666 Tour

Aces High (live)

2 Minutes to Midnight

The Trooper

Wasted Years

The Number of the Beast

Run to the Hills

Can I Play With Madness

The Clairvoyant

Powerslave

Fear of the Dark (live)

Hallowed Be Thy Name (live)

Iron Maiden (live)

Choosing Top Best Guitar Amps Manufacturer

When Buying amps, be sure to try many Guitar amps out before you buy one. Play the same guitar through each amp when experimenting in the store. Make sure you spend a good deal of time with each amp; playing them at loud and quiet volumes, with and without overdrive, experimenting with the versatility of sound each amp provides. Do not be afraid to bring your guitar into the store and try it out with the amps you are considering.

Choosing Best Guitar amps

For the best guitar amps, the Gerlitz G1 Revelator is far and away the best, or heard. It easily has the best cleans of any amp I know of. The crunch on both the Fender side and the Marshall side are also incredible. The ability to blend the two sides on the fly is unbelievable. They come up on eBay about once a year and are worth so much more than their selling prices!! There are less than 60 in existence.

Different guitar amplifiers do different things. For example, Marshalls are known for their powerful, stadium-rock, overdriven sounds, but to get cleaner sounds, such as jangle pop or trebly Stevie Ray Vaughan blues tones, you will need a Fender, Vox, or Roland Jazz Chorus.

Peavey, Randall and Mesa Boogie are well associated with heavy metal. Crate is known for making inexpensive, durable amps. My own personal vote goes to Vox, which is responsible for the sounds of The Beatles, Queen, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, U2, Radiohead, Tom Petty, The Yardbirds, and Rory Gallagher.

Below are the list of Top Guitar amp manufacturers of world (alphabetically)

* Alesis Guitar Amps
* Ampeg Guitar Amps
* Ashdown Guitar Amps
* B-52 Guitar Amps
* Basson Guitar Amps
* Behringer Guitar Amps
* Brand X Guitar Amps
* Budda Guitar Amps
* Crate Guitar Amps
* Epiphone Guitar Amps
* Fender Guitar Amps
* Fishman Guitar Amps
* Genz Benz Guitar Amps
* Gibson Guitar Amps
* Gretsch Guitar Amps
* Hiwatt Guitar Amps
* Hughes & Kettner Amps
* Ibanez Guitar Amps
* Koch Guitar Amps
* Krank Guitar Amps
* Kustom Guitar Amps
* Line 6 Guitar Amps
* Marshall Guitar Amps
* Peavey Guitar Amps
* Pignose Guitar Amps
* Randall Guitar Amps
* Rivera Guitar Amps
* Rocktron Guitar Amps
* Rogue Guitar Amps
* Roland Guitar Amps
* Soldano Guitar Amps
* SWR Guitar Amps
* Tech 21 Guitar Amps
* THD Guitar Amps
* UltraSound Guitar Amps
* V-Series Guitar Amps
* VHT Guitar Amps
* Vox Guitar Amps
* Yorkville Guitar Amps

Bon Scott Death conspiracy theories

Legendary Bon Scott - ACDC Singer

Bon Scott really was a talented musician, and had great unique vocal. He also sang for the bands The Valentines and Fraternity. In 1974 he joined AC/DC taking over for their singer Dave Evans. Bon along with the Young brothers, Malcolm and Angus, recorded their debut Album “High Voltage.” Then in 1975 recorded the album “T.N.T.” Bon played the bagpipes on the hit “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll).” Then he recorded “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” in 1976, “Let There Be Rock” in 1977, “Powerage” in 1978, a live release “If You Want Blood” and finally “Highway to Hell” in 1979. Bon was known for his unique powerful voice and heavy drinking lifestyle.

On 19 February 1980, Bon Scott, 33 at the time, passed out after a night of heavy drinking in a London club called the Music Machine (hosted at the Camden Palace, currently known as the KOKO). He was left to sleep in a car owned by an acquaintance named Alistair Kinnear, at 67 Overhill Road in East Dulwich, South London. The following afternoon, Kinnear found Scott lifeless, and alerted the authorities. Scott was rushed to King's College Hospital in Camberwell, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Pulmonary aspiration of vomit was the cause of Scott's death, and the official cause was listed as "acute alcohol poisoning" and "death by misadventure". Scott was cremated and his ashes were interred by his family in Fremantle, Western Australia, the area to which they had moved when he was a boy.

Death certificate of Bon Scott

Inconsistencies in media accounts of Scott's death (incorrect spelling of Alistair Kinnear's first name, amongst others) have been cited in conspiracy theories, which suggest that Scott died of a heroin overdose, or was killed by exhaust fumes redirected into the car, or that Kinnear did not exist. Additionally, Scott was asthmatic, and the temperature was below freezing on the morning of his death. Ozzy Osbourne states in the documentary Don't Blame Me that Scott actually died of hypothermia. The coroner had no such doubts based on the medical facts.

Shortly after his death, AC/DC briefly considered quitting, but later felt that Scott would have wanted them to continue and hired Brian Johnson as the new vocalist. Angus Young stated in an interview with VH1 that Scott's mother, whom all the band members personally knew, heartily approved of the band continuing, and felt that it was the only way to properly remember her son and their bandmate. Five months after Scott's death, AC/DC recorded Back in Black as a tribute to him. Two tracks from the album, "Hells Bells" and "Back in Black" were also dedicated to his memory. The French rock band Trust wrote their hit song "Antisocial" in memory of Scott in 1980. Ozzy dedicated "Suicide Solution" to him. This song is known for alleged subliminal messages about suicide, but Ozzy stated it was only a tribute to the singer.

Bon Scott's Grave

Scott's ashes were interred in Fremantle Cemetery and his grave site has become a cultural landmark; more than 28 years after Scott's death, the National Trust of Australia decreed his grave important enough to be included on the list of classified heritage places. It is reportedly the most visited grave in Australia. On 9 July 2006, the plaque was stolen from the site on what would have been his 60th birthday.


Courtesy -Wikipedia

Wolfmother To Support AC/DC

Wolfmother are set to support the legendary Australian band AC/DC in the Australian part of AC/DC’s tour. Both bands will be playing tracks from their new albums, AC/DC’s “Black Ice” and Wolfmother’s forth coming album “Cosmic Egg”.

There will be 5 gig’s which Wolfmother will be supporting in early 2010 which are:

- Thu 11 February – Melbourne – Etihad Stadium (formerly Telstra Dome)
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- Thu 18 February – Sydney – ANZ Stadium
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- Thu 25 February – Brisbane – QSAC
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- Tues 2 March – Adelaide – Adelaide Oval
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- Sat 6 March – Perth – Subiaco Oval
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Wolfmother, of course, have yet to release their forth coming album and as front man, Andrew Stockdale has suggested, there is a possibility of a double album spectacular. Fingers crossed, “Cosmic Egg” will be on the shelves by September.

Black Clouds and Silver Linings 2009 Track List (Dream Theater)

Black Clouds And Silver Linings

DREAM THEATER, Progressive metal veterans have announced Black Clouds And Silver Linings as the title of their tenth studio album, 2nd for Roadrunner Records, following up 2007's Systematic Chaos - in October of last year.We could expect more intelligent music in this album cause This album has six track list and Album cover is more similar to the Images and Words and Awake.

Drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci are once producers, while Paul Northfield in mixing. A video for the first single, "A Rite of Passage" was shot in late March.

The band will embark on a world tour in support of the album beginning in Europe throughout June which will be followed by the second edition of the band's PROGRESSIVE NATION tour featuring Zappa Plays Zappa, Pain Of Salvation and Beardfish throughout North America in July/August.

In addition to the standard version CD, the album will also be available as a three-disc Special Edition that will include the full album, a CD of instrumental mixes of the album and a CD of six cover songs. Which songs have been covered will be revealed one per week six weeks prior to the June 22 street date.

Dream Theater Current Line-up 2009

The track listing for BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS is as follows:

• A Nightmare to Remember
  
• A Rite of Passage
  
• Wither
  
• The Shattered Fortress
  
• The Best of Times
  
• The Count of Tuscany

Green Day New Album- "21st Century Breakdown"

21st Centuary Breakdown

The track list for Green Day's upcoming new album ‘21st Century Breakdown‘ due out May 15th, check out the list below:

1. "21st Century Breakdown"
2. "Know Your Enemy"
3. "¡Viva La Gloria!"
4. "Before the Lobotomy"
5. "Christian’s Inferno"
6. "Last Night on Earth"
7. "East Jesus Nowhere"
8. "Peacemaker"
9. "Last of the American Girls"
10. "Murder City"
11. "¿Viva La Gloria?"
12. "Restless Heart Syndrome"
13. "Horseshoes and Handgrenades"
14. "Drama Queen"
15. "Static Age"
16. "21 Guns"
17. "American Eulogy"
18. "See the Light"

21st Century Breakdown, the follow-up to 2004's Grammy-winning American Idiot, took Armstrong three years to write. The band has been in the studio with producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Against Me!) since last fall.Billie Joe Armstrong's vocals push towards falsetto, adding a new level of emotion to his singing.

Choosing Drum Sets , Top Brands

Drum Set

Choosing a drum set is really a personnal preference, and choosing one can be rather confusing. The main thing is to choose a drum set with a good reputation and one that is pleasing to your ear. It's easy to buy a drum set that sounds good today.

Years ago there were only maybe 5 or so companies that had the drum set making market to themselves. But today you have the many companies that make good quality drum kits. Here are some of the most popular drum brands on the market today...
Yamaha, Tama, Mapex, Ludwig, Rogers, Premier, Pearl, DW, Spaun, Slingerland, Sonor, Gretsch e.t.c

DW Drums
Drum Workshop, or DW for short, is the leading new American drum company and offers a large variety of snare drum shell materials including aluminum, copper, steel, brass, brass/maple combination, a great selection of lacquered finishes, and various types of rims.

Gretsch Drums
Gretsch Drums is a leading drum manufacturing company, based in Ridgeland, South Carolina. Their motto is "That Great Gretsch Sound!". Gretsch was founded by Friedrich Gretsch, a German immigrant who opened his own musical instrument business based in Brooklyn, New York in 1883.

Drum set parts

Ludwig Drums
Ludwig drums are considered a benchmark for high quality craftsmanship. The company, which began with William and Theo Ludwig in 1910, started off with the simple idea of creating a better foot pedal.

Mapex Drums
Mapex Drums is a drum brand manufactured by KHS Musical Instruments Company of Taiwan. Mapex has been in the drum making industry for over 15 years.Mapex offers a wide range of products that everyone from the professional to the entry level drummer will value.

Pearl Drums
The pearl corporation manufactures drumming equipments such as drum kits, hand drums, mallet percussions, etc. The pearl corporation was established by Katsumi Yanagisawa on April 2, 1946. He started manufacturing music stands in Tokyo, Japan. He concentrated on the manufacture of drums in 1950 and renamed his company "Pearl Industry Limited". However, in 1953, the company was again renamed to "Pearl Musical Instrument Company" and the production was extended to making drum kits, marching drums, timpani, Latin drumming instruments, cymbals, stands, and other accessories.

Premier Drums
Premier Percussion Limited is an English manufacturer of drums and percussion instruments.
The company was founded in 1922 as the Premier Drum Company by London drummer Albert Della Porta and drum builder George Smith. At first, the company produced drum kits for wholesalers, who then would sell them as their own, but Premier soon began producing drums under its own name.

John Bonham Drumming

Rogers Drums
Rogers Drums, is a drum company created in 1849 and based in Cleveland, Ohio. Their drums were embraced by musicians from the dixieland movement to the classic rockers of the 60s and 70s. However, the manufacturer was most closely associated with the "big band" and swing drummers of the 40s and 50s.

Slingerland Drum Company
The Slingerland Drum Company is a historic drum company which is linked to the rich history of jazz drumming. The company was founded by H.H. Slingerland,Solick Slingerland, in 1912. Production of drums was started in 1927, in answer to the entry of the Ludwig & Ludwig drum company into the banjo market.

Sonor Drums
Sonor is a German percussion manufacturer. Founded 1875 as a percussion manufacturer[1], Sonor drum sets and hardware are both revered and notorious for being constructed in a very durable, painstaking, and therefore, unusually heavy manner (older models).

Spaun Drums
Spaun offers a wide range of products that everyone from the professional to the entry level drummer will value.

Tama drumsets
Tama Drums is a brand of drums and hardware manufactured and marketed by the Japanese musical instrument company, Hoshino Gakki. Tama is one of the largest and best-known drum brands on the market today (ref). The brand became known primarily for its hardware innovations and sturdiness, but its drums are also highly regarded.

Legend Keith Moon

Yamaha drumsets
Yamaha Drums is a subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation. Yamaha has been building drums since 1967, and builds their drums by hand in Japan. Yamaha drums are also made in Indonesia. The company currently manufactures acoustic and electronic drum kits, as well as other percussion instruments, marching band equipment, and drum hardware. Many professional drummers have endorsement deals with Yamaha Drums.

As far as cymbals go there are only 3 companies that i use and trust. You have Zildijan, Sabian and Paiste.

Top Guitar company of world

The guitar is a stringed musical instrument with ancient roots that usually have six stringsbut four, seven, eight, ten and twelve string guitars also exist. Guitar is used in a wide variety of musical styles which can played by strumming or plucking.

Guitars are recognized as one of the primary instruments in blues, country, flamenco, rock music, and many forms of pop. They can also be a solo classical instrument. Guitars may be played acoustically, where the tone is produced by vibration of the strings and modulated by the hollow body, or they may rely on an amplifier that can electronically manipulate tone. Such electric guitars were introduced in the 20th century and continue to have a profound influence on popular culture.

Joe Satriani with Guitar

There are many brands in guitar industry but some of the top Guitar brands are listed below:

Alvarez Guitars
Alvarez Guitars has been building an illustrious history of quality, reputation and tone, Since 1965. Alvarez Guitars are inspired by the handcrafted tradition and design philosophies of Yairi guitars. Alvarez acoustic guitar's attention to quality, detail and tradition mean the tone of an Alvarez guitar is unsurpassed!

Aria Guitars
Aria Guitars have been making keenly priced, well toned musical instruments since the 60's, production is now mainly in Korea, although some are made in the USA. The finishes on these great looking electric guitars, acoustic guitars and bass guitars we have for sale is outstanding, and matches the quality and value for money.

B.C. Rich Guitars
B.C. Rich is founded by the late Bernardo Chavez Rico in 1969 and the early 1970s. B.C. Rich guitars have made quite an impression on professional artists. These include Kerry King, Steve Smyth, Tracii Guns, Craig Ross, Dearborn, Acey Slade, Christy Kane, and Terrence Hobbs.

Benedetto Guitars
One of the most widely respected archtop makers in the world.

Bunker Guitars
This Washington-based company is responsible for designing and building some very high calibre, and unusual, models of guitars.

Carvin Guitars
Carvin has been making custom electric and acoustic guitars & basses, as well as guitar and bass amplifiers, pro audio gear, mixers, speakers and other accessories for over 60 years.

Cort Guitars
Cort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.

Acoustic Guitar

Danelectro Guitars
Danelectro is a manufacturer of musical instruments and accessories, specializing in rock instruments such as guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers and effects units. Danelectro was founded by Nathan Daniel in 1947; throughout the late forties.

ESP Guitars
ESP guitars have been some of the most sought after and respected electric six strings you can buy. Great players from Metallica's Kirk Hammet and James Hetfield to Living Color's Vernon Reid to the Rolling Stone's Ronnie Wood have all made their livings rocking out on ESP guitars.

Epiphone Guitars
This popular guitar company is a spin off from Gibson. Epiphone often create lower cost guitars similar to more expensive Gibson instruments (eg. there is an Epiphone Les Paul).

Fernandes Guitars
Fernandes manufacture guitars that cover the range from inexpensive starter models to custom instruments of exceptional quality.

G&L Guitars
Guitars made by Leo Fender, after he left Fender, and started his own company in 1980. The guitars are really great.

Gibson Guitars
Gibson electric guitars represent the history as well as the future of the electric guitar. Gibson's close relationship with musicians is manifest in endorsement models from King, Atkins and jazz greats Howard Roberts and Herb Ellis, plus new Les Pauls made to the personal specifications of rock stars Jimmy Page and Joe Perry.

Godin Guitars
The unusual thinline hollowbody electric, and solidbody electric guitar makers, based out of Quebec, Canada.

Electric Guitar

Gretsch Guitars
Known primarily as drum builders, the American-based Gretsch company also creates some high caliber guitars.

Guild Guitars
Guild guitars are some of the more beautiful and playable acoustic guitars in the industry. The company focuses on both acoustic and acoustic electric guitars, and simply put, Guild makes high-quality products. Guild has a lot of great guitars to choose from, and the company continues to develop new models every year.

Hamer Guitars
Hamer Guitars is an American manufacturer that specializes in the production of high quality guitars founded in Illinois in 1973. Originating in the Chicago area, Hamer is generally considered to be the first "boutique" electric guitar brand that specifically catered to pro musicians.

Heritage Guitars
This Kalamazoo, Michigan based company concentrates on making quality archtop guitars, although they do make many solidbody models as well.

Hohner Guitars
This company manufactures many models of electric and acoustic guitars, plus mandolins, etc.

Ibanez Guitars
Many may not know it, but Ibanez has been around since the '60s. Often associated with mid-'80s metal bands, Ibanez is a company that has a long history of crafting quality guitars and basses for a variety of different music styles. Though they are perhaps best known for their "modern" looking guitars, they also offer some more classical styles as well.

Jackson Guitars
Jackson guitar is well-known for its flamboyant design and excellent quality. These guitars are loud long before you ever plug them in, and they can be perfect for players who want to exhibit their wild side loud and clear.

Klein Guitars
An unusually shaped line of guitars used most notably by the great Bill Frisell. If you're intrigued by odd looking guitars, This might be your choice.

Larrivée Guitars
Jean Larrivée Guitars Ltd. is a family owned and operated Canadian company that currently manufacturers high-end acoustic guitars. Founded in 1967 by Jean Larrivée.

Bass Guitar

Music Man Guitars
Music Man is recognized as the benchmark of modern bass guitar design and manufacturing since introducing the Stingray bass in 1976. Ernie Ball is a manufacturer of premium guitar strings and bass strings.

Martin & Co. Guitars
Martin & co. is famous for the good quality acoustic guitars.

Ovation Guitars
Ovation guitars are well-known on the basis of two innovations introduced by their maker. One is the distinctive round back. The other is the development of the acoustic/electric guitar.

Parker Guitars
Parker Guitars is an American manufacturer of electric guitars and basses, started by luthier Ken Parker in the early 90s. Most Famous for making the Parker Fly.

Peavey Guitars
Peavey Guitars are electric, acoustic, and electric bass guitars branded by Peavey Electronics, a recognized pioneer in musical instrument manufacturing.

PRS Guitars
PRS Guitars is an American guitar manufacturer founded by guitarist and luthier Paul Reed Smith in 1985. Paul Reed Smith Guitars is a leading manufacturer of high-end electric-acoustic guitars. Guitars made by PRS have become highly prized by musicians and collectors around the world.

Rickenbacker Guitars
Rickenbacker International Corporation, also known as Rickenbacker is an electric guitar manufacturer, notable for putting the world's first electric guitars into general production in 1932.It is the largest guitar company to manufacture all of its guitars within the United States.

Ruokangas Guitars
This company offers hand-crafted guitars starting at about the $1600(US) range, created by a luthier in Finland.

Rockstar Painted Guitars

Samick Guitars
Samick guitar company specializes in producing lower-cost electric guitars, bass, guitars and more.

Santa Cruz Guitar Company
These guitar makers focus on producing high end, acoustic instruments.

Seagull Guitars
Seagull Guitars are highly respected for mid-priced acoustic guitars.

Takamine Guitars
Takamine guitars are crafted from the handpicked tonewoods, hand-crafted by luthiers, all providing players with an excellence and affordability.

Taylor Guitars
Taylor Guitars makes some of the world's finest acoustic guitars, acoustic electric guitars and electric guitars.

Washburn Guitars
Guitars manufactured in Chicago since 1883. Washburn Guitars has built guitars in Chicago for working musicians for over one hundred years.

Yamaha Guitars
Yamaha is really good at producing good-sounding guitars at low prices.