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Saturday, May 10, 2008
This is the first in a series of reports from Roger Smith, the fearless and intrepid President of Source Audio!
What a fantastic time the Jammys were! I have never before been to such a celebration of so many friends and so many great musicians. This…
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Perpetual Groove using Hot Hand
Check out the MySpace page for Perpetual Groove - and then try to tell yourself that you're not impressed!
After trying out the wireless Hot Hand Wah Filter only one time, Brock Butler added the unit into his custom pedalboard. Check him out right here…
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
I know I have written before about the evolution of guitar effects, and technology in general. "Standing on the shoulders of giants" is a phrase that is always used to encompass learing the great lessons of those before us, and then building on top of those ideas. It's humorous that…
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Question: What is the cheapest, easiest and most cost-effective way of drastically adding sonic color and variation to your guitar sounds (ok, other than practicing!) - that's right - adding a new pedal to your pedalboard.
Apparently I am not the only one who thinks the same - look…
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008
How do you create new music when you are in a "rut"?
Happens to all of us - seriously - maybe others can't tell, but we know it.
And the easiest thing to do is to put the instrument away. But isn't that the easy way out???????
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Monday, March 31, 2008
Guess which band has opened for the Rolling Stones more than anybody?????
Well, you guessed right: Toots and the Maytals!
If you haven't checked out their authentic groovalicious sound, you have a lot of good things coming your way!
Word is that Carl Harvey,…
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
I was reading an article in Guitar Player Magazine online - a fantastic interview with Gary Moore, and I knew that I had to include this selection for other guitarists to read:
How do you feel your playing has evolved from Still Got the Blues…
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
British Invasion Guitar Lessons I have read Guitar Player magazine since 1974 - and I still remember the first issue that I bought - the cover had a great "Blow by Blow" era picture of Jeff Beck - black Les Paul (okok, we all know now that that guitar had originally been a Goldtop…
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Saturday, March 01, 2008
I read a great article in Electronic Musician on the importance of a MySpace Page for all musicians - especially if you ever want to do anything professionally.
Monday, February 25, 2008
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The article is 2 years old, but the essentials are still true - perhaps even more so.
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I have been a fan of Radio Paradise for a while -
and I have recently been listening to Slacker.
On both stations, I have heard many incredible tunes that I…
