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A guitar amplifier is an electronic device that transforms a board and six strings into a furious agent of cultural change. The amps most coveted by guitarists use vacuum tubes. These archaic bits of technology heat electrodes in evacuated glass chambers, amplifying an electric guitar's signal while also introducing much-desired distortion. Give a vacuum tube too much power and . . .
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IN THE BASSMENT
100 Bass Riffs is a brief history of groove performed on bass guitar and drums. Marc Najjar and Nate Bauman put together this incredible followup to Chicago Music Exchange's viral video sensation "100 Riffs," with a compilation of killer bass riffs performed in one continuous take. To view the gear used in this video . . .
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Pasquale Grasso
Pasquale Grasso was born in Italy in 1988 and began playing guitar at a very young age. Grasso's teacher was Agostino Di Giorgio, a Chuck Wayne student and jazz guitar innovator. Pasquale has been bebop piano master Barry Harris's teaching assistant for the last ten years. Pasquale studied classical guitar at the Music Conservatory of Bologna under Professor Walter Zanetti. In 2012, Grasso moved to New York City and quickly made a name for himself. This is a must watch video . . .
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Here's a short introduction to Guitar Forum 2.0 by GRAMMY® Nominated Music Educator Mike Overly. Be sure to watch the complete first episode "Pentatonic and Hexatonic Scales" at <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIspMoyib2w> . . .
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GREAT GEAR
Frank Gambale and DV Mark worked together to develop an all-in-one amp. The incredible tones of Frank's signature amp called Ampli-tude are now added to the virtual amps, incredible effects, features and programability of the Multiamp. Plus, there are 20 finely crafted presets by Frank built in also. The result is . . .
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ARTIST AWARENESS
Tommy TedescoTommy Tedesco played on 170 gold records. He played on hits by Elvis, The Beach Boys, The Monkees, The Mamas & the Papas, Frank Zappa and many others. He was the guitarist on TV themes for Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Green Acres, M*A*S*H, Batman and many more. His movie credits include The Godfather, Jaws, Mission: Impossible, The French Connection and numerous others. Tommy was not, however, a faceless session player, he was famous! His Studio Log column in Guitar Player magazine was a must-read for guitarists hungry for knowledge in the '70s and '80s. And as part of the fabled Wrecking Crew team of session players, Tommy Tedesco is the most-successful guitarist you've never heard of . . .. .
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