Here is an exclusive tip from the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan. Players like Stevie Ray bend strings, a lot. It is part of the particular style of music he played. Stevie Ray Vaughan used the largest gauge strings made, at least ones I am familiar with. Gauge size is .013″ to .056″, basically the [...]
Round Core Guitar Strings.
The design basics of round core strings evolved from the violin family of instruments, including piano and harp strings. The instruments mentioned above always use round core wires instead of hex shaped cores. There is a sonic difference that is ‘very likley’ noticeable to most listeners. ‘Very likely’ [...]
Life throws a few curve balls at you here and there. Some are good and some not so good. I had a curve ball thrown at me last week that has, until today prevented me from sharing my pearls of wisdom, or perhaps just an overload of trivia and misinformation with you. I’m am also working on [...]
Lets Get The Facts Straight!
What is the value of a really good unbiased online review? To coin a phrase “priceless”. Do you get tired of typing in your query of “guitar review” and coming up with a bunch of worthless reviews. I mean ones that actually confuse you and lead you farther away from [...]
Snarling Dogs Addicted to Wah The Super Bawl Whine-o
We were talking to some people looking for quality unbiased reviews of a guitars or musical products (or any product) that they may be interested in purchasing. Usually there is difficulty in finding an unbiased review that tells you the bad side too. Their are always [...]
Why do people pick up a guitar or another instrument and decide to play it? What value can we put on being a guitar player or for that matter, just playing a musical instrument? We play to have fun. Our
tastes often change over the years in terms of what we like to [...]
it unnecessary to use words. Simply put, I stumbled across this and want to share my favorite Artist and Band ever with you. The Jimi Hendrix Experience w/ Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding on bass guitar and Mitch Mitchel on drums. Nothing further needs to be said.
Enjoy this Jimi Hendrix Video performing “The Wind Cries [...]
The test of time often proves that you are dealing with a qualified, if not exceptional company. The Martin Guitar Co. was started in New York way back in 1833 by C.F. Martin Sr. Being a native of Germany, based on some obscure information, the move to New York is somewhat comical in [...]
With more than 8,000 Jimi Hendrix artifacts in its collection, the Experience Music Project could devote acres of gallery space to the Seattle guitar legend who transformed rock ‘n’ roll in the late 1960s.
“It’s an institutional mandate to always have a Hendrix presence,” says Jacob McMurray, curator of “Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound,” which [...]
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