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| OutKast's Andre 3000 to star as Hendrix in BioPic |
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| Who could play Jimi Hendrix onscreen? Apparently, the gig will go to Andre 3000, of the band OutKast, provided they can get a deal with the legendary guitarist's estate. |
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| The New Roland CUBE-60 Amp |
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| The new CUBE-60 brings Roland's CUBE amplifier line to new levels and larger venues. The CUBE-60 packs 60 watts of power into a familiar compact design, incorporating a newly developed 12-inch speaker and specially tuned amplifier. The CUBE-60 incorporates nine onboard COSM Amp models and Roland's new "Dyna Amp" amp type. Onboard COSM amp models, including JC, British Combo and R-Fire, reproduce the characteristics of popular classic and modern amps, down to the preamp and circuits, speaker and outputs. |
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| Guitar legends to headline Dundee festival |
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A New trio formed by two British guitar legends and one of Africa?s leading musicians is to headline this summer?s Dundee Guitar Festival, now firmly established as one of the most prestigious events of its kind in Europe. Web is a musical collaboration that features John Williams, one of Britain?s most gifted classical guitar players, the jazz virtuoso John Etheridge and Patrick Bebey, a singer and keyboard player from Cameroon. Their concert at the city?s Caird Hall will be the highlight of this year?s festival which is being staged from 21 to 25 July.
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| U.S. Music Corp to Acquire Parker Guitars |
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| U.S. Music Corporation announced that it will be acquiring Parker Guitars, Inc. U.S. Music Corp. headquartered just north of Chicago in Mundelein, Illinois is a musical instrument manufacturer and distributor of guitars, amplifiers, PA Sound equipment and accessories. Its brands include Washburn Guitars, Randall Amplifiers, Eden Bass Amplifiers, Oscar Schmidt Guitars, Soundtech Pro Audio and Vinci Strings. |
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| New - T-Rex BigTone Amps |
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T-Rex has introduced new line of handmade, retro-styled tube amps and cabinets. The amps offers Class A operation with Jensen capacitors and hand-wound transformers, and are complemented with several matching cabinets. The new line starts off with the BigTone T45 Head. This amp pumps out 45 Watts of Class A power using EL84 power tubes. It is a single channel amp with controls for Reverb, Master, Cut, Gain, Bass, Middle and Treble. There is also a bright/normal input switch. |
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| Bluesman Sixty Head and Combo Amp |
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Offered in a choice of head or 2x12 combo formats, the hand crafted and assembled Bluesman Sixty from George Dennis offers two independent channels, each with their own volume and tone controls. The amp's two channels are switchable via the included footswitch, which also provides control over the Accutronics reverb. While there are independent volume and tone controls, the reverb and presence are shared by both channels. Tone is provided by the four ECC83 preamp tubes and pair of 6L6 tubes in the power section. An effects loop is also included. |
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| Eric Clapton pays tribute to legend |
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Eric Clapton said he has never heard anyone play the guitar like blues legend Robert Johnson. Some said Johnson sold his soul to the devil for his nearly perfect guitar talents. Ironically, this is near what Clapton's peers say about him and his "slow hand."
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| Behringer Launches UltraBass Series Cabinets |
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| Behringer launched the UltraBass cabinet series, comprised of four cabinets with aluminum cone loudspeakers (BA "Hard Attack" Series) and four cabinets with paper cone speakers (BB "Classic Tone" Series.) The UltraBass cabinets will ship in the third quarter 2004. |
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| New GMX1200H V-Tone Guitar Head from Behringer |
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| Behringer adds a brand-new guitar amplifier head to its range of V-TONE combos. Enter the V-TONE GMX1200H, an analog modeling 2 x 60-Watt stereo guitar amplifier head with 2 fully independent modeling channels, each featuring 27 V-TONE sound models, FX processor, tuner and MIDI control. The GMX1200H comes equipped with Behringer's DYNAMIZER circuitry designed to capture playing nuances and introduce tube-like warmth and compression to the tone. |
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| Behringers NEW LX1200H V-Ampire Modeling Guitar Head |
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| Behringer announced its first modeling guitar amplifier head--the all-new V-Ampire LX1200H. The 2 x 60-Watt stereo or 120-Watt mono operation amplifier features 32 amp models, 15 speaker cabinet simulations and a 24-bit multi-effects processor. It will be shipped in the third quarter 2004. |
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| Vintager AC108 Combo From Behringer |
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| Like the Vintager AC112, the new Behringer Vintager AC108 vintage-style guitar amp/combo features a hand-selected 12AX7 vacuum tube in its preamp stage and vintage design with UltraTube circuitry for classic tube sound through its powerful 20-Watt, specially tuned 8" custom speaker. The Vintager AC108 features a wide-range gain control, 2-band EQ plus mid-shift button, dedicated master level control, and headphone output. The CD input allows playing along to favorite tunes. |
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| Cakewalk Debuts Version 3 of Guitar Tracks Pro |
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| Based on Cakewalk's SONAR audio and MIDI technology, Guitar Tracks Pro 3 provides recording guitarists and songwriters with tools to create music productions using their home computer. Guitar Tracks Pro 3 boasts new features such as a completely redesigned 32x8 mixing view, dynamic edit view, and navigator pane; multi I/O support for up to 32 channels of hardware at 24/96 resolution, allowing users to record large scale projects with ease; real-time monitoring of effects and inputs; complete automation of track parameters and effects; audio looping tools and ACID loop support; sample accurate sync generation for use with external hard disk recorders or sequencers; extensive library of ACID loops from Smart Loops for the quick creation of backing tracks at any tempo; GT:FX multi-effects suite; IK Multimedia's Amplitube LE guitar amp simulator. |
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| Native Instruments Introduces Guitar Rig |
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Guitar Rig is a one-stop-solution for the guitarist and producer. Combining sophisticated software with a foot controller, Guitar Rig is designed to be a versatile modular guitar studio. Guitar Rig opens up a whole universe of guitar sounds, ranging from classic vintage tones to contemporary hi-gain metal sounds and beyond. |
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| Jazz Elite Hollowbody Guitar from Schecter |
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| Schecter's Diamond Series Jazz Elite are now available at authorized Schecter dealers. The single cutaway Hollow body features a maple body highlighted with a Quilted Maple top. A 24.75" scale mahogany neck with a bound 2-fret rosewood fingerboard is set into the bound body. |
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| Riff Interactive Releases Style of Alex Lifeson |
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| This lesson series explores the various stages of Alex Lifeson's guitar style with Rush. The band started with a heavy rock Led Zeppelin influence but migrated to a progressive rock sound with the addition of drummer Neil Peart. Rush was able to pull off intricate progressive arrangements with only three musicians. The guitar was key to creating the color of the band's sound while Alex would explore combing electric & acoustic guitar, mellow polytonal chords, powerful rock riffs and shearing guitar solos to create a very dynamic and unique sound. |
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Did You Know? |
The Ionian mode is the same as the Major Scale
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Archived Files |
| Monday, October 13 | | · | How Gibson Guitars Are Built |
| Sunday, October 12 | | · | Moogfest 2008 Features the Moog Guitar |
| · | Les Paul Tribute Concert |
| Thursday, October 09 | | · | Amalfitano Pickups Custom Hand Wound Guitar Pickups |
| Tuesday, September 30 | | · | Koch Entertainment Distribution Signs Deal With Yngwie Malmsteen |
| · | Guitar Hall of Fame for Your Computer |
| · | Zoom Launches New Artists Signature Pedals |
| Tuesday, September 23 | | · | Eddie Van Halen 5150 Guitar Up For Auction |
| Wednesday, September 03 | | · | Yngwie Malmsteen New Album Perpetual Flame |
| · | Miami GuitarTown |
| · | Hendrix's Burnt 1965 Fender Stratocaster Goes Up For Bids |
| Tuesday, September 02 | | · | Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame To Honor Les Paul |
| · | Guitar Great Jerry Reed Dies at Age 71 |
| Wednesday, August 06 | | · | Fender signs deal for European expansion |
| · | Gibson Guitar is hiring |
| · | David Gilmour's Fender Replica Guitar |
| Sunday, June 29 | | · | New Korg Bluegrass And Hawaiian Model Tuners |
| · | New Luna Oracle Series Crane Acoustic Guitar |
| · | Fender TB-600C Combo Bass Amp |
| Wednesday, June 18 | | · | Fender University Opens |
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