Apr 05

Oh yes! It’s time for something a bit special. We’re kicking off with a mini series of articles called “Stunt Guitar” provided by Mr Ben Eggleston. These are video articles that demonstrate a cool lick or riff and then give you the tab and an explanation on how to play it. Sometimes it’s just about having some fun, as you will see in this first video.
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Apr 04

The RP50 is the entry level unit in the RP range of guitar processors from Digitech. Digitech say: "Our engineers built the RP50 with the great tone and effects you expect from DigiTech, including award-winning amp, cabinet and pick-up modelling and an arsenal of studio-quality effects." This little unit is a great first step into multi effects pedals.
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Mar 05

"Designed by guitarists for guitarists"
G7 by Sibelius claims to be the ultimate package for creating, reading, and sharing guitar riffs. We managed to get our hands on a copy to see if it’s any good.
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Feb 27

Performing a trill is a fairly simple process in terms of technicality. Essentialy a hammer-on followed by a pull of, but repeated in quick succession. Trills add an interesting edge to a piece of music, and provide an oppertunity to punch the air or survey the croud in whilst holding a rock god like stance! This article has just been updated with audio examples.
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Written by Alex on Sunday 27th February 2005 at 10:48pm and posted in Lessons, Techniques
Feb 23

January 2004 saw Behringer announce the launch of the Audio Interface Product Line: B-Control Audio BCA2000. Released for shipping in the second quarter of 2004, the BCA2000 is a high speed USB 2.0 multi-channel audio/MIDI control interface with ADAT support, surround outputs, and an extensive monitor control section.
This unit is a great start for home recording and can be expanded with the other B-Control units.
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