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Guitarist Lonnie Mack Dead at 74

Guitarist Lonnie Mack Dead at 74- Lonnie Mack the first guy I saw use a Gibson Flying V with a Bigbsy with some crazy hardware store way of bracing the wings so they didn't break. Great Player, Old Bluesman a dying breed, he played a lot of cool late 50s and early 60s guitar style [...]

Prince a Modern Jimi ?

Prince a Modern Jimi ? - We mourn the passing of the legendary Prince, who I am embaressed to say I was not a fan of for all his pop darling songs. But as his career got more concrete he did emerge with a Jimi vibe, the look, the clothing, etc. But to my [...]

Analog and Digital Delay Guitar Pedals What's the Echo ?

Analog and Digital Delay Guitar Pedals What's the Echo ? - For many years, ok decades we have heard the words it's a digital delay that sounds like an analog delay, or sounds like a tape delay. Why can't they just sound like a digital delay ? Because we have been brow beaten into this [...]

Favorite Jimi Hendrix Song ?

Jimi had so many classics in the guitar world, but what's your favorite. The Wah Wah Voodoo Chile ? Has to be up there or the Fuzz Face guitar pedal stoner guitar riffs of Foxy Lady ?

Univibe or Chorus which is it ?

Univibe or Chorus which is it ? - As we discussed last week the difference between Vibrato and Tremolo when it comes to guitar pedals or amps there is a difference and also a lot of confusion. Lets look at Univibes and Chorus pedals, the original Univibe from the Jimi era it actually says on [...]

Young Pedal Pusher Henry Kohen

Young Pedal Pusher Henry Kohen - Hey quick shout out to a young pedal pusher who is just a killer modern musician. Watch the video on the bottom the young lad plays crazy modern guitar with tons of pedals, also sings, hits looping machines just very talented young musician. It's about time the guitar community [...]

What is the difference between Vibrato and Tremolo ?

What is the difference between Vibrato and Tremolo ? - These two get mixed up constantly and how can't they when Fender mixed them up on their own amps since the 60s ! They would put Vibrato on their amps when actually it was Tremolo ! Vibrato is pitch modulation in the waveform, such as [...]

When I Play Guitar I ???

When I Play Guitar I ??? - What happen's when you play guitar ? You ever look at one of your friend's when they are cranking away, that dude is gone. He is not in his head, he isn't in the room, he is in some other dimension. Ohhh the power of music, the joy [...]

Another EVH wanna be

Who was first Mr Van Halen or this guy. I don't see any Marshall stacks or guitar pedals ? It get's interesting about 1:20

The Brown Sound What is It ?

The Brown Sound What is It ? - Guitar guys will throw around the term the "Brown Sound" but really what is that ? Well we know it's a term to describe early Edward Van Halen tone of doom, especially the first 4 albums. It's a very overdriven, dark, and most important tubby saggy rubbery [...]