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First Listen: Neil Young’s ‘Live At The Cellar Door,’ Releasing December 10th

A collection of songs recorded live at this legendary venue.

Video Finds: Jon Gomm Performs "Telepathy"

5 million views and counting can't be wrong! The latest from Jon Gomm

SongTown USA: Plan B

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First Listen: Neil Young’s ‘Live At The Cellar Door,’ Releasing December 10th

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Title: First Listen: Neil Young’s ‘Live At The Cellar Door,’ Releasing December 10th

Video Finds: Jon Gomm Performs "Telepathy"

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Title: Video Finds: Jon Gomm Performs "Telepathy"

SongTown USA: Plan B

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Found Sound: Interview with Jazz Guitarist Jimmy Grant

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Review: Roland AC-40 Acoustic Chorus Guitar Amplifier

Posted 10/20/2013 at 11:43am | by Justin Horenstein

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Review: Roland AC-40 Acoustic Chorus Guitar Amplifier

In this video, reviewer Justin Horenstein demos the Roland AC-40. This is a compact acoustic amp that’s super lightweight at less than 12 lbs. It has dual 6.5 inch speakers for stereo and a tilt stand to angle the amp upwards. The amp has two channels, each with their own independent EQ, reverb, and chorus controls. Channel 1 has a dedicated GUITAR input, and Channel 2 has a MIC/LINE input for another acoustic guitar or mic for vocals.

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Amplifying Your Acoustic: The Oxymoron and the Paradox

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

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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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