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Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, has died at 84
Drummer Mickey Hart called him the group’s intellectual who brought a classical composer’s mind-set and skills to a ...
Get more out of one of guitar’s most important shapes with 5 chords that demystify the dominant 7th
They are so commonplace that we take the theory behind them for granted. Here are five 7th chords, the theory underpinning ...
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Feel like your solos don’t quite sing? The key is using the right articulations to make your guitar “speak” to audiences
I started out primarily as a bluegrass mandolin player, an endeavor for which Olympian levels of flatpicking are often ...
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Did Nate Watts play on the most under-appreciated bass anthem ever?
Like hit songs, bass anthems come in all varieties. There are the solo album features, such as Stanley Clarke’s School Days; ...
Pete Townshend was the god of rhythm guitar in the ’60s and ’70s –here’s how he took his untapped technique to the acoustic
Tracks such as Pinball Wizard and Substitute were driven by Townshend's untapped, brawny-yet-brainy acoustic guitar playing.
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Myrzilian 2 Acoustic Guitar Review: The Breedlove + Sweetwater Project That Redefines Craftsmanship
The Myrzilian 2, born from Breedlove’s latest collaboration with Sweetwater, doesn’t just succeed in its class—it creates a ...
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Guitar Player Magazine Halts Publication, Puts Out One Last Print Edition After 58-Year Run
The preeminent magazine about “axes” has finally gotten the axe. Guitar Player will halt publication after almost 58 years, putting out one last issue on Oct. 15, with an interview with Led ...
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Antony Blinken plays guitar in basement bar on trip to Kyiv
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has played a rendition of Neil Young's Rockin' in the Free World with a local band at a bar called Diktat on his surprise trip to Kyiv. The song was ...