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Nuno Bettencourt

The Top 5 Near-Led Zeppelin Moments

Posted 06/23/2012 at 5:33am | by Damian Fanelli

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I know what you're thinking: What the hell is a "near-Led Zeppelin moment"? Good question. A near-Led Zeppelin moment is a post-1980 live performance by one -- or two -- members of Led Zeppelin that captures -- in any number of ways -- some intangible spark of a classic Led Zeppelin performance.

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Guitar Strength: Some Paul Gilbert-Style, Sequenced String-Skipping Arpeggios

Posted 03/30/2012 at 9:03am | by Scott Marano

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One of the especially cool things about a guitar is the fact that there are almost always at least a few ways to play the same notes. This fact allows (and forces) us guitarists to explore the different possibilities available through experimentation with alternate fingerings, picking strategies and phrasing. Often, while there are many ways to play the exact same notes, there is usually a “magic” fingering and picking pattern that allows for the easiest and most effective execution of the phrase.

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Guitar Strength: Go Funk Yourself with Nuno Bettencourt’s “Porno” Tapping

Posted 03/22/2012 at 1:59pm | by Scott Marano

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Hailed by Guitar World as a “fretboard wizard” and voted “Best New Talent” by Guitar World readers in 1991, Nuno Bettencourt has maintained his relevance since first coming onto the national scene in the late '80s, thanks to his inventive playing, killer tone and skillful songwriting.

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How Various Musical Genres are 'Different Sides of the Same Object'

Posted 12/16/2011 at 2:56pm | by David Scott Rockower

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Guitarist Available: Into Hard Rock, Country, Polka, Easy Listening, Elevator Jazz, Gypsy, Classical, Barbershop, Big Band ..." As an 11-year-old, I was infatuated with Def Leppard. I would even pretend to play along with the Hysteria album using one (not two) chopsticks as drumsticks to emulate Rick Allen, assigning my left foot to snare drum duties.

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