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Ibanez JEM77 FP2 promo video

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Although this guitar was unveiled a while ago at MusikMesse 2010, the Ibanez JEM FP2 sees the floral pattern evolved from its original design with a very striking Japanese looking design. You can check out the full specs over at Ibanez.com ... Learn to Play Guitar Online ... Follow Guitar Noize on Twitter (@guitarnoize) ... This rss feed is the property of GuitarNoize.com ...

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Nashville Amp Expo on August 21-22

Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.

The second annual Nashville Amp Expo is coming up on August 21-22. I couldn’t make last year’s show, but I heard that it was a lot of fun. A long list of exhibitors have signed up to show off their goods for this year’s show.I’m glad to see these types of shows starting to gain [ ... ] ...

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Monday Motivation: Montana Skies

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.” -Ursula K. Leguin Going to keep up the Cello+Guitar thing this week with Montana Skies. I first heard these guys a while back, and even got one of their CDs for my wife.** Hope [ ... ] ...

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Hamilton Loomis Interview

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

I recently had the opportunity to ask guitarist Hamilton Loomis a few questions. If you’re not familiar with Loomis, he is a Texas-based guitarist who plays a mixture of blues, rock, funk, and soul-influenced music. His most recent album is a live album called Live in England.Loomis has the distinction of being given a Gretsch [ ... ] ...

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Diamond Amplification Positron portable 22 watt head

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Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 4:51 p.m.

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Almost every major amp company has realised that “lunchbox” portable amp heads are very popular so Diamond have taken their 22 watt Del Fuego Class A 2 channel amp and simplified it into a compact, lightweight amp head which comes with a carry bag to throw over your shoulder and uses the highest quality components and tubes. This amp is voiced for classic rock, blues etc. with a 60’s British flavour. The controls are simple, 1 tone and 1 volume. Each Positron is hand wired on a hand-built

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Electrified: The Guitar Revolution

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Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 12:21 p.m.

I recently received an e-mail letting me know about an upcoming guitar documentary called Electrified: The Guitar Revolution that will be showing on the Smithsonian Channel on August 15. Prior to the television airing, they are offering a streaming version of the documentary on their website, which I’ve embedded below. It’s a very interesting history [ ... ] ...

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Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi with Herbie Hancock on Letterman

Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 11:05 a.m.

I recently linked to a studio video of Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi playing on Herbie Hancock’s song “Space Captain” from his latest album the Imagine Project. Trucks and Tedeschi performed the song with Hancock this past week on the Late Show with David Letterman. Check out the performance below: ...

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Skype Guitar Lessons

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Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 9:49 a.m.

I’m available to take some new guitar students via webcam and Skype, MSN Live Messenger or other video chat programs. This is great if you’re in a small town or if you like my teaching style. We can discuss technique, soloing, theory, improvisation and more. These are half hour private video lessons over Skype/MSN for [ ... ] ...

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Autumn Leaves in Classical Style

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Published Aug. 6, 2010 at 9:18 a.m.

If you like this lesson and would like to do webcam guitar lessons drop me a line.Playing open chords, bar chords and bulky block chords can get quite boring after a while. And it also can prevent us from seeing and creating independent lines within the harmonic progression of a song. This is because we [ ... ] ...

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University of Louisville Guitar Festival Review

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Published Aug. 6, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

I had the opportunity to attend the U of L Guitar Festival/Competition earlier this summer. Dr. Stephen Mattingly, the festival’s director, put together a great weekend with just the right blend of concerts, masterclasses, and lectures. The Tantalus Quartet opened the festival Friday night. Tantalus focuses on playing music by living composers; the program opened [ ... ] ...

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