Feb 17
NAMM 2012 These are the new SG 61 guitars from Gibson USA, sporting a very handsome satin finish. We love satin finish guitars for the cool, fast feel of the neck, and it looks particularly hot on these SGs. Otherwise, the specs are pretty standard stuff, ’57 Classic humbuckers, bound North American rosewood boards, mahogany …
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Jan 30
I really like playing guitar. For the most part, I play classical style. And when I say “classical style,” of course I mean that I play stuff from anime and video games on a classical guitar. I've been playing this style since late summer 2010 when a friend of mine convinced me that I needed …
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Jan 30
After 10 years selling and repairing vintage guitars from his small Chandler shop at Arizona Avenue and Elliot Road, James Hinsdale is closing T.J.’s Music on Jan. 28. The recession killed his business, but what’s upsetting him more is the stonewalling he said he was getting from city officials since he asked for a break …
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Jan 29
After the spotting session is done and all details concerning the music are fixed, the most common procedure is for the director/producer to get back to other post-production issues and for the composer to go home/to his/her studio and to start working. What happens now is highly dependant on the personalities and working procedure of …
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Jan 29
This week I am in middle of shooting a pilot, or “sizzle,” as it is referred to in the show biz vernacular. the show is called “the best You’ve never Heard,” and it focusses on exposing the talents of musicians around the country that truly have something to express, but for whatever reason are not …
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Jan 27
The surface comparisons were nearly impossible to ignore and, I have to admit, I immediately associated the bad plus to Medeski Martin and Wood. But while the bad plus were just as rhythmically centered as MMW, the music as represented on These Are the Vistas steered back toward more traditional jazz elements. if anything, the …
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Jan 20
Valora are gearing up for the release of their debut album ‘I Waited for you,’ which is also the name of the first single off of the disc. The band toured with 10 Years and played the 48 Hours Festival in 2011, in addition to releasing their own five chapter graphic novel created by Ahmet …
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Jan 16
I’ve always had a couple of questions surrounding “Rain: a Tribute to the Beatles” – mainly what exactly is it? a tribute band? a re-creation? a narrative with music? and of course, will Yoko be there at the end to break them up? The answers came with the show’s first Broadway Sacramento presentation, which continues …
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Jan 15
SHUBBDeluxe S1 Capo for Steel String GuitarLIST PRICE: $29.95shubb.com If you’re serious about your music, maybe you should think about getting a serious capo. lately I’ve been getting frustrated with the couple of capos that I currently own. Not to mention any names … they’re not dependable, and they bend, mute and/or rattle certain strings. …
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Jan 14
“I have a very good ear,” says Rehl, now 81. “Once I hear something, it’s in my mind forever. I forget names, I forget faces, I forget what I just went to get out of the refrigerator, but I never forget music.” At the time, his devoutly religious parents were delighted: maybe, they hoped, he …
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