Lone Phantom - Another great Aussie guitar blog

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 4:36 p.m.
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For a small population Australia has a pretty good share of the guitar blog market and Lone Phantom seems to slipping under the radar for a lot of people which is a shame because it has some great reviews and gear talk. Also it is run by someone in a very similar situation to myself, a professional Web Developer living in Australia passionate about guitars. I want to mention something that was posted recently that particularly caught my eye which was a post about modifying pickups. Now I’m the

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Guitar Walk-Thru of John Prine’s “Hello In There”

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 1:45 p.m.

John Prine is a national treasure.  He usually turns pretty straightforward and classic fingerstyle chord playing (think variations on G, C, F & D) into beautiful guitar tunes played alongside humorous or poignant lyrics.  While never a top-selling artist, Prine has enjoyed consistent success over the course of his 40 year career and he continues [ ... ] ...

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Orange Launches The New Rockerverb II

Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 10:56 a.m.

Orange is announcing new additions to the popular Rockerverb series of amps called the Rockerverb II.  The new Rockerverb II builds upon the original Rockerverb by adding enhancements to the reverb, F/X loop and controls.  They’ve also added EL34 valves to a 50-watt combo version of the amp.Here’s some of the pics….The New Rockerverb II [ ... ] ...

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Genz Benz Black Pearl 30 Demo using an Audix i5 Dynamic Mic and CabGrabber

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Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 5:42 p.m.
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I’ve owned my Genz Benz Black Pearl 30 112 Combo Amp for quite a while now so this demo is well overdue but seeing as I had the excellent Audix CabGrabber in place holding an Audix i5 Microphone I thought what better time! ... The Black Pearl is a single channel Class A tube amp loaded with 5 12AX7 preamp tubes, 4 EL84 power tubes and a tube rectifier. It has a tube boost which is footswitchable and has its own level control so this can almost be thought of as a lead channel. It has a Passive

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Epiphone Giveaway: SST Studio Acoustic / Electric

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Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 4:11 p.m.

Epiphone is holding a giveaway for the relatively new acoustic-electric guitar called the Epiphone SST Studio.  The SST Studio has a solid mahogany body that has been chambered with sound cavities, that when amplified by an under-saddle pickup, produce an acoustic tone that’s feed-back free.The Epiphone SST Studio has a street price for about $350.00 [ ... ] ...

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TourSavant Offering Free 90-Day Memberships

Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 3:35 p.m.

We covered TourSavant back in December but to refresh your memory it’s a “Virtual Road Manager” that helps you and your band plan a tour.  TourSavant has over 16,000 venues in it’s database and is integrated with Google Maps to help your build a roadmap.  The good folks at TourSavant are offering a free 90-day [ ... ] ...

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Sit Back And Let It Come to You. No Need to Hurry!

Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 12:08 p.m.

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ~ Lao TzuPost Shared by Zen Habits.   Something I am personally working on right now.Consider the above quote from Lao Tzu,: how can it be true?Is it possible to never hurry, but to get everything done?It seems contradictory to our modern world, where everything is a rush, where [ ... ] ...

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Think (and Look) Ahead of Your Hands

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Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 10:15 a.m.

Sign up for the Newsletter! The Classical Guitar Blog is edited by Christopher Davis.At some point when I was first getting into classical guitar, I got in the habit of not looking at either of my hands ... I stare off into space or zone out — the equivalent of having my eyes closed. [ ... ] ...

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Smoke on the Water Intro Guitar Lesson

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Published Feb. 1, 2010 at 8:07 p.m.

This kid says it all!Share and Enjoy: ...

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Audix i5 Dynamic Mic and CabGrabber demo

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Published Feb. 1, 2010 at 5:54 p.m.
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This video shows you how easy it is to install the Audix CabGrabber holding an Audix i5 Microphone from Audix USA. As you will see the CabGrabber is an ingenious product that allows you to mic up your amp in seconds, now obviously you will need to move the mic around to find the sweet spot on your amp or cabinet speaker and if you are unsure of exactly how to mic an amp Audix have created a very helpful video tutorial which you can see on the i5 product page ... I have to admit I didn’t know

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