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| The History Of Epiphone |
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| Epiphones passion has always been about more than just making guitars. It has been about making music. It has been about understanding what is inside every musican that makes them want to, have to, express themselves. And understanding the myriad musical styles, where they are going and how they might develop. For over one hundred and twenty-five years Epiphone have continually looked for new and better ways to help players take their music farther. |
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| Paul McCartney Signature 1964 Epiphone Texan On Auction Block |
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| The first Paul McCartney Signature 1964 Epiphone Texan, serial No. 001, will be auctioned to benefit Adopt-A-Minefield, the landmine clearance and survivor assistance program. The auction begins tomorrow (Oct. 6) at 8 a.m. EST and concludes Oct. 14. It coincides with the Oct. 15 Adopt-A-Minefield Los Angeles Gala, hosted by McCartney and his wife, Heather Mills McCartney at the Century City Plaza Hotel. McCartney will perform with Neil Young at the event, which will be hosted by Jay Leno. |
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| ToneCore series Stompboxes from Line 6 |
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Line 6 has announced the ToneCore series of stompboxes, building on the effects from PODxt, DL4, and Vetta. Echo Park, ?ber Metal, Crunchtone, Constrictor, Space Chorus and Tap Tremolo can all be powered by a standard 9 Volt battery, or optional power supply. These pedals will be shipping this month. ToneCore Pedals also feature a 2-in-one foot switch, for setting time-based effects to match your music's tempo on the fly. A firm tap switches the effect on or off, while taping lightly sets the time/speed of the effect. |
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| New Wide Tread Boost Pedal From - Pro Tone |
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| Intended for those who want more from their tube amp or those in need of a little more kick from a low watt amp, the Pro Tone - Wide Tread will produce up to 30dB of boost. The Wide tread offers clean sustain while offering the flexibility of a tone control. |
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| Duane Eddy Gets A Signature Model from Gibson |
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Duane Eddy will launch his new Gibson Custom Shop signature guitar model by presenting the first one to legendary rock guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith (another recent Gibson signature artist) as part of a special event being held at the Cleveland Browns Stadium South Club lounge. The event kicks off the fourth annual FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands this coming weekend at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
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| Johnny Ramone Passes at age 55 |
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| Johnny Ramone, a guitarist and founding member of the influential Forest Hills punk band and the The Ramones, died in his sleep last week at his Los Angeles home after battling prostate cancer for five years. He was 55. The Forest Hills native was surrounded by his wife Linda, as well as rock-star friends Eddie Vedder, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante and Rob Zombie when he died at 3 p.m. last Wednesday. Other friends who gathered at his Los Angeles home included Lisa Marie Presley, Pete Yorn, Vincent Gallo and Talia Shire. |
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| Stewart-MacDonalds New Golden Age Pickups |
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Stewart-MacDonald has released a new Golden Age guitar pickup, inspired by the great pickups of the 50's in looks, specifications, and sound. Three styles are available, all incorporating the legendary Alnico 5 magnet and traditional wax potting. Golden Age single coils feature vulcanized fibre flatwork, vintage staggered polepieces, cloth clad output wires, and an independent shield wire, which allows simple phase swapping. Available for neck, middle and bridge positions, a high output option is also offered for the bridge position. In an improvement on the 50's originals, Golden Age single coils are copper wrapped to shield against noise. In addition, each pickup comes with both white and black covers. |
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| Tone Tools Release New Fat Cat 1012 Cabinet |
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| Hand-made in the USA, the Fat Cat 1012 speaker cabinet is a detuned, front ported, closed back design, and constructed with 3/4" void-free Birch plywood throughout, including the back and baffle, with finger jointed corners. Pine is used for internal bracing. The Fat Cat 1012 guitar speaker cabinet comes with a black leatherette covering, chrome corner protectors, rubber feet and leather handle. A choice of grill cloths are available. |
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| Music Notation on the Guitar |
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| Many guitarist can read tabs and play by ear but alot turn away when you mention reading music on the guitar. In this short lesson you should be on your way to finding the notes on the guitar as their displayed on the musicial staff. Read On... |
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| Yamaha Releases Magicstomp Acoustic Stomp Box |
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| Yamaha Corporation of America, Guitar Products, brings the flexible creativity of its acclaimed stomp box technology and real processing power to acoustic players with the debut of the Magicstomp Acoustic guitar effects processor. The Magicstomp Acoustic is more than an effects pedal?it?s an acoustic player?s dream box.
Loaded with powerful sounds and effects for the studio or stage, the Magicstomp Acoustic has been designed for acoustic guitars, but is equally effective when used with acoustic/electric instruments and electric string products, bringing new clarity and definition to the sound.
Features include a total of 198 sound programs (99 factory and artist preset/99 user), an automatic feedback eliminator, an integrated chromatic tuner, mic/amp/speaker simulations, interactive software editing and full programmability. In addition to a line of new effects, the Magicstomp Acoustic includes sounds from Yamaha?s classic DG, AG and UD Stomp pedals, plus a number of digital effects from the acclaimed Yamaha SPX processor family. Full-resolution, 24-bit/96 kHz audio keeps the signal clean and clear, while full 32-bit DSP processing maintains the integrity of multiple effects chains. The user-friendly interface contains a sturdy metallic gold and brushed aluminum housing, an easy-to-read LCD display, a master volume control, three sturdy foot switches (increment/decrement and on/off) and three multi-function, top-mounted parameter knobs.
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Did You Know? |
A 11/8 time signature can also be called 6 1/2 / 4
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Archived Files |
| Tuesday, October 14 | | · | The Dean Buddy Blaze ML Electric Guitar |
| · | G&L Guitars Factory Video Tour and History |
| 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 |
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