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March 18, 2015
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A lifelong musician, guitarist and technological guru Floyd D. Rose developed the locking tremolo for guitar in the late '70s, ushering in a musical innovation embraced by the likes of Eddie Van Halen, Neal Schon, and Joe Satriani. His latest breakthrough, the FRX Tremolo System, designed for Les Paul, SG, and Flying V-style guitars, is a direct swap for the Tune-O-Matic and stopbar type bridge system. It has a locking nut that can simply be mounted in place of the truss rod cover. Read what Rose says about his latest invention . . .  

 

 

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Julien's Auctions has announced their highly anticipated Music Icons Auction event to be held at Hard Rock Cafe New York on Saturday, May 16, 2015. It will offer an extraordinary collection of rock n' roll memorabilia including the usual array of rare guitars and amps ~ but wait, there's more ~ it will also include John Lennon's Bath Robe and an original oil on burlap painting by Frank Zappa, plus more . . .
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In this short and insightful article, Igor Saavedra presents a noticeable trend in today's bass playing technique and performance based on his personal observations and supported by Facebook profile and Twitter account data . . . 

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 Christopher Parkening

 

 Parkening was introduced to the recordings of Andr�s Segovia when he was 11 and by the age of 19 he had embarked on a professional touring and recording career. In 1969, at age 22 he created the guitar department at the University of Southern California. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Music, and Chair in Classical Guitar at Pepperdine University. Segovia stated that. "Christopher Parkening is a great artist, he is one of the most brilliant guitarists in the world."

Fire and Rain hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released in 1970 and it remains a finger-picking favorite for guitarists. In the video, James himself demonstrates how to play his song. The two-camera set-up clearly shows his fretting hand as well as an unobstructed view of his right-hand. The lesson concludes with a handy . . .
GREAT GEAR
Seymour Duncan introduces a true-bypass Studio Bass Compressor, a pedal the company says is designed to provide increased sustain, accentuated picking and evened out single-note lines. The pedal is designed for versatility while keeping things intuitive. It has . . . 
ARTIST AWARENESS
Hank Garland

Walter "Hank" Garland started playing guitar at age 6, began appearing on radio shows at age 12, was discovered at age 14 while in a music store buying a guitar string and at the age of 19 Hank had his first million-selling hit with "Sugar Foot Rag." In the 1950s and '60s he was known for . . . 




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