Roland and Fender announce the G-5 Stratocaster with COSM technology

Roland and Fender have joined forces to create a guitar called the G-5, that fuses a traditional Stratocaster body shape with cutting edge digital music technology. Set to hit the shelves a few months before either of the Auto-Tune guitars from Peavey and Parker , the VG Strat G-5 offers similar alternate tuning at the turn of a knob, a host of onboard digital guitar emulations and the chance to ...

KC’s Samantha Fish, 22, gives the blues a fresh twist

In the world of music, success doesn’t always come to the most disciplined. Nor does it always ordain the most talented. But sometimes, success gets it right and embraces those who deserve it. The story of blues musician Samantha Fish, 22, has gained momentum ever since taught herself to strum chords on an acoustic guitar rougly seven years ago.