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When you think of a Fender Telecaster, the first thing that comes to mind isn’t “heavy metal.” You probably think of Keith Richards from The Rolling Stones, or Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd. No, Jim Root of Slipknot uses his Telecaster for very, very heavy music. If you’ve ever heard one of Slipknot’s songs, you… [Continue Reading]
One really great guitar. With two humbuckers, this beauty is ready for any kind of rock or metal you throw at it. With the single-coil, this gorgeous guitar can play beautiful cleans. It was first introduced in 1992 and has a double-locking Floyd Rose tremolo system. It’s definitely a guitar worth trying out for those… [Continue Reading]
The end of the school year brings many feelings among young children during second and third grade. Many schools that still can afford to have a music program such as band and orchestra will hold performances such as talent shows and spring concerts. Inspiration will come bursting through at these events for some young girls… [Continue Reading]
The hippies love music, as well. They use music to express themselves politically, emotionally and spiritually. For them, music is their guide on what they do and must do. Music can be their religious experience. Hippie music is classic rock, rock and roll and anything under the sun as long as the lyrics consist of… [Continue Reading]
The blues has a long history in the United States, and the blues guitar plays a major part in it. In the late 19th and early 20th century in the American South, the blues was born. African American slave workers in the cotton fields and on sharecropper lands would sing their woes. It was a… [Continue Reading]
The best song ever, in your mind, is a combination of a unique set of qualities that come together to make your favorite song. While we don’t tend to think about it very often, that music that we’ll enthusiastically tell people is the best song ever likely shares a lot of concepts with the bulk… [Continue Reading]
Watching another person play a guitar can be quite envious, especially if that person plays well. By watching him change from one chord to another and mixing up some strumming and plucking, you will think that playing a guitar is very easy, but its not. These are not words of discouragement, but a challenge for… [Continue Reading]
While it is hard to imagine rock music without pounding drums, thundering bass, or powerful vocals, no instrument quite defines the genre like the electric guitar. But supposing you want to learn to play guitar, how should you go about it? Here are a few options. Private Lessons If you can afford them – and… [Continue Reading]
One of the problems that many new guitarists face is that there is just so much out there for them to learn, that they’re just not sure exactly what they should tackle next. Without having anything in particular to focus on, a guitarist can easily just end up noodling aimlessly, or repeating the things that… [Continue Reading]
Finding the right guitar can be difficult, if you’re after a left handed electric guitar the process is made so much harder. Firstly you find a guitar you like, then you find out the manufacturer doesn’t make a left handed version; it can be a real nightmare. This article is going to suggest 3 instruments… [Continue Reading]
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