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    Author: guitarworld

    “I developed my playing style from being in bars, playing solo. People are shouting over your music… silences make them notice themselves – and then they notice you”: Ani DiFranco on the dark arts of acoustic –and why she’s over online ‘performers’

    By her own description, Ani DiFranco set out on her career in the early ’80s as “this little chick in the corner with an acoustic…

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    guitarworld September 23, 2024
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    “My wife pulled up a video of Linkin Park at Rock In Rio in front of 85,000 people, and my daughter goes, ‘Who's that?’” Mike Shinoda tried to give his daughter guitar advice – but she ignored him

    Mike Shinoda has recalled the moment his daughter refused to accept his guitar-playing advice because she was unaware of his talents – and seemingly had…

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    guitarworld September 23, 2024
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    “We had an instant kinship… the first thing he did was give me a couple of guitars”: Elusive neo-soul artist D'Angelo flexes his guitar skills on a G&L Superstrat given to him by a music icon in newly discovered interview footage

    Neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo is, hands down, one of the most elusive artists operating in the industry today. Despite the 14-year hiatus between his second and…

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    guitarworld September 23, 2024
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    “If you’re going to make instruments in 100 years, you better be growing that supply chain, not barely maintaining it”: When the guitar world’s most prized woods are endangered, how can we ensure the future of tone?

    Developing the perfect guitar sound is a never-ending journey. From necks to pickups, guitarists dedicate hours to finding the ideal match. Increasingly, players are considering…

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    guitarworld September 23, 2024
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    “Perfectly executed with an extraordinary range of voices… If you can imagine it, PJD can probably build it for you”: PJD Custom Carey Elite and Carey Custom review

    There’s currently plenty of action occurring in the UK’s guitar-making community. From solo and small-team builds to almost industrial scale, there’s considerable choice for us…

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    guitarworld September 23, 2024
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    “He looked at it, closed the case and said, ‘Let’s get out of here before they realize what they’ve sold you’”: How Rory Gallagher grabbed his iconic 1963 Gretsch Corvette for the princely sum of $150

    Rory had a lifelong affection for single-pickup student guitars that he often modded with more powerful pickups then played on the major stages of the…

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    guitarworld September 23, 2024
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    “Ibanez strives daily to be the cutting-edge guitar brand. This approach will never change”: How Ibanez is flipping the script on everything you think you know about acoustic guitar design

    Through its electric guitar range, Ibanez has assembled an assortment of boundary-pushing instruments, favored by the average shredder and professional players alike. Championed by A-list…

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    guitarworld September 23, 2024
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    “It’s sloppy and out of tune, but it seems to benefit the track”: How Ryan Martinie redefined metal bass playing for a new generation with Mudvayne

    When John Entwistle died in June 2002, we had to wonder: would we ever see another young hard-rock band produce a bass guitar hero with…

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    guitarworld September 22, 2024
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    “There were no fret markers on it, so all I could do was try to keep a straight face and guess!” Fretted, fretless, double bass, eight-string – Sting is unstoppable on bass. Here’s how he developed his style

    Sting vividly recalls the first time he played a fretless bass. He’d just arrived in America with guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland to…

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    guitarworld September 21, 2024
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    “Fret-hand muting is a technique that’s not often talked about, but I find it invaluable while using an overdriven tone”: How fret-hand muting can clean up your picking technique – especially with gain

    Hybrid picking is a combination of fingerpicking and flatpicking. For most applications, I’ll clasp the pick between my pick-hand index finger and thumb, as I’d…

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    guitarworld September 21, 2024
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