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Great New Guitarists Using Hot Hand

Thursday, March 08, 2007

After navigating the MySpace pages of a few of our users, I came away quite impressed.

Not just because they use our products, but because I hear such skill, quality and determination in these bands of completely different genres.

Rolla (http://www.myspace.com/Rollaband) combine great vocal harmonies, reggae-ish beats…

Guitar players - how do we find listeners?

Thursday, March 01, 2007

I am sure that all of our fathers (or grandfathers) have asked us "what are the three most important aspects of real estate?" Then, they would knowingly chant the words "Location, Location and Location", look us in the eye and nod their head until we "get it".

Well, what…

Vintage Guitar Gear - Do You Buy It?

Friday, February 23, 2007

What guitar player has not looked at a picture of his or her musical Idol, with their guitar of choice in hand, and not sought out the same instrument?

If you grew up in the 70's, chances are pretty good that you lusted after a cherry sunburst Les Paul,…

Great New Guitar Pedals

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Issac Newton apparently used the phrase "Standing on the shoulders of Giants" to create a metaphor that gives respect (I guess I should say "props" to sound hip) the the previous figureheads in one's field of choice.

In the world of electric guitars, amplifiers and effects, there are many…

Police to reunite for 2007 Grammys

Friday, February 09, 2007

well, this has got to be good news:

http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah3955.shtml

How can this not be exciting to you? Born in the late 1970's, the Police came into their own in the 1980's. Their sparse and intoxicating blend of ryhthmic, harmonic and textural surprises sounds as unique now as…

The Ease of Recording Software

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

How many of you use audio or midi recording software on your computers? If you do, and you didn’t 10 or even 20 years ago, you don’t know how lucky you are. Those decades-old software systems were the Model T’s of their day - yes, revolutionary - but, as I…

Guitar wah wah - past and present

Monday, January 08, 2007

What comes to mind when you think of the "wah wah"?

Could it be:  George Harrison's song of the same name? 

Eric Clapton's solo on "White Room"? 

The "Theme From Shaft"? 

the great riff on UFO's "Rock Bottom"? 

When I…