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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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| MARTY FRIEDMAN: Boss GS-10 Guitar Tones Available |
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| Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has created six preset guitar tones for use with the new Boss "GS-10" multi-effects unit that are available on the Internet. You can download the tones into your own personal multi-effector at this location. |
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| Rare Kurt Cobain Guitar To Be Auctioned |
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The late Kurt Cobain's Mosrite Gospel Mark IV electric guitar will be offered for auction beginning April 17 in Texas. The auction, by Dallas-based Heritage Galleries and Auctioneers, will take place in association with the 27th Annual Dallas Guitar Show and Music Fest. The auction will mark the first time since Cobain's death on April 5, 1994, that one of his instruments will be available for sale to the public.
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Did You Know? |
The major 6th chord in any key can function as the Tonic Chord (I)
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| 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 |
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| · | Jimi Hendrix Home Recording Found |
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