Fender Player Series, What’s New

Fender Player Series, What’s New

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Fender has introduced the new “Player Series” guitars which have very different specs to the standard series. The concept for this series seems to have originated from the custom shop pro series as it has similar features. Modern C Shape Neck, which…

Pearl Drums To Abandon Australian Retailers

Pearl Drums To Abandon Australian Retailers

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Pearl Drum To Abandon Australian Retailers Pearl drums is planning to no longer sell products through Australian stores and use Amazon instead as it’s only sale channel in Australia. With freight costs currently at around $600 I can’t see how most customers…

Gibson Will Exit Bankruptcy

Gibson Will Exit Bankruptcy

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After failing to turn itself into a “lifestyle” company by buying various electronics brands Gibson will refocus on guitars and musical instruments. Contrary to some of the news, the guitar side of Gibson has been making profits and guitar sale are not…

The Eagles Tour Australia 2019

The Eagles Tour Australia 2019

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Guitar band The Eagles will be touring Australia again in 2019. The band lineup will be Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B Schmit, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey. Even without any new releases for decades they are one of the worlds most…

Kenny Wayne Shepherd At The Enmore

Kenny Wayne Shepherd At The Enmore

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Tonight is the last night for a chance to see blues guitar player Kenny Wayne Sheperd in Sydney at the Enmore Theatre. His guitar of choice is a 1961 Fender Stratocaster that he first seen and played in Guitar Centre Hollywood when…

Miking Your Guitar Amp

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There are guitar sounds that you just cannot get by a direct injection (DI box) or amp simluator. The sound, volume, distortion and even cone break up quality of a real guitar amp’s are characteristic of a particular musician’s playing and no…