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Fender American Special Guitar Review

by on 13. Mar, 2011 in Guitars

  Here is the Fender American Special Review - a great guitar that wont break the bank. Enjoy!

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How To Get A Stevie Ray Vaughan Tone

by on 26. Jul, 2010 in Amps, Blues, Effects, Gear, Guitars, Styles

Possibly one of the most sort after guitar tones, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s signature sound is an ongoing debate in the musical world today. Being introduced to SRV and Double Trouble, and after recovering from my face melt by Stevie’s pure natural guitaring abilities, the facet that most captured mine (and most first time listeners’) attention [...]

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Finger Style Bass

by on 07. Jun, 2010 in Bass Guitar, Rock n Roll 101

There are many different styles of playing the bass guitar; most prominent among rock bassists is the use of a pick, or plectrum, to get a more clearly defined sound out of each note. Jazz, Blues and funk styles favour the use of plucking the four (or five) strings of the bass guitar with one’s [...]

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Compression Pedals: What’s the Big Deal? (Part 2)

by on 13. May, 2010 in Effects, Gear

Welcome back to our discussion regarding the compression pedal. Last time I mentioned being under awed by a compressor when trying it out at a store. After taking some advice, I returned for another go and this time set the compressor quite subtly and then left it on for about 10 or 15 minutes, simply [...]

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Fender Stratocaster: The Industry Standard Guitar?

by on 14. Apr, 2010 in Guitars

The Fender ‘Strat’ has been with us for quite a while now. Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares designed the Stratocaster in 1954 as a follow-up model to the Telecaster. It incorporated more ‘space-age’, futuristic elements than the flat slab of the ‘Tele’: a double-cutaway, a contoured body for comfort and three pickup options. [...]

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