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When I came across this site, I thought to myself, “wow, this looks like a great site, I bet there’s a lot of really good articles here,” and sure enough, there are. Since I found this blog so useful and informative, I thought it would be a great opportunity to share some information about the [ ... ] ...

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How to Emulate Pedal Steel with Slide Guitar in Open E Tuning

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Published July 20, 2010 at 1:19 p.m.

If you want to expand the sounds you can get on slide guitar in open e tuning, then check out this tutorial on emulating pedal steel. Pedal Steel is a really cool instrument and can be extremely difficult to learn, carry around, and they are quite expensive. So what if you want to get that type [ ... ] ...

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New Taylor Baritone 8 String Guitar Videos

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Published July 19, 2010 at 6:40 p.m.

Lately there has been a lot of activity on Facebook about the Taylor Baritone 8 String Acoustic-Electric guitar. We’re not sure exactly why – other than the fact that this guitar has 8 strings! But we thought that this made for as good an opportunity as any to remind our readers that Fretbase is building [ ... ] ...

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2 Hot Blues Riffs to Spice Up Your Playing

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Published July 14, 2010 at 11:11 a.m.

In this guitar lesson, I’m going to show you 2 blues riffs you can use to create a cool blues guitar rhythm groove. These type of riffs are used by SRV, Clapton, and Derek Trucks as well as countless other blues guitar giants. You can use these riffs to create a monstrous sounding rhythm groove. [ ... ] ...

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Guitar Pricing Explained

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Published July 12, 2010 at 4:14 p.m.

Because we publish a website to help aspiring musicians choose a guitar, we get a lot of questions about guitar pricing. Because we too are always trying to figure out how to get the best deal possible (why do you think Fretbase pays its expenses using an Amazon Credit Card?), we thought it might be [ ... ] ...

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Build a Guitar Instead of Play The Guitar on Saturday..

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Published July 12, 2010 at 9:06 a.m.

On Saturday afternoon, my friend Allan and I got together and started to plan out a guitar. Allen is a master woodworker himself. He has some serious woodworking equipment, not your ordinary home owners tools. He probably got my vibes when I mentioned in my last ‘Black Walnut guitar‘ post the need to employ a [ ... ] ...

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Warren Haynes Lead Guitar Lesson: 1 1/2 Step Bending

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Published July 12, 2010 at 3:37 a.m.

In today’s lead guitar lesson, I want to show you a cool way to add some flavor to your blues guitar playing in the style of Warren Haynes. He didn’t invent this style, but he sure is good at making it sound incredible. I think he got this concept from listening to such blues greats [ ... ] ...

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A Lesson In Guitar Amps And Speakers.

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Published July 9, 2010 at 9:45 a.m.

Things are looking up. My shoulder is rehabbing like crazy. Quite frankly, I’m more than satisfied with my progress. The pain is gone, I do my rehab every day, and rehab makes the muscles in my shoulder sore, but the ‘pain’ is gone. And sore is good, that means the muscles are working and getting [ ... ] ...

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I Wish Steve Vai Would Give Me A Few Guitar Lessons.

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Published July 5, 2010 at 9:43 a.m.

We had a blast on the 4th of July, my wife and the dogs and I. We had a low key day, just sat back and grooved on a rainy day (Jimi Hendrix). You should listen to the song if you have not, because Jimi and I both agree on how to spend a rainy [ ... ] ...

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Eat Your Heart Out

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Published June 30, 2010 at 6:59 p.m.

It’s yesterday’s Non-Guitar Dosage, today! Singer/Songwriter Scott Spark recorded this with Brisbane, Australia’s Robertson State School’s Cantabile Choir. It’s safe to say, you’ll have a smile on your face and a slightly warmer heart when the video ends – the teacher’s face says it all. ‘Eat Your Heart Out’ – a beautiful song – is [ ... ] ...

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