admin | April 25, 2010
Update 5/26: He won? Cool.
Ok,
Normally I would never admit to watching American Idol, but I have kids (and I have an excuse).
I don’t see him winning it all, Crystal Bowersox seems to have the top spot firmly within her grasp. But for runner-up I think that Lee DeWyze has the best chance. He’s [...]
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admin | April 23, 2010
Guitar Center is having their Green Tag Sale through 4/25. You can save up to $50 on orders over $349.00 Take $50 off orders of $349 or more during Guitar Center’s Green Tag Sale (coupon: GREEN50, exp. 4/25/10)
Click the Banner for for more.
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admin | March 29, 2010
Ok so I don’t play piano – at least – not that anyone should ever listen to. But I’ve been a singer and guitar player for a number of years. So i know something of what it takes. So for your first lesson, “Practice, Practice, Practice”. The key to mastering any instrument is to keep [...]
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admin | March 21, 2010
If you’re into celtic, sounds (or the Yardbirds) or bluegrass or country there are some great tunings available for you. Most of these live in the Sus4 range of tunings. In the Sus4 category there are tunings with lots of open chording and easy finger movements and sliding. These tunings add tons of flavor and [...]
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admin | March 13, 2010
Who would you go to if you needed a custom guitar? Better yet, who would Harley Davidson go to??? Let’s see; Epiphone? No. Fender? Maybe??, Gibson? Bigger Maybe. B.C. Rich? no.., how about Bolin Guitars? Yes. That’s just what HD did in 2009. They needed a great guitar that fused with the unique design of [...]
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admin | March 10, 2010
I don’t usually put humor videos on this site. But… I just have to share these with you.
The first video is just so weird that I can’t even begin to properly categorize it. According to his Russian Wikipedia page, Edward Hill was born in Smolensk in 1934, and finished his studies at the Leningrad Conservatory [...]
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admin | March 5, 2010
Setting up a guitar is like magic to me. Hopefully after these lessons I’ll know more too.
Chris B’s Music Site has an excellent text rundown on how to perform a setup, what kind of materials are needed and how to Change Your Strings, Checking the Straightness of Your Neck, Adjusting the Truss Rod, Setting Up [...]
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admin | February 26, 2010
Wow! I found it!! I’m really excited about this post. This latest video series I found is the most comprehensive instructional series that I have found to date. I hope you like it as much as I do. In this series, Will Livingston, a custom guitar luthier for Livingston Guitars in Coppell, Texas is creating [...]
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admin | February 22, 2010
What a cool looking guitar….!!!
Hard Rock Cafes in select european cities are offering customers, who order a Legendary Burger, the opportunity to win a Gibson Reverse Flying V guitar. The “Legendary Experience” menu includes five new 10-ounce grilled Certified Angus Beef burgers. Sure to keep taste buds rocking, from January 20 through February 28, 2010, [...]
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admin | February 22, 2010
Line 6 has released the POD X3 V2.0, a free software update that delivers a collection of additional effects to all Line 6 POD X3 products.
POD X3 V2.0 delivers 12 additional, fully adjustable effect models to all POD X3 products, including POD X3, POD X3 Live, and POD X3 Pro. The update increases the effect [...]
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