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FEATURE: Digital editing for guitarists
Once upon a time, if you wanted to record something at home, chances are that you had to do it with a clunky four or eight track portable studio set up. My first was a Yamaha unit from the mid 80s,...
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NEWS: Billy Sheehan Oz clinic tour
Bass god Billy Sheehan, he of the flowing blond mane, insane tapping licks and growly tone from albums by David Lee Roth, Talas, Mr Big, Steve Vai, Devil’s Slingshot, Niacin and about a billion more,...
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NEWS: Metallica, Fernandes, Zon and Yamaha
TMZ reports that Metallica has issued a cease and desist notice to Fernandes Guitars to stop them using Metallica bass player Rob Trujillo in their advertisements, and while the news has brought about...
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NEWS: Billy Sheehan Oz clinics this week
Just a reminder that bass god Billy Sheehan, he of the flowing blond mane, insane tapping licks and growly tone from albums by David Lee Roth, Talas, Mr Big, Steve Vai, Devil’s Slingshot, Niacin and...
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I HEART KEYTAR: 5 Keytars you must try before you die
Roland AX-7The AX-7 MIDI Keyboard Controller offers stage performers more freedom and expressiveness, and the ability to show off those David Lee Roth high kicks you perfected in the basement. A host...
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COOL SHIRT ALERT: Yamaha SHS-10
Check out this awesome Keytar shirt from Young Lovers. Of course it features the venerable Yamaha SHS-10, probably one of the more T-shirt friendly keytar designs out there. CLICK HERE to buy the...
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FEATURE: Cool Guitars They Don’t Make Any More, Part 3
Charvel SurfcasterThe Charvel Surfcaster debuted in 1992 and at the time it was a bit of an anachronism. A little too early to cash in on the grunge-inspired attraction to vintage designs, and a little...
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NEWS: New DiMarzio Billy Sheehan videos
Here are a couple of great new DiMarzio videos featuring Billy Sheehan. In this one he talks about discovering hammer-ons from under the shadow of Billy Gibbons’ cowboy hat. And here he shares a secret...
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Most Metal Thing Ever: Giant Screaming Fireskull In Space
Remember those great old Yamaha guitar ads with the tagline ‘Naked Girls And Flaming Skulls Don’t Make A Guitar Work Better. Unfortunately’? Well, sure, that may be true, but it certainly doesn’t...
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REVIEW: Yamaha THR10C Amplifier
Like the high gain-oriented THR10X, the Yamaha THR10C is a little 10-watt modelling amp which is designed to take the personal-amp concept to a new level of audio fidelity. It uses Yamaha’s exclusive...
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INTERVIEW: Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland
Limp Bizkit are stayers, alright? They’ve had their ups and downs, their band member comings and goings, and they’ve ridden out a particularly intense backlash against the genre they helped to define –...
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PRESS RELEASE: Line 6 To Be Acquired By Yamaha
CALABASAS, Calif. – December 20 2013Yamaha Corporation and Line 6, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement for Yamaha to acquire Line 6, a leading manufacturer of innovative solutions for...
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Hilarious Yamaha guitar ads, circa 1992-93
I don’t know who wrote the copy for these Yamaha ads from 1992-93 (which I recently tracked down in some old guitar magazine issues) but they were a marketing genius. These ads are informative and fun,...
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New Yamaha Pacifica 612VII Limited Edition
PRESS RELEASE: Yamaha has unveiled the Pacifica 612VII electric guitar, a limited edition model featuring an SSH Seymour Duncan pickup configuration. Only 100 pieces will be released in the U.S....
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