Archive for February, 2008
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Other Gears review Dunlop Announces The Eric Johnson Classic Jazz III Pick
review from mark starlin Here this is the my favorite Picks, The Dunlop Jazz III has become a key element in guitarist Eric Johnson's fluid and seamless style. With its pointed tip and rounded edge the Dunlop Jazz III gives players great control and
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Review of the Scratch Pad
Review by Mark Starlin Some guitar player give no thought to the condition of thei guitar They regularly bang them around and feel the resulting “battle scars” give their guitars character. Others polish their guitars lovingly and always keep the
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Review of Tech 21 NYC American Woman
Review by Mark Starlin , Back in the early 70’s, channel switching, high gain amps had yet to be invented. To get that soaring, infinite sustain, players would often resort to tricks such as running one amp into another (a disaster waiting to happe
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Review the Mini Guitar Effects Line 6 Pocket POD
Review by Mark StarlinWhen I first saw the new Pocket POD and how small it was, I couldn’t help but think of a gadget I had back in the early 1980’s called the Rockman. Guitar players who were around back then will remember that the Rockman was a
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AmpliTube Metal Software from IK Multimedia
Review by Mark Starlin For the first time, a plug-in entirely dedicated to heavy-metal gear with an arsenal of 36 highly acclaimed modern/vintage amps and stomp box models spanning from the late 70’s through the 90’s. Seven highly sought-after d
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The amPlug Headphone Guitar Amp From VOX
The new Vox amPlug is a headphone guitar amp that can fit in the palm of your hand. Just plug it into your guitar, put on your headphones, and start enjoying serious guitar tones with amazing presence. You can choose from three types of sound. There'
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The Guitars Parts Lessons
Guitar Parts by Mark Starlin A good workman knows his tools. Below are diagrams of the two most popular types of guitars: electric and steel string acoustic (classical or nylon string guitar parts are basically the same as steel string acoustic guita
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Changing The Guitar Strings Method
Changing Guitar Strings by Mark Starlin this article from http://betterguitar.com/instruction/essentials/buying_first_guitar.html It’s unavoidable. After a while, guitar strings become dirty and lose their brightness. In order to get rid of that d
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Guitar Effects Compressor Pedal Reviews
Compressor Pedal Reviews Courtesy of Donner Rusk First batch of pedals... Alrighty, well this is tougher than I thought. The differences in compressors can be kind of 'liquid'.... it can behave one way at one gain/comp setting and then be completel
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Guitar Effects Tech 21 NYC American Woman Review
Tech 21 NYC American Woman Review by Mark Starlin Back in the early 70’s, channel switching, high gain amps had yet to be invented. To get that soaring, infinite sustain, players would often resort to tricks such as running one amp into another (
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Guitar Lessons Basic The Fretboard Diagram
Guitar Fretboard Diagram The diagram is used on Better Guitar to represents the guitar fretboard. The left side represents the nut of the guitar and the vertical (up and down) lines represent the frets. The horizontal lines (side to side) represent t
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Line 6 Release The Micro Spider Guitar AMPS
review by mark starlin Micro Spider is a fully loaded, battery-powered addition to the Spider family of amplifiers. At home, on vacation or in the back of the tour bus, Micro Spider is the portable amp you can truly rely on for brilliant on-the-go to
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Tremolo Pedal Reviews
Tremolo Pedal Review by Jack Orman
The tremolo pedals were subjected to listening tests in one marathon session so that each could be given a fair comparison. Although some testing was done with a Les Paul and a 5w EL84 Class A amp, the final tests were made using a Fender Stratocaste
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The DIGITECH RP500 Multi-effects Guitar Processor
The RP500 is a powerful multi-effect processor designed specifically for the performing guitarist. Designed for the rigors demanded on stage, the RP500 is built like a tank with a cast metal chassis, 9 heavy-duty metal switches, and metal expression
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Guitar Multi Effects Boss GT-10 Guitar Effects Processor
The new flagship of the BOSS multi-effects series, the GT-10 Guitar Effects Processor, is driven by BOSS’s latest generation custom DSP engine and is a floorboard powerhouse that offers a marked improvement in sound quality, features, and user i
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