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Blues Guitar Legend Rory Gallagher Rocks!

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Published March 15, 2009 at 5:28 p.m.

I just came across Rory Gallagher a few weeks ago, and man is he awesome! If you haven’t checked him out, you’re missing out on one of the best blues rock guitar players ever!I had not ever paid much attention to him, but when I watched a few of his YouTube videos, I realized where [ ... ] ...

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Guest Review: TC Electronic G-System

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Published March 15, 2009 at 4:38 p.m.

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Today I have a very special guest review from my old pal Paul Davies. I met Paul whilst studying music at Kidderminster College many moons ago in the days of my Purple Neon RG550DX! Paul is a guitar geek with amazing knowledge and playing skills and this review is the best I’ve seen for the amazing TC Electronic G-System, enjoy! ... Overview ... I hate those reviews where the text is cleverly written to ramp up your excitement but never actually gets to the point about what the reviewer’s

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Bare Naked Ladies-less

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Published March 15, 2009 at 4:34 p.m.

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Guthrie Govan and Mattias Eklundh at RMA Summer Workshop 2009

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Published March 15, 2009 at 4:06 a.m.

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How is this for a fantastic opportunity, 2 of my favourite guitarists Guthrie Govan and Mattias Eklundh are going to be teaching together at the Raleigh Music Academy’s Summer Workshop. Unfortunately for me Raleigh happens to be in North Carolina in the US… any chance of an Aus workshop please? ... FOR VISITING STUDENTS (those who are not currently taking lessons at the RMA) ... Full Summer Workshop Package - Tuition - $395.00 (plus $25.00 registration/materials fee) - Includes all

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More On Strings

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Published March 14, 2009 at 9:54 a.m.

Mark over at Guitar World posted his guide to string buying.Coincidentally, his favorite was D’addario, something that our strings poll found ... Perhaps there is something to these D’addario strings.I use them, but I think it’s mostly due to lack of options ... I have a serious hatred for changing strings and do it as [ ... ] ...

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Voluneering to Perform

Published March 14, 2009 at 9:26 a.m.

I have a recital coming up next week, and this week, while on spring break, I sought out performance opportunities everywhere I could ... I want to talk specifically about one: serving a volunteer in the “healing arts program” at the Medical College of Georgia hospital.The biggest part about playing music is enjoyment ... [ ... ] ...

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Catalinbread release the Dirty Little Secret

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Published March 12, 2009 at 4:23 p.m.

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I just received a press release about the new Dirty Little Secret pedal from Catalinbread which sounds like a great pedal, just check out these videos on YouTube! ... The Dirty Little Secret is something we at Catalinbread have been harboring for quite a long time now and we’re finally ready after months of testing and refining to spill the beans… ... In essence, the DLS is a ‘foundation’ pedal – a sonic platform to build the rest of your sound upon. It reacts to your playing dynamics

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The Strings Poll- Follow up

Published March 12, 2009 at 1:33 p.m.

It seems the winner is D’addario ... Check out out the comments on the original string poll post for some thoughts about why choose a brain of strings ... You might also like ... What Brand of Strings to Use? ...

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J.J. Cale Guitar Player and Songwriter

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Published March 12, 2009 at 9:12 a.m.

Back in the “old days” when Eric Clapton was one of the, if not the biggest names going on in the guitar players world, J.J. Cale AKA John W. Cale, born on December 5th, 1938 was an unsung song writing guitar player. His birthplace was in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is a Grammy Award winner, [ ... ] ...

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50 Guitars to Play Before You Die

Published March 12, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.

UK magazine Guitarist has a cool two part story on the 50 guitars to play before you die. It’s in no particular order and they’ve listed both classic vintage axes and more affordable but quality models as well. And for the vintage models they sometimes include the budget equivalent models too - kind of like [ ... ] ...

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