I am a total gear freak. I have always been into tone. “Tone is in your head”, Frank Zappa is quoted as having said to Steve Vai, who wondered why his own guitar sounded like “an electric ham sandwich”. And I couldn’t agree more with Mr. Zappa: the touch of the musician [...]

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Your guitar chops are pretty slick.  Your perm has been extra poofy lately.

Ever wonder how you could become an endorsed guitar player?
Wouldn’t it be cool to see yourself in a poster for your favorite gear?
Here is a look at our friend, Brian Lowe’s blog talking about his own endorsements:
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I’ve been playing for 8 years and I practice heavily about 3 hrs a day. With that being said, you’d think I can play confidently in a music store, right?
Wrong! It seems that every time I’m in a music store, I don’t know what to play.
It’s like my hands are touching a guitar for [...]

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What are the two most frequent guitarist lies?

1. I am not too loud

2. I already turned it down

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Q: What’s the difference between a fiddle and a violin?

A: Who cares - neither one’s a guitar.

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Q: How do you get a guitar player to turn down?

A: Put sheet music in front of him.

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“Mommy! Mommy! I want [...]

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I first heard about what Dave Mustaine said from my buddy Ovidiu from Guitarflame.com, and I couldn’t resist talking about Dave’s words. Here’s what he said:
“I wanted bands that weren’t necessarily smash successes but that have been around for a while and built a following,” he said. “And I wanted bands that have had [...]

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