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Pickup Pocket Putty Releases the Ultimate Guitar and Bass tone!

Pickup Pocket Putty Releases the Ultimate Guitar and Bass tone!

Posted January 23, 2013 at 12:28 pm | No comments

The constant quest for tone has now been fulfilled with Pickup Pocket Putty. A revolutionary new product that will help you get ultimate performance and tone from your guitar or bass without modifying your instrument.

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Review: AC/DC Black Ice Guitar Tab Book

Review: AC/DC Black Ice Guitar Tab Book

Posted January 16, 2013 at 9:25 am | No comments

AC/DC are widely considered as one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time. Their classic albums and chart topping tunes have proven to have stood the test of time, with such songs as “Back In Black”, “Highway To Hell”, and “Hells Bells” are more popular than they ever were back in the day.

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Ken Armstrong Recreates Rory Gallagher’s Hand-Wound Pickups

Ken Armstrong Recreates Rory Gallagher’s Hand-Wound Pickups

Posted January 14, 2013 at 3:10 pm | No comments

The Rory Gallagher/Kent Armstrong friendship had its own ironic modern twist, Rory and Kent never met in person. Kent lived 45 minutes outside of London so the phone was their bond. They talked about everything – politics, the weather, pickups, a recent gig, guitar gizmo ideas; football, sound, the science of the guitar, the list goes on.

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Keith Nelson of Buckcherry – Confessions was a triumph for all of us!

Keith Nelson of Buckcherry – Confessions was a triumph for all of us!

Posted January 14, 2013 at 2:36 pm | One comment

Buckcherry will release their new CD, Confessions on February 19th marking their sixth studio album. The CD’s theme is based off the Seven Deadly Sins and brandishes groove infested songs like “Greed”, “Envy”, “Lust”, and “Sloth”.

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Indian Classical Guitar: An Introduction and Review of Two DVDs

Indian Classical Guitar: An Introduction and Review of Two DVDs

Posted January 9, 2013 at 11:34 am | 2 comments

In the West, many people are familiar with two features of North Indian music: the broad array of timbres and rhythmic complexity of the tabla, the accompanying percussion instrument, and the otherworldy sound of the sitar, characterized by its massive string bends, incessant drones, and the resonance of sympathetic strings.

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PRS Guitars Introduces Neal Schon Signature Models

PRS Guitars Introduces Neal Schon Signature Models

Posted January 8, 2013 at 6:06 pm | No comments

Neal Schon of Journey is joining the PRS Guitars family of artists with two distinct signature models: the NS-14 and NS-15. Neal was intimately involved in the design of nearly every aspect of these instruments…from the stylized f-holes to the hardware details.

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PRS Guitars Reintroduces the Custom 22

PRS Guitars Reintroduces the Custom 22

Posted January 8, 2013 at 5:43 pm | No comments

Reintroduced for 2013, the Custom 22 is a classic workhorse with all the tones you’ve come to expect from your PRS and a distinctive, musical, warm midrange.

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PRS Guitars Brings the SC245 Back into its Lineup

PRS Guitars Brings the SC245 Back into its Lineup

Posted January 8, 2013 at 5:32 pm | No comments

The Paul Reed Smith SC245 is a vintage-inspired Singlecut perfect for more traditional single-cutaway players. The 24.5” scale length offers a loose, laid-back feel, but the guitar maintains a tight low end and snappy attack.

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PRS Guitars Introduces Brent Mason Signature Model

PRS Guitars Introduces Brent Mason Signature Model

Posted January 8, 2013 at 5:04 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars is proud to welcome Nashville virtuoso Brent Mason to their family of signature artists. Brent worked with Paul Reed Smith for several years to arrive at this unique model that meets the need for a versatile and reliable, recording and gigging instrument.

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SE 245 Soapbar Brings Single-Coil Sounds Back to PRS’s 2013 SE Lineup

SE 245 Soapbar Brings Single-Coil Sounds Back to PRS’s 2013 SE Lineup

Posted January 8, 2013 at 4:59 pm | No comments

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is proud to bring huge single coil tones back into their SE lineup for 2013 with the SE 245 Soapbar.

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