So much emphasis is placed on playing well with your fingering hand that often our rhythm hand technique falls behind the curve. For example; can you play faster and cleaner notes using hammer-ons and pull-offs rather than picking each note individually? Using your pick and choosing what strings to play is extremely important in developing […]
There are so many great techniques that have been invented on the guitar over the past 35 years that some of them just fall through the cracks and nobody really thinks about them anymore. This technique I’m going to show you today is an extension of the right hand tapping technique that Edward Van Halen
Update: Firebird X has been delayed and improved – read the story here. Gibson are comparing their new Firebird X Electric Guitar to “the world’s best street legal sports car in looks, feel and performance”. One thing is for sure – this is definitely different to the kinds of guitars we’re used to from the
The Nighthawk was originally introduced by Gibson in 1993, and now they have announced an updated model with the Nighthawk Standard 2010. The MSRP is $2,299, but a quick check shows you can buy it online for $1,399.00. Body A lightweight body made from resonant chambered poplar with a highly figured Grade-AAA quilted maple top
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Epiphone worked closely with Robb Flynn of Machine Head to produce a first of its kind guitar, the Epiphone Robb Flynn Love/Death Baritone Flying-V. [Click to Enlarge] Robb Flynn, founder of Machine Head, is a heavy metal guitar virtuoso that knows the role of guitars in heavy metal music. Epiphone is aware of this and
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GMP Guitars unveils the new Roxstar guitar, featuring an edgy explorer style body shape with matching rockstar specs. [Click to Enlarge] GMP is aiming to get the Roxstar guitar listed on Santa’s most wanted guitar list this holiday and is all set to showcase the guitar at the upcoming Winter NAMM event. The RoxStar guitar
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This little booster vintage tube preamp in a pedal is used as a clean boost on lower gain settings, and when running on full, pushes your valve amp into overdrive. It can add grit and growl to thicken and warm up your tone without loosing definition and clarity. Also it features a selectable input impedance
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The Tube-Vibe is a re-designed pedal which aims to capture the tones of the classic Uni-Vibe pedals. [Effectrode Tube-Vibe – Click to Enlarge] Effectrode had stopped making the Tube-Vibe for several months while they worked on producing a new version, and now the resulting new Chorus/Vibe tube pedal is available from Effectrode’s website. The new
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MXR unveils the Custom Badass Modified overdrive pedal, having a classic overdrive circuit with modern modifications for improved versatility and performance. [Click to Enlarge] MXR introduced the Custom Badass line last year, it is a series of effects that use classic circuits tweaked to deliver a wider tonal spectrum. The Custom Badass Modified Overdrive applies
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Slash teams up with IK Multimedia to emulate his signature pedals and amplifiers in one software package – the AmpliTube Slash. This app contains a digital versions of gear that Slash is using, including his signature amplifiers, speaker cabinets and guitar effects, . AmpliTube Slash is the latest in AmpliTube’s family of official products, and
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