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| Practice Tips Part 2 |
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| ricoboc writes "I hope some of the new players had a chance to glance over my last article. If you havent please take a look here... this is a continuation of the previous article... (Practice Tips) Read On....." |
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| The bad blood is gone for Van Halen |
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The spark has returned and, despite a seven-year split, at Hersheypark Stadium last Sunday night and last nights show at the Wachovia Center, it felt like Van Halen never left. From the opening moment of show-opener "Jump" to the finale song of "When It's Love," it felt like 1996 all over again.
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| Cream of Eric Claptons Guitar Collection up for bids |
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| On June 24, 1999, Christie's New York organized A Selection of Eric Clapton's Guitars - In Aid of the Crossroads Centre. Exactly five years later, on June 24, 2004, Christie's will present the sequel when a group of 56 guitars, described by Eric Clapton as the cream of my collection, as well as instruments donated by musician friends such as Pete Townshend, will be offered. Featuring iconic instruments such as 'Blackie' and the cherry-red 1964 Gibson ES-335, proceeds from the Crossroads Guitar Auction - Eric Clapton and Friends for the Crossroads Centre will benefit the Crossroads Centre in Antigua. |
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| NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Ships New Guitar Emulator |
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| NATIVE INSTRUMENTS is now shipping GUITAR RIG for Mac users. GUITAR RIG is a utility designed for electric guitar amplifier emulation. The app ships with a foot controller and emulations of classic and modern amplifiers, cabinets, microphones, and effects. |
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| Fender for sale is just a rumor! |
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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) announced that, contrary to recent reports, the musical instrument manufacturer is not for sale and is just a big rumor going around. Read on....
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| Dan Armstrong Passes Away at Age 69 |
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| Legendary designer Dan Armstrong passed away on June 8, 2004 reportedly suffering from a massive stroke or heart attack. Dan Armstrong made a lasting mark on the music industry with his creations. Among his most well known and memorable designs would be the plexiglass guitars and basses, making their appearance in the 60's and reissued by Ampeg much more recently, and the classic Orange Squeezer compressor that simply plugged directly into a guitar's 1/4" jack. Other Dan Armstrong designs include the Purple Peaker and Green Ringer effects. |
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| Washburn Custom Shop Introduces WV80B V Guitar |
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| Washburn Guitars releases their new WV80B model. It's a member of the V class family made in the company's USA Custom Shop. Inspired by classic shapes, the WV80B is a black satin all mahogany rock-n-roll monster. |
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| Discovery Channel's Show 'Big!' Builds a Giant Guitar |
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| This coming Tuesday, the "BIG!" build team on Discovery Channel's new series takes on the daunting task of building a 30-foot, playable, electric guitar. In typical "BIG!" fashion, the team pulls it off and reveals the musical monster outside the Peter Frampton/Styx concert at the Universal City Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. To the delight of "BIG!" host, Frank Payne, Peter Frampton puts the enormous guitar to the test, providing an impromptu giant jam session to gawking fans. |
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| Fender Guitars Up For Sale! |
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| Fender Guitars Corp., supplier of electric guitars to top rock stars since the 1950s, has put itself up for sale, the Financial Times has reported. The company has appointed Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs to help it find a buyer, and is thought likely to fetch $500m according to the FT. |
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| Punk Rock Guitarist Robert Quine Found Dead |
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| Guitarist Robert Quine, one of punk rock's most daring soloists, was found dead Saturday in his New York apartment. He was 61. According to close friend and guitar maker Rick Kelly, who discovered Quine's body, the musician died of a heroin overdose Memorial Day weekend. He had been despondent over the recent death of his wife. Read On... |
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| Pulse, Rhythm, & Meter |
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| The durations of tonal music are divisible by the pulse. Pulses are organized into measures. Measures are organized by patterns of accents. Accents result from both rhythmic placement and harmonic content. The stability of consonance implies strong metrical placement. The embellishing character of dissonance implies relatively weak metrical placement. Techniques of syncopation, however, may displace a strong beat to a weak one by reversing these implicit associations. The affect of tonal music arises in large part from this interplay of pitch and rhythm. Consonance and dissonance, metrical uniformity and irregularity, all conspire to create dramatic patterns of expectations met, frustrated, and finally resolved. Read on........ |
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| Gibson files suit against Japanese guitar maker Tokai |
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| Gibson Guitar Company files suit against Japanese guitar maker Tokai. The lawsuit claims the Japanese "Love Rock" model is a look-alike of Gibson's famous Les Paul guitar unveiled in 1952. Read On.. |
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| Practice Tips |
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| ricoboc writes "Tom Hess is a friend of mine and a guitar virtuoso...he currently has two C.D's on the market Opus and OpusII... If you get a chance you can pick up copies at GUITAR NINE on the net...... The practice rituals im posting are TOM's, I put his ideas into my own words. I use these practice ideas religiously. Read On...." |
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| New Line 6 Modeling Acoustic Guitar with Software |
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| brian writes "New from Line 6 is the Variax Acoustic 700, an acoustic addition to the Variax family of guitars. Variax Acoustic and offers guitarists 16 acoustic instrument sounds, feedback-resistance, tone-shaping options and instant access to alternate tunings. Variax Acoustic 700 can be connected directly to a recording device or any standard acoustic amplifier - no microphones required. It can handle high-volume onstage situation without feedback hassles or complex setups. " |
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| Guitar Instruction DVDs From Green Monster Music |
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| New from Green Monster Music is a five volume guitar instructional DVD series. Titled "Monster Guitar Method", the series is designed to take you from a beginner to an accomplished musician. Well maybe.... Each volume comes with a DVD (approx. 2 hours), a Jam-Along CD (approx. 60 min.) a notation booklet that includes the lesson notation as well as the notation for the Jam-Alongs, and online support. On their website you can email the teacher with questions, connect with other players on the message boards or chat room, use the online metronome and tuner which has standard and alternate tunings, get the "tip of the week", win free gear, and more. |
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Did You Know? |
The four types of chords are Major,Minor,Dim,Aug
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Archived Files |
| Wednesday, July 29 | | · | Fender Starcaster Guitar Packages Now Available |
| Friday, July 17 | | · | Professor Bruce Jacob Adds A New Twist To The Electric Guitar |
| Tuesday, June 16 | | · | The Ventures Guitarist Bob Bogle Dies at 75 |
| · | Eddie Van Halen Takes Nike to Court |
| Friday, June 12 | | · | Sonuus G2M Universal Guitar to MIDI Converter |
| Tuesday, June 09 | | · | Fender Limited Edition 40th Anniversary Woodstock Strat |
| Thursday, June 04 | | · | Blues Legend Koko Taylor Dies at 80 |
| Tuesday, May 26 | | · | Guitars Not Guns to Raffle Two Great Guitars for Charity |
| Thursday, May 07 | | · | Sierra Guitars 2009 Lineup |
| · | 3 New Cedar Top Guitar Models From Sierra Guitars |
| Monday, May 04 | | · | Sierra Guitars Offer Rebates And Free Gear |
| Monday, April 27 | | · | Robby Krieger SG By Gibson |
| Monday, April 13 | | · | Jeff Beck inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame |
| Tuesday, April 07 | | · | How to Install the Tremol-No(tm) System |
| · | Fix your tremolo problems with Tremol-No(tm) |
| Tuesday, March 31 | | · | The Rhythm Ring - Percussion at Your Fingertips |
| Monday, March 30 | | · | Ceriatone Amps - Build a Clone Amp |
| · | Jimi Hendrix Home Recording Found |
| Friday, March 20 | | · | Arbor Guitars Unleash Arbor in Action - Customer Photo Gallery |
| Monday, March 09 | | · | The Carl Martin Rock Bug - Guitar Amp Speaker Simulator |
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