Guitar Blog

If you are even remotely as obsessed with the guitar as I am, you need to check out the Guitar Blog. It is a filter-type blog saturated with links to all things guitar related. It links to articles on guitars and guitarists, as well as other guitar-related equipment, reviews, and news.

The blog has been around since August of 2002 (according to the archive) and has an interesting blogroll of other guitar and guitar-music blogs.

The author of the blog also provides information on his own guitars and guitar projects. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to have been a posting since November. I would imagine that this is the end of the road for this blog, but I may be wrong. Nevertheless, the links still lead to interesting tidbits, at least as far as guitar addicts such as myself are concerned.

The blog author's description presents the blog as being focused on the guitar, but it seems to be more focused on famous guitarists and news about them. This blog serves the purposes of information giving and reputation building. The links to news and new products are to provide information, and the info on the author's personal projects provide both information, and credibility in the guitar community, by showcasing skills in guitar building/modification. I would also venture to say that the site serves as self-expression as well, as guitar playing is a form of self-expression, as is writing about it and building/modifying guitars.

The blog appears to be of the personal nature, maintained by an individual. Many posts resulted in comments, so it appeared to have been a somewhat active place when it was used. However, the site seems focused on mostly news within the guitar community, an emphasis somewhat different that what I believe the author intended originally.