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Bill Evans thorough anaylsis of crucial licks and techniques for bluegrass banjo, Bluegrass Banjo Master Class – Power Pickin' Vol. 4, will be released April 4. The DVD runs for 2 Hour 20 minute DVD and includes a tab booklet. From the official website: Bill Evans is one of the world’s best known banjo teachers […]

MTV, Harmonix (the guys behind the GuitarHero videogame) and Electronic Arts have teamed up to make real bands and real instruments a thing of the past. They are creating the videogame Rock Band. According to the press release, “Rock Band will allow gamers to perform music from the world's biggest rock artists with their friends

Musicnotes announced it has acquired and plans to reopen the popular guitar tablature website, MXTabs.net, working directly with music publishers in offering free, licensed legal guitar tab downloads. Through agreements with music publishers, participating copyright holders will receive a portion of all advertising revenue generated through views of their tablature on the web site MXTabs.net,

This is a round up of odd, weird, funny and sometimes really impressive music videos, sites and stories we have picked up while scouring the web. If you see any outrageous or intriguing music related stuff out there, lets us know about it. Stairway to Heaven, Rodrigo Y Gabriela (via FARK) This month Joe Matera

– Press Release A major concern for musicians is maintaining the proper moisture content for treasured instruments. Guessing when to refill or to adjust a humidifier can perplex even the experts. The revolutionary Humidipak Automatic Humidity Control System makes all the necessary adjustmentsand it does this without water, drips and mess. The patented Humidipak is

– Press Release Long known for their custom inlay work, Shark Inlay has released a number of new custom inlaid truss rod covers for PRS, Taylor, and Ovation Guitars (Gretsch models coming soon). An easy way to add beautiful, custom inlay to your guitars, these new truss rod covers are designed to perfectly replace the

To help you buy the most suitable guitar for your child, we have rounded up some of the best electric and acoustic guitars for children. The key to helping your children learn the guitar is motivation. You need to build their interest and help them avoid playing frustrations. So even if some kids can start

Take a Stand is launching a line of guitar stands created as fine furniture, meticulously designed to be structurally sound, aesthetically beautiful and flattering to your guitar and its surroundings. Take a Stand Inc. guitar stands are handcrafted using the finest hardwoods with wood trim accents, precision machined metal and genuine leather. As a gift

Taylor Guitars has announced that starting January 1, 2011, the company will assume control of its European distribution through its own Europe-based headquarters. Located in Amsterdam, the new offices and warehouse will support operations that include dedicated sales, distribution, customer service and factory-level repair for Taylor owners throughout Europe. The move, which follows the completion

I’d like to talk about a very important discovery I made a couple of years ago. It deals with how increasing your guitar’s headstock mass can increase your sustain. I’d always regarded this theory as a bit of a myth – until I experienced it first hand! I was ordering some tools and parts out