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Down and Dirty with G. Love: Festival Rules

Posted 06/24/2011 at 3:31pm | by G. Love

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In the latest of his edition of "Down and Dirty with G. Love," G. covers the rules of playing festivals. Mainly: Anything can happen, and it usually will!

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Overdrive/Distortion Pedals by Weehbo Effekte of Germany

Posted 06/23/2011 at 4:51pm | by Brett Kingman

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Beginning as recently as 2008, Eike Hintzen’s Weehbo Effekte of Hannover, Germany, is a relative newcomer to the boutique pedal scene. Eike is a one-man company and does everything on his own. Eike prides his work on being “… completely hand crafted with the greatest care and only high-quality parts.

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Want to Get Signed by a Label? Listen Up

Posted 06/22/2011 at 4:59pm | by Dave Reffett

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Having a business degree and having worked at record labels in the past, I get asked questions all of the time about all things music business related, and personally I love it.

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Shredding: Not That There's Anything Wrong With It ...

Posted 06/22/2011 at 10:19am | by Matt Scharfglass

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While I'm thrilled that my first-ever blog post seemed to resonate with so many people, I want to clarify that I am not putting down shredders at ALL.

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Broaden Your Musical Listening, Because You Are What You Eat

Posted 06/22/2011 at 10:01am | by Kirk Fletcher

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Guitar players should broaden their musical listening. They should have some depth in their playing, meaning listening -- heavily -- to what came before them!

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Controlled Chaos: Francesco Artusato Gear Breakdown, Part 2

Posted 06/21/2011 at 2:05pm | by Francesco Artusato

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All Shall Perish guitarist Francesco Artusato continues to talk gear set-up in part 2 of his GuitarWorld.com column.

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Session Guitar: How to Build a Solid Client Base

Posted 06/21/2011 at 11:04am | by Ron Zabrocki

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Some believe the day of the studio musician is over. Not so, by any means. We’re just hiding in the comfort of our own home studios. These days, we are most likely our own contractors, arrangers, engineers, producers and -- oh yeah -- musicians.

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Paralleling Jimi Hendrix with Dangerous Times

Posted 06/20/2011 at 5:18pm | by JP Holesworth

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The dynamics and emotions of the Jimi Hendrix live guitar sound were partly galvanized and baptized through the fires and events of social unrest. Although we’ve all seen the "Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock over and over, unless you were around at that time, it can be difficult to grasp and feel the levels of impact and significance it represented.

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Saturday, June 18, Was Gretsch Day in Brooklyn

Posted 06/20/2011 at 9:44am | by Damian Fanelli

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Saturday, June 18 (Paul McCartney's birthday), was Gretsch Day at StreetSounds NYC, a guitar shop in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, N.Y. It's the largest authorized Gretsch guitar dealer in the United States.

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White Zombie's J. Yuenger: So You Wanna Start A Band? Part 1

Posted 06/18/2011 at 11:53am | by J. Yuenger

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If you're expecting a typical instructional column from me, then prepare yourself for a shock. Since very little about being in a band actually involves playing the guitar, I therefore thought it was time for a columnist to address some real-world band issues rather than the usual "what Mixolydian mode goes over which chord best."

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