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Shred This Too competition


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Published Dec. 23, 2009 at 4:58 p.m.
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Laurie Monk over at Truth In Shredding has lined up another shred-off contest this time with Marco Sfogli heading up a team of extremely talented judges. The backing track is great for this contest, so check out the details below, download the backing track and get your shred on! ... HOW TO ENTER: Truth In Shredding and Marco Sfogli wants you to shred this too!! CLOSES 31 Jan 2010 23:59 GMT ... Marco Sfogli wants you to play… so Truth In Shredding has lined up this awesome judging firepower:

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Wired Reviews The Gibson Dusk Tiger


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Published Dec. 19, 2009 at 1:33 a.m.

Techie magazine and blog Wired has posted a review of the Gibson Dusk Tiger guitar.  They gave the guitar a 7 out of 10, praising the extensive amount of customization in an easy-to-use knob and software combo, while still maintaining the classic Gibson, analog signal.  Wired panned the “cheesy looks and weird finish” and described [ ... ] ...

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How to record guitar using amp modelling software


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Published Dec. 16, 2009 at 5:02 p.m.
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Everytime I post a video on YouTube at least one person will ask me what I am using to record with so I figured guitarists are having trouble sourcing this info and thought I would try and help out. Here is my simple and very basic guide to recording with amp modelling software on your computer. There are many many resources for home recording on the internet so if there is something in this post that you don’t quite understand do a google search and check out a few sites and forums. I have

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Martin Guitar Releases the Martin M-30 Jorma Kaukonen: Perfect for Acoustic Fingerstyle Blues


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Published Dec. 15, 2009 at 11:24 p.m.

Often when a new guitar comes along we look at the specs and think, “That guitar looks pretty good, but we sure wish it had x.”  (In case you haven’t noticed, we can be perfectionists about guitars here at Fretbase.)  Not so with the Martin M-30 Jorma Kaukonen - and before this guitar came along [ ... ] ...

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Review: Dunlop Cry Baby Kirk Hammett Signature Wah


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Published Dec. 13, 2009 at 5:02 p.m.
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For years if anyone mentioned a Wah pedal the first name cited as the biggest user of the effect was Jimi Hendrix, even though you struggle to find Hendrix tracks that use Wah, yes Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is probably one of the most famous Wah tracks in history and so it should be but really Jimi used the Rotovibe more than a Wah. So you can probably see where I am going with this, if you think of famous Wah users over the past 20 years one name springs to my mind immediately and that is

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5 for the Weekend 1997


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Published Dec. 11, 2009 at 6:31 a.m.
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Paranoid Android (Radiohead ‘OK Computer’) ... I remember seeing some absolutely awesome live performances of this track on the TV, in particular this one on the BBCs Jool Holland show. Weekly, I always try to hear as much as possible from the year I’m working on. 1997 has been rather difficult. However, I’ve fallen for this album again as a consequence of doing so. It’s a really great album and scattered throughout are some wonderful little bits of creative guitar. The palette of

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Gibson’s Ugly Guitars


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Published Dec. 8, 2009 at 7:02 p.m.

Gibson has released some of the most beautiful, iconic guitars around.  The Gibson Les Paul Standard, the Gibson SG and Gibson Explorer are just a few examples of some of coolest looking guitars known to man.  But recently we think Gibson has released some very ugly looking guitars that I’d have a hard time shelling [ ... ] ...

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Eric Clapton Speaks: Best blues guitar, Gibson or Fender?


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Published Dec. 8, 2009 at 2:35 p.m.

Someone had written a post about the topic of whether Eric Clapton prefers a Gibson or a Fender ... This is an interview where he discusses his blues guitar of choice.Gibson vs. FenderFor many years, fans wondered what prompted Eric Clapton’s transition from Gibson Guitars to Fender Guitars. Many still maintain Clapton had his best [ ... ] ...

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Gibson launch the Dusk Tiger


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Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 4:35 p.m.
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Well you have probably already heard about this guitar as Gibson have already made some bold statements about the technology and hardware featured on what is quite a deviation in looks from the standard Les Paul, but what will the public think of this limited edition robot guitar? Well already there are mixed feelings and this is inevitable with such an adventurous design, fans of the classic Les Paul design disklike the crescent shaped pickguard and pickup surround which hangs down like some

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Backstage with Joe Bonamassa


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Published Nov. 30, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.

Guitar Edge magazine recently spoke with Joe Bonamassa backstage at one of his shows. During the discussion, Bonamassa plays a lick and then breaks it down. He also talks about a new guitar acquisition, a Gibson Firebird ...

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