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One of the great American innovations is the music form known as jazz. Many people who consider themselves fans of this genre know all about the era of “Satchmo” and Miles Davis, but Jazz actually has a very extensive history that pre-dates these musical giants by decades. It was born of many different types of […]

Martin have two brand new ukulele models and they’ll be showing them off at Summer NAMM 2011, and the six ukes they debuted earlier this year at Musikmesse. HOLD THE PRESS! I’ve just received word that these two ukele models have already been shown in the USA – we will publish updated information soon. The

We’ve just released a major redesign of GuitarSite.com! This is v4.0b of this website. The b on the end means ‘beta’ version because there are still a few things that we are improving. This new design is intended to work on all types of devices from smart phones through to regular desktop computers. We would

I’ve been writing a series of stories about my experiences as a guitar player in a cover band. It’s called “Roadhouse Stories.” Here’s another one of the stories: “SUPER CHIEF” With breathtaking speed. That’s how I’d like my fingers to sail along the neck of my Gibson. Fast – like a locomotive, like the Super

At rec.music.makers.guitar this week there was talk of Peavey buying out Gibson! Posts included: “Today I was talking to a local retailer who had recently been to a private dinner / presentation put on by Peavey. Peavey is a company that is making a LOT of bold changes right now. One of the most startling

There are some really great cheap Guitars on the market today. For as low as $200 you can get a Guitar that plays and sounds fine, until you compare it to a Really Great Guitar. Then you hear the difference. I have purchased two inexpensive electric Guitars in the last year. They played great, they

The large British music equipment retailer DV247 has gone out of business, or has it? Last Friday, the owners of the Digital Village music retail chain, White Rabbit Records Limited, announced that Digital Village is bankrupt and appointed an administrator. Nothing too controversial about that, after-all it happens all the time in all countries around

Epiphone has announced a new contest in association with Midwest Rockfest. Register now for your chance to win one of three possible Prize Packages for the biggest and best rock n' roll festival of the summer! Prize Package 1: 2-VIP Tickets, Meet & Greet with Twisted Sister, Epiphone Twisted Sister Les Paul, Hotel for 2

Ukulele’s are all the rage right now. I can remember learning to play one when I was about 10 years old – they are much more accessible to a beginner than a 6 string. And now the well known Australian guitar company, Maton, are getting (back) into the Ukulele business. In order to win friends

Guitar Pro song encoders are required by Synaptic Stuff – developers of the Pocket Jamz GuitarTabs iPad App. [Click to Enlarge] Pocket Jamz GuitarTabs has a number of useful features for taking your Tabs mobile including speeding up and slowing down the tempo, loop points for repeating difficult sections of a song, and a virtual