In this episode of DunlopTV, pedal steel pro Robert Randolph sits down with Kehoe to talk about his gear. While he grew up cutting his chops in church on his pedal steel, he expanded his musical interests into rock heroes like Hendrix and Stevie Ray. Praised by great artist like Eric Clapton and B.B. King and loved by younger acts like the Roots and John Mayer, this guy takes pedal steel to a whole new level. We got a chance to take a look at his custom amps and pedals, including his customized thirteen stringed pedal steel guitar. Pedal steel and guitar fans alike, be sure to check this episode out. Enjoy!

San Francisco’s legendary venue Slim’s was packed wall-to-wall this weekend with folks who came to show their love for Jason Becker. The sold out festival was a benefit for him and his battle with ALS, and the lineup was stacked with guitar luminaries, his close friends, who came to pay him tribute.

It’s that time of the week again when we give something away to our diehard Facebook and Twitter followers. This week we’ve got something special: we’re giving away an MXR Distortion +, Blue Box, and Micro Amp — all used on Interpol’s latest tour.

Dunlop Artist Metal Mike’s “10 Essential Metal Riffs”, an exclusive feature found in the holiday 2010 issue of Guitar World Magazine can now be found via the magazine’s site. Dubbed “10 licks that any metal guitarist should have in their bag of tricks,” the 10-part lesson features Mike demonstrating licks across several styles incorporating many aspects of current and classic metal guitar techniques.

Cry Baby Crystal Featured in Guitar Player Magazine’s April Issue. Want to win one of these rarest of the rare, the Crown Jewel of Cry Baby Wahs? We’re giving one away here!

Dunlop is proud to be a supporter of the ‘Jason Becker’s Not Dead Yet Festival’, a show benefits Jason Becker, a guitar prodigy who at the early age of 20 was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). There will be special appearances by: Joe Satriani, Richie Kotzen, Steve Lukather, Michael Lee Firkins, The Kehoe Nation, Flametal, Hot For Teacher, and many more at Slim’s in San Francisco, CA on Saturday 3/26.

Slash Signature Cry Baby Wah. Practice your freedom of expression.

Halestorm released their new EP “ReAniMate:The Covers” today. The six song EP includes covers of some of their favorite songs including: Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance”, Skid Row’s “Slave to the Grind”, and Temple of the Dog’s “Hunger Strike”. The EP was produced by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Motorhead, POD) and engineered by Michael Plotnikoff (Santana, Van Halen, Bon Jovi).

Ever wonder who wins our Dunlop Giveaways? Check out our winners from our past Cry Baby Signature Giveaway: 8 people won 8 of our signature wah pedals each signed by the respective artist*. We love when winners send photos of them and they gear they won, so if you ever win something send us a pic! What kind of giveaways would you like to see in the future? Don’t forget to check out our current Crown Jewel of Wahs giveaway: a Swarvorski Encrusted Cry Baby!

Marty Friedman has announced that he’ll be auctioning all of his Megadeth-era guitars and donating all of the proceeds to fund the tsunami relief effort in Japan.