Articles written by Graham Lee
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Guitarists Christmas Gifts
It's easy to find a wide range of gifts to suit the guitar player at your local music store.
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Musical Kids Christmas Gifts
There is a wide range of gifts that suit younger children to be found in your local music store.
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The Most Famous Acoustic Guitar
One acoustic guitar has been copied more than any other but never equalled. It is easily the most recognizeable and famous acoustic guitar ever - the Martin D-28...
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The most famous Gibson Guitar
The fifties was a fertile period for electric guitar design. Both Fender and Gibson came up with solid body guitars that have remained essentially the same to this day...
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A Most Famous Twelve String Guitar
The chiming sound of the Rickenbacker 12 string guitar has a special place in the hearts of music lovers. George Harrison of The Beatles can be thanked for this...
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The Most Famous Guitars
There are just a few guitars that even non guitarists would recognize, guitars that were used by someone so famous and influential that they are seared on the memory.
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The Most Famous Bass Guitar
Mr. Bass Man, you set the music thumpin'
So the song goes - but it wasn't until Leo Fender invented the Fender electric bass that the really serious thumpin' began....
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The History of the Ukulele
When George Harrison wanted to relax he picked up a ukulele. This instrument has a fascinating history and it's experiencing a boom just lately.
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Legendary Fender Guitars
The Fender company was one of the first true success stories of guitar manufacture and its early years were dominated by two guitars, the Telecaster and the Stratocaster.
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Alternate Guitar Tunings
Ever wondered why a guitar is tuned the way it is? Ever wanted to tune it differently? Read on...
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The Most Expensive Guitar
These days a serviceable, even very good, guitar can be bought for under $1000 US whether you're talking acoustic or electric, but let's look at the high end...
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Your Own Guitar Style
Everyone, at some point, finds themselves playing the same stale riffs over and over and experiencing an urge to do some violent Pete Townshend guitar smashing...
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Guitar Hurts
If you've never played guitar before, your first lesson is bound to be a painful one that could lead to an abrupt and early end to a promising career.
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The Guitar Capo
Capos are sometimes thought of, even referred to as, cheaters. Nothing could be further from the truth for the bluegrass, country or folk guitarist.
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More Pedal Steel Guitar Basics
The pedal steel guitar is an extraordinarily complicated instrument, but almost any guitar player could play something that sounds good if pointed in the right direction.
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Pedal Steel Guitar History
The pedal steel guitar is a modern american instrument but the events that led to its development have roots in Hawaii and Portugal. Read on...
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Pedal Steel Guitar Basics
The pedal steel guitar has an instantly recognizable sound, but few beyond the inner circle of steel players know how it works and what it can do. Read on...
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Internet Recording Sessions
With the proliferation of high speed broadband musicians are finding it's now possible to contribute to each other's recordings on a truly global scale...
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Audio Tape Restoration by Baking
How analog recording tape from the seventies and eighties can be stabilized before being transfered to a digital medium by baking it.
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