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| How To Play Rock Guitar. Part 1, rating: 2 |
| This article is for beginners interested in the playing style of rock guitar. In this guide, I will go over the basics of guitar techniques used in Rock Music. POSTED: 11/12/2009 - 07:56 am |
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| 5 Things You Can Learn From Your Favorite Artists, rating: 9.2 |
| Exercise your fantasy of being a rock star by learning more from your favorite bands. POSTED: 11/11/2009 - 07:13 am |
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| Turning Frustration Into Inspiration, rating: 9.4 |
| This is an article about how to turn your frustration into inspiration. It's about learning the steps it takes to achieve your goals! POSTED: 11/04/2009 - 07:29 am |
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| The Ultimate Guide To Guitar. Epilogue, rating: 10 |
| The Ultimate Guide to Guitar has reached its end... in this short epilogue, we'll look back on what we've learned and consider the practical application of this knowledge. After that, there's nothing left to say in the UGG, except for a word of thanks to those who helped conceive it! POSTED: 10/12/2009 - 08:58 am |
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| The Ultimate Guide To Guitar. Chapter IV 5: Technique - Sweep Picking, rating: 9.9 |
| The last chapter in the Ultimate Guide to Guitar! Sweep picking, an easy to understand but difficult to master guitar technique, is today's topic. We'll be looking into the key techniques for both the left and right hands, using example exercises for you to develop the correct sweeping technique with! POSTED: 10/05/2009 - 08:46 am |
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| On Electrical Impedance, rating: 7.8 |
| A simple, layman's terms explanation of electrical impedance and its relation to guitar electronics. POSTED: 09/30/2009 - 08:59 am |
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| The Ultimate Guide To Guitar. Chapter IV: 4 Chords - Modulation, rating: 10 |
| The final piece of theory the Ultimate Guide to Guitar has to offer! In this chapter, we will discuss the modulation of chord progressions: we will look into the various ways of achieving modulation in a progression, each method accompanied by a short example to show it applied in practice! POSTED: 09/28/2009 - 09:02 am |
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| Posting Tabs, rating: 9.9 |
| Some quick tips on how to get your tabs posted without wasting your time and ours. POSTED: 09/25/2009 - 08:00 am |
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| Effective Practice Of Guitar, rating: 8.8 |
| These are some tips of mine I want to share with you. I'm 100% sure this is effective. tested and proven. POSTED: 09/22/2009 - 07:10 am |
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| The Ultimate Guide To Guitar. Chapter IV: 3 Chords - Modal Chord Progressions, rating: 10 |
| The Ultimate Guide to Guitar brings another chapter on modes! Since we covered the construction of modal melodies last week, we'll be looking into modal chord progressions in this chapter. Creating modal progressions isn't easy, so we'll be looking into the construction of modal vamps in a step-by-step fashion. POSTED: 09/21/2009 - 08:00 am |
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| Less Flashy But Equally Important Aspects Of Guitar, rating: 4.5 |
| Below are 5 statements which if viewed correctly can increase your progress on your instrument, and in fact anything else in life. POSTED: 09/21/2009 - 07:45 am |
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| The Ultimate Guide To Guitar. Chapter IV: 2 Scales - Diatonic Modes In Practice, rating: 10 |
| The second article on the diatonic modes! After learning about the characteristic intervals defining each of the seven modes, we'll study the distinctive sound of each of the seven modes this week, using example chord progressions and riffs. POSTED: 09/14/2009 - 07:26 am |
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| The Ultimate Guide To Guitar. Chapter IV: 1 Scales - Diatonic Modes In Theory, rating: 9.9 |
| The Ultimate Guide to Guitar returns! In the long-awaited Advanced section of the UGG, we'll be looking into the diatonic modes: what they are, how they're constructed, and how they're used in contemporary music. In this week's article, we'll be looking into the theory of the construction of the seven diatonic modes. POSTED: 09/07/2009 - 07:25 am |
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| The Guide To PA. Part Three - Monitors, rating: 8.6 |
| This article should help any guitarist who plays in an amplified band to understand how to set up and get the best from their stage monitors. Definitely worth a read if you are about to buy. POSTED: 09/01/2009 - 10:10 am |
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| Understanding Amplifier Classes, rating: 8.6 |
| The components used in power amplification are different from unit to unit and are described using the "Class" system. This system is often misunderstood for a marking of quality; this article stands to clear that up. POSTED: 08/19/2009 - 07:47 am |
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| Preparing For A Musical Degree, rating: 7.3 |
| There is learning music, then there is learning music in college. People assume that since their band is the hit-show around town, that they have a guarantee spot in a college music school. They would be wrong. Here's what I myself am doing, and what some peers of mine are doing as well. POSTED: 07/22/2009 - 06:35 am |
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| Stage Presence, rating: 8.6 |
| Some bands try to use fancy gimmicks to improve their shows, such as dressing up, crazy moves, or pyrotechnics, but without stage presence, it can’t get to the, “I can’t go to work because I rocked out too hard at the show last night” level. So how can a band properly use stage presence? Here are tips to help you command the stage. POSTED: 07/17/2009 - 07:32 am |
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| An Elementary Understanding Of Tubes, rating: 8.3 |
| While tube amplifiers are often considered the “Holy Grails” of gear, most players don’t actually understand what creates that warm, thick tone which they appreciate and love. In this column, learn about what tubes are, how they operate, how to care for them, and why they create the sought-after tone. POSTED: 07/13/2009 - 08:39 am |
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| Equalizers And How To Use Them, rating: 8.4 |
| Probably the most underrated and under-appreciated pedals out there are EQ pedals, or really any equalizer set up in your chain. POSTED: 06/19/2009 - 10:12 am |
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| Traveling Airplane - Guitar, rating: 4.6 |
| So going to a vacation or planning to stay there for a long time? Going by airplane? And off course you want to take your guitar with you! That's what we all want... POSTED: 06/16/2009 - 08:28 am |
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| Becomming A Well-Rounded Guitarist, rating: 8.8 |
| Guitar is an instrument that handles every single form of musical genre out there. Many, many people say that they are a "rock guitarist" or a "blues guitarist", yet very, very few say that they play "everything" or play it well. POSTED: 06/16/2009 - 08:17 am |
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| Breaking Onto The Music Scene, rating: 9.1 |
| The music industry is like any other industry or business: political. There are a few ways to help get your name or your band on the music scene. POSTED: 06/12/2009 - 07:43 am |
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| A Minor Pentatonics, rating: 6 |
| The A minor pentatoinc scale. Also some licks that can be used with it. POSTED: 06/08/2009 - 07:02 am |
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| How To Choose An Electric Guitar Amplifier, rating: 6.3 |
| Finding the right amplifier to fit your playing style can seem like a daunting task when you consider all the possibilities. POSTED: 06/01/2009 - 06:58 am |
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| Guide To Buying An Electric Guitar, rating: 9.5 |
| A how to on trying out and buying a guitar. This and other great information found in the EG facts sticky. POSTED: 05/28/2009 - 08:23 am |
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| This Article May Save Your LIfe, rating: 9.4 |
| This short article gives a few simple and practical tips to avoid you being one of the musicians killed by electric shocks on stage. Without being too dramatic, you need to read it. POSTED: 05/15/2009 - 07:32 am |
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| How To Buy A Guitar Online, rating: 7.3 |
| Buying Guitars online is a major boon available to us in this day and age, however, there are a few things we need to keep in mind before splurging on our new baby. POSTED: 05/08/2009 - 07:11 am |
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| How To Start Playing, rating: 5.4 |
| Biginer's guide how to practice POSTED: 05/06/2009 - 06:59 am |
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| The Guide To PA. Part Two - Setting Up And Soundchecking, rating: 9.9 |
| This is the second part of my series on PA for bands just starting out. It should help you to get the best sound possible out of fairly simple equipment and help you with some practical tips. POSTED: 04/24/2009 - 06:08 am |
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| The Definitive Guide To Gigging. Part Two, rating: 8.6 |
| How to make every gig count. Part Two: The Crowd POSTED: 04/24/2009 - 05:58 am |
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