Guitar Lifestyle

NAMM

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Yesterday, the NAMM Show began at the Anaheim Convention Center. There are always a lot of new product announcements by guitar manufacturers at the NAMM Show, since it is targeted towards music retailers. If you're interested in hearing about the new products that are announced, I'll be keeping an eye on the news announcements over the weekend, and I will try to report as much … [Read more...]

Jake Shimabukuro

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While Jake Shimabukuro is not a guitar player (he plays the ukulele), he's a virtuoso of his chosen instrument and I think he might be of interest to guitar players. If you've never heard of Jake, then you'll be amazed at the sounds that he can get from the ukulele. Jake is from Hawaii, and much of his music bears that influence; however, his music also has a jazzy feel to it. … [Read more...]

Classical Guitar Calendar

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If you're a fan of the classical guitar, then you might want to check out the calendar put out this year by the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society. The calendar features 12 different caricatures of famous classical guitarists, including Andres Segovia, David Russell, and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. The calendar comes in a CD case, which can be used to display the calendar. … [Read more...]

Online Music Radio

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I'm always looking for new music to listen to. Occasionally, I'll stumble across a new artist's site or a friend will mention a new artist, but if the artist does not have any music on their Web site or are fairly obscure, then I still won't be able to actually hear the music. Thanks to my friend David, I signed up for Yahoo's Music service, which provides over a million songs … [Read more...]

Do you have GAS?

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I recently started reading the book Clapton's Guitar by Allen St. John, which is about guitarmaker Wayne Henderson and the story behind Eric Clapton ordering a guitar made by Wayne. Early in the book, St. John says that most guitar players he knows have GAS (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome). I found this quote quite funny and, in point of fact, quite true as well! Most guitar … [Read more...]