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08.12.10Fender Classic Player ’60s Stratocaster reviewA very considerable step up from Fender’s lower-end Classic ’60s Strat, the Classic Players ’60s Stratocaster pushes Mexican-made quality into a whole new arena. The guitar, while being assembled in Mexico, was designed by none other than Master Builder Greg Fessler of Fender’s famous Custom Shop, and it shows––the instrument sports a number of top-shelf components that belie its rather meager street price of around $800. Those features include better electronics (a pair of Custom Shop ‘69 singlecoil pickups,) noticeably better hardware (a two-point vintage bridge that’s apparently available for the first time outside of the Custom Shop,) fatter frets, ...
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07.19.09Cheap home recording part 2: SoftwareSeveral days ago I discussed how to start the equipment side of your home recording studio on $75. The other side to recording is the software. Obviously, the assumption behind a cheap home audio setup is that you already have a computer at home. The question, then, is do you have a Mac or PC? If you have a Mac, you have it made as far as recording software goes. Using the included GarageBand software on your Mac, you can easily record tracks, create layers, add effects, and manipulate the audio. If you have a PC, you will need to download the ...
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07.15.09Cheap setup for recording your music at homeI have been wanting to record my music for a while now, but was scared away from it after walking through the Pro Audio dept. at a local music store. However, after some shopping around, I am happy to say that it is very possible to hook-up a very basic home studio for about $75. There are even cheaper routes that you can take... like using a USB plug-n-play mic, for example. However, if you are even semi-serious about recording, I recommend investing in a foundation of very basic audio equipment that you can then expand on in the future. Here is ...
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11.08.08Gibson announces the Robot 2: Dark Fire[caption id="attachment_241" align="alignnone" width="300"][/caption] Last year, Gibson released the most technologically advanced guitar ever made: the Robot Guitar. The guitar could literally tune itself for a retail price of $2,499. The company made it very clear at the time that the guitar was a prototype, and that anyone that purchased the product would be investing money in the revised model to be released at a later date. Well, that date is almost here. Gibson revealed the new guitar, dubbed "Dark Fire," yesterday. A cure for cancer? No, just another damn expensive Gibson guitar. Simply put, Dark Fire is 10 guitars in one. The ...
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09.17.08Who played the Gibson Les Paul[caption id="attachment_202" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="The Gibson Les Paul guitar"][/caption] The sweet sounding Mahogany, the tone sustaining Humbuckers - the Gibson Les Paul has been the guitar of choice for many rock stars. Here are a few of the big name artists that have preferred the Les Paul guitar. 1. Jimmy Page. One of the greatest guitarists of all time, Page played for The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, and even a solo gig. He uses a 1958 Les Paul Standard, a 1959 Les Paul Standard, a 1973 Les Paul Standard, a Goldtop Premium Les Paul and a 1991 Custom Shop Les Paul. Page also ...
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08.27.08Who played the Fender Stratocaster[caption id="attachment_192" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The 1960\'s model Fender Stratocaster guitar"][/caption]Who, exactly, has laid hands on a Fender Stratocaster in the rock-o-sphere? Here's a list of some of the most influential Strat players. 1. Dick Dale. Dale was one of the original players in "Strat pack," and also one of the very first owners of a Fender Stratocaster. Leo Fender gave Dale his strat in 1955, which he used to popularize surf rock. 2. Eric Clapton. A great guitarist and genuine asshole, Clapton grew up on Gibson guitars but transitioned to the Strat (which he nicknamed Brownie) in 1970. He has used nothing ...
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08.08.08Why I hate the Floyd Rose[caption id="attachment_170" align="alignnone" width="150"][/caption]The Floyd Rose bridge and tremolo setup, also known as the Locking Tremolo, is a system used on some guitars (especially 80's metal-era guitars) with a lock on the nut. This holds the strings in place so that if pressure is applied, the tuning heads wont slip. The "floating bridge," which is the easiest give away for spotting a locking tremolo, is just what you would think it is. The bridge "floats" above a cut in the body and can be wiggled using the whammy. This all sounds great... except for the fact that its a huge pain ...
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