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John Lennon: Double Exposure

The crew behind Double Fantasy discuss the making of John Lennon's last album.

Dimebag Darrell: Pump Up Your Riffs

The late Pantera guitarist talks about giving your riffs some extra meatiness.

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Acoustic Nation's Holiday Gift Guide
Acoustic Nation's Holiday Gift Guide
John Lennon: Double Exposure
Interview: Earl Slick, Rick Nielsen and Jack Douglas Tell the Story Behind John Lennon's 'Double Fantasy'
Dimebag Darrell: Pump Up Your Riffs
Dimebag Darrell: How to Pump Up Your Riffs
2013 Guitar World Readers Poll
Choose the Best Shredder and More: Take the 2013 Guitar World Readers Poll

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Amplifying Your Acoustic: The Oxymoron and the Paradox

Posted 09/23/2013 at 11:15pm | by Rick Turner
Amplifying Your Acoustic

The first thing you have to realize when amplifying an acoustic guitar is that in doing so you’ve gone interactive, which sounds very nice except that it happens to work against you in this situation. What do I mean by “interactive?” Just that your acoustic guitar interacts with its sonic environment, and when that environment gets loud, acoustic guitars get weird.

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