Welcome to Blind-Summit,
The Guitar Players Community.
This site has been developed from an enthusiastic interest in guitar playing and music production.
The purpose of the site is to bring together like minded people, whether you are a beginner just finding your feet or a seasoned player with years of experience. We are a growing community that shares knowledge and information, enabling you to participate in helping others whilst continuing your own progress towards becoming a better guitarist.
We would like to encourage you to become involved with the site through the community forums, comments on the articles, or by submitting articles of your own.
Jun 18
Some of you out there wish to become good at guitar - maybe even great, but to find true enlightenment, you must first take a magic carpet ride to an island far away from here. You will train with a master of the guitar - a sensei of shred. His name is Mr Fastfinger. Today I have the great honor to speak to Mika Tyyskä, the creator of Mr Fastfinger, about his debut album "The Way Of The Exploding Guitar".
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Written by Alex on Thursday 18th June 2009 at 3:47pm and posted in Interviews
Jun 07
Tim Owens has been one of the most important metal vocalists for over a decade. His career has seen him move from small time bands and a tribute act, to replacing Rob Halford in Judas Priest and (more recently) vocals for Yngwie Malmsteen. "The Ripper" has just released is first solo album featuring some special guests such as Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big), Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche), and James Lomenzo (Megadeth). Read on to find out what we think of it.
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Written by Alex on Sunday 7th June 2009 at 4:13pm and posted in Music Reviews
Jun 04
Many people like to build their own guitars and effects pedals. Getting a high quality finish is important if you want to replicate the look of a factory made guitar or effects pedal. This article will look at a method of getting a nice finish on a DIY homemade effects pedal.
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Written by Alex on Thursday 4th June 2009 at 7:42pm and posted in Workbench
Jun 03
Years ago, plectums were made of tortoise shell, bone, horn and hooves. Brian May from Queen liked to use a six pence piece as a plectrum. Now, with the aid of a "Pick Punch", you can easily create your own plectrums out of meterials you can find at home!
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Written by Alex on Wednesday 3rd June 2009 at 10:29pm and posted in Latest Products
May 17
Green Day releases their eighth studio album, 5 years after the acclaimed 2004 release "American Idiot". The album follows the band’s new format of rock opera / pop-punk so you’re either going to love it or hate it!
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Written by Alex on Sunday 17th May 2009 at 12:36am and posted in Music Reviews
