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Matrix Amplification Unveils GT1500FXBD 3-channel Rackmount Power Amp (11/15/2012) United Kingdom (November 16, 2012) – Matrix Amplification has introduced the GT1500FXBD, the first of two 3-channel amplifiers designed with the help of French amp-guru Bruno Durand. The GT1500FXBD delivers 500W per channel at 4 ohms with the sa... |
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Schecter Introduces The Hellraiser C-1 FR-S Electric Guitar (11/15/2012) Sun Valley, CA (November 16, 2012) – Schecter Guitar Research is proud to announce the addition of the HELLRAISER C-1 FR-S electric guitar. Killer looks and loaded with all of the quality and features that have made the Hellraiser one of the ind... |
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1883.
Sick Licks: The Pentatonic Scale — a New Dimension (11/15/2012) The more I experiment and practice developing my style, I find that I start to branch out further, tonally. But one thing remains consistent, and that's my use of the pentatonic scale. Like I've said many times, I use the pentatonic scale like ... |
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Interview: 'Turn It Up!' Director/Co-Producer Robert Radler Discusses His Film, a 'Celebration of the Guitar' (11/15/2012) The creators of a new film dedicated to the electric guitar — and every bit of magic and mayhem that comes with it — need tens of thousands of dollars to buy music clearances for the clips in the film. And they've turned to a crowd-funding websi... |
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Graham Nash on The Beatles' Please Please Me (11/15/2012) "How could you not be affected by their energy and song writing abilities?" asks Graham Nash about The Beatles and, more specifically, their debut album, Please Please Me.In Jeff Gold's upcoming book, 101 Essential Rock Records: The Golden Age O... |
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Video: Steve Miller Band Perform 'Jet Airliner' on 'Austin City Limits' (11/15/2012) Among this week's new releases was a live DVD by Texas (and international) guitar legend Steve Miller. The DVD, Steve Miller Band — Live at Austin City Limits, was released Tuesday via ACL Enterprises. Steve Miller Band's 2011 performance was t... |
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Exclusive: Rage Against the Machine — "Killing In the Name" Demo (11/15/2012) Today we bring you the exclusive stream of the demo version of "Killing In the Name" by Rage Against the Machine. This previously unreleased track is from Rage Against the Machine — XX, Legacy Recordings' new release commemorating the 20th anni... |
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Video: Led Zeppelin Post "Black Dog" Clip from 'Celebration Day' (11/15/2012) With the physical release of Celebration Day less than a week away, Led Zeppelin have posted a live performance clip of "Black Dog" from the film online. Watch below! Celebration Day was filmed in December 2007 at the band's storied reunion show... |
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Exclusive Premiere: Death — "Altering the Future" from 'Spiritual Healing' Remaster (11/15/2012) Today, GuitarWorld.com brings you the exclusive premiere of "Altering the Future" from a newly remastered version of Death's 1990 album, Spiritual Healing. The remastered album will be released November 20 in multiple formats by Relapse Records.... |
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Production legend Phil Ramone on 15 career-defining records (11/15/2012) He's produced records for a staggering array of some of the biggest names in music, everyone from Frank Sinatra to Billy Joel to Dionne Warwick to Paul McCartney, spanning every conceivable genre. But despite having his name on hundreds of milli... |
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Time to Burn: Phrasing Arpeggios Over a Chord Progression (11/15/2012) This column is taken from the May 2007 issue of Guitar World. One of my favorite things to do is take a classically flavored chord progression, like the one shown in FIGURE 1, and use it in a rock guitar context. This particular progression is b... |
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PRS releases UK-only PRS Bernie Marsden SE 53/10 (11/15/2012) PRS has revealed a new Bernie Marsden signature model, the PRS SE Bernie Marsden 53/10 Ltd, to be released in the UK only. The new signture features a pickup upgrade in the form of a pair of 53/10 humbuckers, and will be strictly limited to 50 m... |
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Exclusive: Masters of Reality "John Brown" Live Video (11/15/2012) Legendary New York rock band Masters of Reality are gearing up to reissue their 1988 self-titled debut along with the 1997 live album, How High The Moon: Live at The Viper Room, on vinyl and CD. To celebrate the re-release of these albums, we've... |
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Bent Out of Shape: How to Know If Your Band is Ready for a Record Deal (11/15/2012) After last weeks blog post on the art of self-promotion, I received an email from a band from Toronto called Reverse Grip, who asked me for advice on how to promote themselves overseas. They gave me some info about their band, and I was impress... |
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Celebrity Guitar Auction To Benefit Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund (11/14/2012) Beverly Hills, CA (November 15, 2012) – The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the world-renowned voice of Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell, will participate in the upcoming Icons & Idols-R... |
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Beck on His New Sheet-Music Album: "Instability Is What Drew Me to This Project" (11/14/2012) As we reported in August, Beck Hansen — better known as Beck — will release his next album, Song Reader, December 7 through McSweeney's. Song Reader is a collection of 20 new, unrecorded Beck songs in the form of sheet music, intended for fans t... |
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Trent Reznor "Helping Out" on New Queens of the Stone Age Album (11/14/2012) As if the news that Dave Grohl would once again be behind the skins for the new album from Queens of the Stone Age, it came out today in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session that Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor would also have a hand i... |
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Interview: Russ Freeman and The Rippingtons Are ‘Built To Last’ (11/14/2012) In the early 1980s, a few years before Russ Freeman gathered a bunch of his L.A. musician friends together to create the groundbreaking Rippingtons' debut Moonlighting, the multi-talented guitarist and composer spent time on TV sound stages list... |
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Interview: Anders Manga Creates “Evil Hard Rock” with New Project, Bloody Hammers (11/14/2012) Within hours of releasing the self-titled debut album from his new project, Bloody Hammers, singer Anders Manga was offered a record deal. As a career independent artist, Manga was well established and successful on his own terms but decided to ... |
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What's the best Green Day song? (11/14/2012) With the biggest punk band in the world currently in the midst of a triple album release (that's the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! trilogy in case you've been under a rock recently), MusicRadar's sister magazines Total Guitar and Metal Hammer have been ha... |
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The London Souls Premiere "City of Light," Announce New Album (11/14/2012) Today, we're excited to be teaming up with the London Souls to premiere the debut track off their upcoming sophomore record. Stream "City of Light" via the SoundCloud player below. "The lyrics to 'City of Light' are based on the promise and hope... |
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Review: Orange Amplification's Speaker and Instrument Cables (11/14/2012) “I forget who makes those orange-colored amps,” said no one ever. The iconic Orange Amplification has been building amps since the late '60s. They recently expanded into the cable market, and their website lists speaker, instrument and XLR cabl... |
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Duff McKagan on GN'R, VR, Loaded and more (11/14/2012) Duff McKagan is a busy man. His time with Guns N' Roses ensured that he will forever be a rock legend, but he's not a man to rest on his legacy.He's just hit the UK with his punk rock outfit Loaded, he's an author, penning last year's smash hit ... |
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Interview: Duff McKagan on GN'R, VR, Loaded and more (11/14/2012) Duff McKagan is a busy man. His time with Guns N' Roses ensured that he will forever be a rock legend, but he's not a man to rest on his legacy.He's just hit the UK with his punk rock outfit Loaded, he's an author, penning last year's smash hit ... |
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Morse Code: Bach Chorale Voicings (11/14/2012) This column is taken from the May 2007 issue of Guitar World. This month, I’d like to focus on an approach to chord playing inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach’s chorales. As a musical form, the chorale originated as a vocal hymn of the Lutheran c... |
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Vote for the best acoustic guitarist in the world 2012 (11/14/2012) Do you prefer fingerstyle players or pickers? Rockers or folkies? Seen an amazing new acoustic player than nobody seems to have heard of but you can't stop raving about? Now's the time to let the world know in our latest poll. Next week, MusicRa... |
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Ultimate Gear Guide Holiday 2012 Edition Available Now (11/14/2012) The 2012 Ultimate Gear Guide Holiday Edition is out now and is available at the Guitar World Online Store. This new gear guide, which was produced in conjunction with Guitar Player, Bass Player, Electronic Musician and KeyBoard magazines, is pac... |
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Royal Republic drummer talks stripping back (11/14/2012) With a host of acoustic versions of their super-charged rock anthems doing the rounds we caught up with Per Andreasson, drummer for Swedish band Royal Republic, who gave us his tips on playing songs acoustically. Just don't ask him to turn down ... |
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The Oil Slick: The Worst Parts of Going to a Concert (It's Not the Band) (11/14/2012) Everyone loves a good concert. You know, those rare times the artists on stage are having as much fun as people out in the crowd, and it changes from an event to an experience. It's something Facebook photos don't get close to describing. Conc... |
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Free RG-Muted CM plugin from Rob Papen, only with Computer Music 185 (11/14/2012) Want to add brilliantly funky rhythm guitar to your tracks? Then check out Rob Papen RG-Muted CM – it's exclusive to Computer Music magazine, and you can get it right now with our new issue, CM185.RG-Muted CM is a special version of Rob Papen's ... |
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Fender releases Sheryl Crow 1959 Custom Telecaster (11/14/2012) Fender's Custom Shop has released the limited edition Sheryl Crow 1969 Custom Telecaster.The '69 Tele is a replica of Crow's main guitar, which she has used since the early '90s, and features a lightweight Alder body, Faded Chocolate three-colou... |
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Steinberg Cubase 7 announced: new features revealed (11/14/2012) Steinberg has announced Cubase 7 and Cubase Artist 7, new versions of its long-standing DAW. These will be available on 5 December 2012.The biggest new feature appears to be the MixConsole mixer, a revised virtual console that offers built-in ch... |
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Danelectro Auctioning Roger Waters And Brian Wilson-Signed Guitars For Charity (11/13/2012) Camarillio, CA (November 14, 2012) -- Danelectro is auctioning two signed guitars to benefit an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya. The auctions run through November 18, and 100% of the proceeds will go to the charity. The guitars being auctioned are a... |
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UFO Announce Brief Midwest, West Coast US Tour (11/13/2012) UFO have announced a West Coast US tour in support of their latest album, Seven Deadly, which was released earlier this year via Steamhammer/SPV. The tour kicks off Thursday, November 15, in Chicago, and wraps up December 1 in Corona, California... |
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John Frusciante Albums to Be Reissued on Vinyl (11/13/2012) Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has announced a slew of vinyl reissues set to be released next month. The Will To Death, Inside of Emptiness, A Sphere in the Heart of Silence, Curtains, DC EP, The Empyrean and Ataxia I &am... |
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Enter to Win a Gibson Les Paul Junior and an Orion Guitar Strap! (11/13/2012) Teaser Content: |
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Interview: Peter Frampton Discusses New Live DVD, 'FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton' (11/13/2012) Among this morning's new releases are a pair of live products from Peter Frampton, both issued by Eagle Rock Entertainment. FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton came out on 2DVD/Blu-ray, and The Best Of FCA! 35 Tour was released as a 3CD... |
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Former Faith No More Guitarist Jim Martin Answers Fan Questions (11/13/2012) Elusive ex-Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin recently agreed to a rare Q&A session with members of a British fan site. “Some weeks ago, the FNM 'fan club guy' was asking about how to contact me, he wanted to talk to me about the fan pag... |
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Cigar Box: Make a Guitar Pickup in Less Than Five Minutes for Under $2 (11/13/2012) Can you make your own pickup out of a wall wart plug in under five minutes and less than $2? Yes, it can be done! I saw a clip on YouTube a while ago where someone made a pickup from pieces of a plug, so I thought I'd give it a try. The method d... |
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Interview: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach (11/13/2012) Mississippi Fred McDowell’s haunted, woody voice sails through the air as the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach nurses a cup of coffee and flips through a vintage lunchbox-sized valise designed for carrying 45 rpm records. “Lord, when you get home baby,”... |
