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Posts from August 2014


How cheap can you go to get almost every classic Fender design?
2014 Aug 30

A big decision concerning guitar buying is how a guitar looks. Does it influence my guitar purchases? You bet it does. The finish color matters to me as does the logo treatment.

Everything you ever wanted to know about a Bigsby vibrato system
2014 Aug 26

There are 13 different Bigsby vibrato systems because they're designed for different types of guitars.

When is the last time you saw a C battery?
2014 Aug 24

Why is the C battery still even being made?

What are the best cheap 7-string guitars?
2014 Aug 22

While 7-string guitars aren't really my thing, there are a lot of other players out there who like them, but are looking for something cheap and good, and that is what this article is about.

Top 5 ways for guitar players and bands to get better YouTube video views
2014 Aug 20

A common complaint by many is that YouTube doesn't deliver video views like it used to. True? Yes. There are three major reasons why.

What's considered an oldie in music these days?
2014 Aug 18

Did you know an oldie is any song over 15 years old?

Every documentary on heavy metal sucks
2014 Aug 14

Above is a two-and-a-half hour documentary called Heavy: The Story of Metal, which originally aired in 2006 on a cable channel here in America called VH-1. I don't know how long it's going to stay online, so watch it while you can before it gets pulled. (ETA: Yep, it got pulled, sorry, but I still […]

How to make an animated GIF from a movie clip the free and easy way
2014 Aug 10

GIFs are cool. I pronounce it with a hard 'g'.

Chiptune music sucks
2014 Aug 3

If you ever wanted to know what kind of musician puts forth the most effort and gets the least results, the chiptune musician is it.

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