last updated   29 July '98

Great Guitar Sites... Links to more Great Guitar and Music resources are being added daily. Highlights of this month's additions are below. They aren't necessarily "new" on the Web, but have been recently added to this site. New sections of this site can now be checked in Site Contents, which lists nearly over pages of content on this site!

1998 Guitar Database You can now submit links to the 1998 Guitar Database, which already has over 800 entries! So don't forget to check it out, as well as the original Great Guitar Sites... (this is still maintained & updated, as the "dargo" database server is still experimental and may not be available at all times).

The "Best of What's New" entries are to be found in the Specials Section. Previous entries for What's New can be found here: What Was New June 98 May 98 April 98 March 98 February 98 January 98 December 97 November 97 October 97 September 97 August 97 July 97 June 97 Latest

Highlights of Links added during
July '98

TAB... TAB... TAB... OLGA has been closed! The On-Line Guitar Archive (OLGA) was an enormous archive of 22,000+ tablature, chords, lessons and lyrics for guitar. June 9, 1998 - The Harry Fox Agency indicated that they would not be sending OLGA a 'cease and desist' letter but would proceed directly to issuing a summons against OLGA. OLGA has closed as a good faith gesture to attempt to dissuade them from this action. It's likely that many mirrors will elect to close for fear that they will be treated similarly by HFA... Read More | HELP | Sign the petition

Win Page/Plant's latest album listen to sound clips from "Walking into Clarksdale" as well as receive a $3 discount off your purchase. Enter the "Sizzlin' Summer Sounds" sweepstakes for a chance to win a grab-bag of new music including Page/Plant's latest album! Contest ends August 15th. Enter NOW!

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The MP3 Site Award July 1998 "I'd like to congratulate you, and would like to present you with our "MP3 Site of the week Award!" - really great work with your website! This award is given to sites that have elegant graphics, content, and a cool sense of being about it."

THE MP3 AWARDS 1998

• Lesson #1, 4/21/98-Chromatic Exercises I Three Chromatic exercises, great warm-ups
• Lesson #2, 7/6/98-Steve Morse Pt.1 Eight examples taken from Steve's Exercise
• Lesson #3, 7/7/98-Steve Morse Pt.2 Steve's full length Personal Picking Exercise
• Lesson #4, 7/19/98 Economy Picking A study in Economy Picking
• Lesson #5, 7/20/98 Chromatic Octave Exercise A great right hand exercise.
• Lesson #6, 7/21/98 Chromatic Exercises II Four warm-up/stamina building exercises

Robert M. Knight photographer who specialises in the rock and roll industry. Worked with Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, to such contemporary artists as Slash, Kenny Wayne Shephard, and Dave Navarro


Crazy Diamond Independant Melbourne band with a new CD * Reviews * Song Demo * Lyrics


...and from the pro-mp3 camp at mp3.com:
Top 10 Things Everyone Should Know About MP3
opinion by Michael Robertson

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Awarded July 1998

Sofcom 'Pick of the Net' Award - July 1998 "Sofcom are delighted to inform you that your web site - 1000 Great Guitar Sites on the Web - has been chosen as one of the very best sites in Australia, and we would like to award you with a Sofcom 'Pick of the Net' award." Sandra Kehne, Sofcom Internet Publishers