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Improvise Harmonica Right Now (THE Secret Sauce)
Tomlin Harmonica Lessons Hello and welcome to this week’s lesson where I am going to get you to improvise Blues harmonica right now! I’ll be playing examples on a C harmonica played in 2nd position in the key of G but you can apply these ideas to any key harmonica. Download lesson materials here Join … Continue reading Improvise Harmonica Right Now (THE Secret Sauce)
Latest News Items
Elvis Costello And The Imposters announce new LP The Boy Named If, listen to lead single Magnificent Hurt
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Elvis Costello And The Imposters have announced a new record, The Boy Named If, set to arrive on 14 January. READ MORE: Elvis Costello blames Steve Albini for PJ Harvey’s Rid Of Me sounding “like shit” The record has arrived alongside lead single Magnificent Hurt, which you can hear below. … Continue reading Elvis Costello And The Imposters announce new LP The Boy Named If, listen to lead single Magnificent Hurt
See Bruce Springsteen tell the story of his Born To Run Telecaster
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Bruce Springsteen has brought out his legendary Born To Run Fender Telecaster, and told the story of how he came by the storied guitar. READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen’s 20 greatest guitar moments, ranked Appearing on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Springsteen brought out the well-played instrument to tell its … Continue reading See Bruce Springsteen tell the story of his Born To Run Telecaster
Oct 27 is Gary Chester Day
Modern Drummer Magazine Gary Chester spent his drumming career making other people look good. He was one of the hardest working, most reliable, and most accomplished studio drummers in history. As if that wasn’t enough, Gary became an educator and developed an incredible system of drumming that we all know now as The New Breed. … Continue reading Oct 27 is Gary Chester Day
Supro’s new Flanger pedal offers up double analogue modulation
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Supro has introduced its new stereo Flanger effects pedal. READ MORE: Watch: Dave Koltai and Robert Keeley discuss creating the Supro Keeley Custom 12 amplifier The Supro Flanger is fully analogue, using four MN3009 Bucket Brigade chips for a rich and high-headroom flanger sound. Controls on the face of the … Continue reading Supro’s new Flanger pedal offers up double analogue modulation
PRS renames its HX amplifiers to HDRX after trademark conflict with Line 6 HX products
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar PRS has rebranded its latest amplifier range to the HDRX series. The series initially bore the moniker HX, however, this was in conflict with Yamaha’s trademark for the Line 6 HX series of modelling stompboxes. READ MORE: PRS announces 1,000-piece run of the SE Santana Abraxas guitar PRS’ Jack Higginbotham … Continue reading PRS renames its HX amplifiers to HDRX after trademark conflict with Line 6 HX products
Guitar Recording FAQ: The pros and cons of double tracking guitars
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar When recording and mixing guitar bands, one of the greatest challenges is making the tracks sound as big, exciting and loud as they do live. Producers employ various techniques to achieve this and, these days, double tracking guitars is almost de rigueur. READ MORE: Guitar Recording FAQ: How to record … Continue reading Guitar Recording FAQ: The pros and cons of double tracking guitars
The Genius Of… Coming Up by Suede
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar “It doesn’t matter how many times they grind us down. It doesn’t matter how many times they stamp us into the ground, because we always come back.” Regularly proclaimed Suede’s frontman Brett Anderson throughout the band’s 2019 tour, usually in prologue to the explosive opening of one of the band’s … Continue reading The Genius Of… Coming Up by Suede
Blackstar collaborates with Audio Pro on a special edition of the Drumfire HiFi system
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Guitar amp manufacturer Blackstar has teamed up with Swedish speaker makers Audio Pro for a special Blackstar edition of its Drumfire home HiFi system. READ MORE: The best guitar amps to buy in 2021: 14 best solid-state amplifiers The guitar amplifier brand hopes to bring some of the magic of … Continue reading Blackstar collaborates with Audio Pro on a special edition of the Drumfire HiFi system
Arturia Unleashes User Wavetables With MicroFreak V4.0
Pro Audio and Studio – Music Instrument News Arturia have unleashed another major new firmware update for MicroFreak, bringing massive new creative functionality for users free of charge. Firmware V4.0 elevates this hybrid desktop synthesizer’s status as a sound design powerhouse, with user wavetables, a new sound engine, new presets, and much more. Microfreak’s V4.0 update … Continue reading Arturia Unleashes User Wavetables With MicroFreak V4.0
Arturia Unleashes User Wavetables With MicroFreak V4.0
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Arturia have unleashed another major new firmware update for MicroFreak, bringing massive new creative functionality for users free of charge. Firmware V4.0 elevates this hybrid desktop synthesizer’s status as a sound design powerhouse, with user wavetables, a new sound engine, new presets, and much more. Microfreak’s V4.0 … Continue reading Arturia Unleashes User Wavetables With MicroFreak V4.0
EarthQuaker Devices teases collaboration with Boris
Guitar.com | All Things Guitar EarthQuaker Devices has teased an imminent collaboration with Japanese noise-rock-metal-doom-drone legends Boris in a headbang-heavy video. READ MORE: Review: EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny Any details of what the collaboration is are scant, all we know so far is that the EQD team really loves Boris. The video features the needle … Continue reading EarthQuaker Devices teases collaboration with Boris
Latest News Items:
- Improvise Harmonica Right Now (THE Secret Sauce)
- Elvis Costello And The Imposters announce new LP The Boy Named If, listen to lead single Magnificent Hurt
- See Bruce Springsteen tell the story of his Born To Run Telecaster
- Oct 27 is Gary Chester Day
- Supro’s new Flanger pedal offers up double analogue modulation
- PRS renames its HX amplifiers to HDRX after trademark conflict with Line 6 HX products
- Guitar Recording FAQ: The pros and cons of double tracking guitars
- The Genius Of… Coming Up by Suede
- Blackstar collaborates with Audio Pro on a special edition of the Drumfire HiFi system
- Arturia Unleashes User Wavetables With MicroFreak V4.0
- Arturia Unleashes User Wavetables With MicroFreak V4.0
- EarthQuaker Devices teases collaboration with Boris
- Mannequin Pussy set up a fundraiser after the theft of their tour van
- Walrus Audio introduces Iron Horse V3, adding a new clipping blend control
- Fender’s Justin Norvell on guitar-smashing: “We’re alright with it”
- Listen: TikTok musician reimagines Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights as a grunge song – and it’s pretty great
- Manson Guitar Works announces extremely limited DL-OR and DL-OR Relic guitars
- “The day it’s hard for us to write music is the day it’s done”: Every Time I Die’s Andy Williams on balancing music and… pro-wrestling?
- The Money Shot: Johnny Marr and Donovan’s Fender Telecaster Thinline
- Learn to play guitar like Chuck Berry in five minutes
- SONOR Drums Joins The Sounds of the Underground
- See Coldplay get their grunge on and cover Pearl Jam’s Nothingman
- See Robert Fripp table-dance to Toyah Willcox’s cover of The Stranglers’ Peaches
- Ed Sheeran tests positive for COVID-19, cancels upcoming shows in support of =
- Dealers leak 2021 reissue of Adam Jones’ signature Les Paul
- “Digital amps will probably be obsolete in 10-20 years because they just won’t be fixable”: amp tech Colleen Fazio
- Slash says Guns N’ Roses are yet to write any new songs since reunion
- Natal Maple Originals Shell Pack – Drummer’s Review
- My Morning Jacket – My Morning Jacket review: a definitive and tonally varied return
- The internet is baffled by DJ Khaled’s mangled acoustic tribute to Bob Marley
- British Drum Co. welcomes Marillion drummer Ian Mosley
- GoFundMe launched for Russian Circles after gear theft, over $60,000 raised
- Femi Koleoso joins Mike Dolbear Room at The UK Drum Show 2022
- Craig Blundell joins Natal Percussion Instruments Line
- See Eric Gales and Joe Bonamassa take each other on in a blues-rock shred off
- Monty’s Guitars launches the More! and A Little More! Boost pedals
- Gene Simmons tells sceptics: “Get your goddamn COVID shot… you don’t have as many rights as you think!”
- “It turned out our fans agree with Yngwie Malmsteen that more is more!” Leprous’ Tor Suhrke on collaborating with fans
- “It reminded me what the magic was”: My Morning Jacket on their triumphant return that almost never happened
- Episode 54: Billy Amendola with Ed Toth.
- Radiohead’s entire discography is now available on Bandcamp
- Jared James Nichols breaks arm picking up road case, cancels rest of current tour
- John Hinckley Jr, who shot and nearly killed Ronald Reagan, releases 10 songs on Spotify
- Cooper FX announces it will “no longer be making pedals” after some seven years in operation
- The best guitar amps to buy in 2021: 10 best amplifiers under $500
- Amp FAQ: What is blocking distortion and how do you fix it?
- “Heavy music wasn’t affecting me in the way it always had”: Gallows’ Wade MacNeil embraces psychedelic sounds with Dooms Children
- The Big Review: Does Rivolta’s Regata VII offer the perfect blend of vintage and modern?
- Akai Professional Announces Force Feature Update 3.1
- Akai Professional Announces Force Feature Update 3.1
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