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| FuzzBender Pedal - 2 Fuzz Pedals In One |
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| The BSM FuzzBender combines two of the most sought after fuzz pedals into one unit. With the flick of a sliding switch, the guitarist can toggle from a vintage FuzzFace tone to a SolaSound/Vox ToneBender MKI tone. |
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| Kurt Cobain's guitar sold for $117,500 |
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| A guitar that belonged to the late Kurt Cobain was auctioned off for $117,500 in Dallas, Texas on Saturday. In the sale by Heritage Galleries were more than 1,700 lots including instruments, photos, autographs, posters and toys. |
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| Dan Armstrongs - Orange Squeezer Compressor Updated |
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| Vintage Tone Project will be releasing Dan Armstrong's updated version of the famed Orange Squeezer compressor. Dan Armstrong has done a number of things to update and improve the Orange Squeezer, and he has given it a new name, too - The Orange Crusher. |
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| Giant Hendrix Guitar heralds gambling complex's big opening |
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With opening day of just a few weeks away, workers Tuesday installed a 50-foot replica of Jimi Hendrix's Fender Stratocaster electric guitar over the main entrance to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. Inside, Hard Rock employees started hanging rock-'n'-roll memorabilia. The $200 million-plus complex is scheduled to open May 11. |
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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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Did You Know? |
A Drop 2 chord voicing are commonly used in Jazz Music
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Archived Files |
| Wednesday, January 06 | | · | Guitar Painted By Picasso Found In Shoe Box |
| Monday, December 28 | | · | Guitarist for Janis Joplin's Big Brother Band Dies |
| Thursday, December 03 | | · | Upgraded Pedals and Amps From Danelectro |
| Wednesday, December 02 | | · | Hughes & Kettner Complete 2009-2010 Product Lineup |
| Tuesday, December 01 | | · | Mbrace Guitar Holder Super Sale! |
| Monday, November 30 | | · | Jimi Hendrix Tops Guitar Riffs List |
| Thursday, November 19 | | · | Gibson Guitar CEO Leaves Rainforest Group After Nashville Raid |
| Wednesday, November 18 | | · | Gibson Guitar Plant In Nashville Raided By Feds |
| Monday, November 02 | | · | New Gibson Guitars to Sport Völkl Ski Graphics |
| Friday, October 30 | | · | Lava Cable New Improved Retro-Coil Cables |
| Monday, October 12 | | · | Blues Guitarist Freddy Robinson Dies At 70 |
| · | Fender Cuts Rapid Prototyping Costs in Half with Objet 3D Printer |
| · | T-Mobile and Fender Team Up on Guitar Inspired Wood Grain Phone |
| Monday, October 05 | | · | Jimi Hendrix 1967 Stratocaster Back Up For Sale |
| Wednesday, September 02 | | · | MI Awards Honorary Degree to Guitar Legend Steve Vai |
| Tuesday, September 01 | | · | Kyle Busch Donates 150 Guitars To Students |
| Tuesday, August 18 | | · | Brian Setzer Orchestra Meets Film Noir On Songs From Lonely Avenue |
| Thursday, August 13 | | · | Guitar Legend Les Paul Dies At Age 94 |
| Wednesday, August 12 | | · | Fast Axe Multipurpose Guitar Cleaning Brush |
| Wednesday, August 05 | | · | Monster Cables Now Available At The Guitar Files |
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