EP Review: Falter - Falter

I remember the first time I saw this band live was at the Ship Inn in Preston and I thought this was a band that was going to go on and do something amazing. The potential of these musicians is something not commonly seen in the local pub scene of Preston. Later I read reviews of the following shows and of recordings and saw a few comparisons to early...

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How To: Read Guitar Tablature

Since so many guitarists are self-taught or have had a few lessons from a friend it is common that they have not had much need or want to learn to sight read music. Tablature (tab) is a method of explaining a piece of music in a more visual way and can be much easier to understand for the guitarist as the information is laid out in a way that directly...

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Squire Vintage Modified Jazz Bass

The 2010 model I am currently playing is my everyday bass, I has a maple neck and fingerboard the standard 20 frets with the big black inlays that along with the black binding give it its vintage look. It’s a maple body with a polyurethane clear coat finish. At first thaught it would’ve been nice to see a nitro finish but for the money and considering...

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Jeremiah Ferrari and Cactus Knife at the Imperial, Chorley

Cactus Knife The opening act at the imperial is many a local bands first live experience but few are as strong as the set performed by Cactus Knife. Their sound was grungy, psychedelic and towards the end even leaning in the direction of an early Weezer.  The first few songs follow a similar train of thought starting off slow and rhythmic but...

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So You Want To Learn Guitar?

So yeah I guess if you’ve made it this far you probably can already play the guitar but just maybe you’re thinking of learning, if so this article is for YOU! First off I’m not going to recommend any specific online courses because there are too many out there and I haven’t checked out nearly enough of them. What I will tell you is the things...

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Guitar Effect Pedals

If you’re reading this you’re probably thinking about buying some guitar effects. You probably already know what kind of sound you are trying to make and are trying to figure out which of the MASSIVE range of pedals that are out there will suit your needs. There is a pedal or rack mount to give every tone and every sound you can imagine and...

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