Guitar Player articles from December 2003

Guitar Player archives from December 2003

It's nice to be in the news, isn't it?(Soundhole)(on Rolling Stone magazine's feature issue on guitarists)(Editorial)
December 1, 2003... Our friends over at Guitar World have already busted Rolling Stone for foisting a pretty crappy "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" issue (September 18, 2003) on the public, and I don't want to be the cat to call someone's kid ugly twice. (No...

Neil Young.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... In the March 1992 issue of Guitar Player, Jas Obrecht wrote of Neil Young: "Young's guitar greatness isn't about volume, technique, or show--it's his ability to journey inward to find the right note." That's one powerful statement. In the...

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... I was enjoying the feature on BRMC [Oct. '03] until Robert Turner mentioned that he had no respect for "a musically intelligent person who is very skilled at his craft. I'll agree that technical skill doesn't always mean better music, but that...

Lessons!(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... Thanks for the article on Taj Mahal [Master Class, Oct. '03]. It made me remember a concert in the early 1970s, where I saw him and a band called Ten Wheel Drive in Wichita, Kansas. TWD opened, and was a typical loud hammering white blues band....

Pawnshop Prize.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... It was fun seeing the Stella in the "Pawnshop Prize" section of the October '03 issue. I got one in the '60s, and I learned to play on it. Back then, they cost $13 brand new. It may have been the quintessential "cheap guitar," but, hey, when I...

Hey, you're making us blush!(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... Just got my October issue and it rocks! First, the cover is one of your best ever (designing is my day gig). And the Taj lesson was so good--so real, so funky. Yeah! The pieces on the Magic Band and BRMC were top notch. The lead photo with Neil...

Oops.(Feedback)(Correction Notice)
December 1, 2003... In our October '03 "Angels" piece, we misspelled Skip Battin's name. Our sincerest apologies! Somewhere along the way, a couple of bylines were somehow dropped from our November '03 features section. The Black Keys story, "Fuzz Freak," was...

Fretwire.(Input/Output)
December 1, 2003... This September, the 2004 nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced: Prince, John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, ZZ Top, the Dells, the Stooges, and Traffic were amongst those to be considered for induction to the hall next year....

Ambient soundscapes: Morcheeba.(Input/Output)(guitarist Ross Godfrey)(Interview)
December 1, 2003... When you have a singer who can muster as much ethereal beauty as Skye Edwards, it would be pretty dumb to slaughter her vocals with buzz-bomb guitars. Happily--at least for the sake of his IQ rating--Morcheeba's Ross Godfrey has always managed...

Setups of the stars: Bill Frisell.(Input/Output)(jazz musician uses 1974 Fender Telecaster electric guitar)
December 1, 2003... Known amongst many guitarists as the guitar player's guitar player--and an extraordinary gentleman, to boot--Bill Frisell has set many standards for tone and style. I went to his gig expecting to see his trademark Klein electric, and was...

Angels.(Input/Output)(Obituary)
December 1, 2003... Johnny Cash Even though we knew he wouldn't let his beloved wife June Carter wait too long for him in heaven, it's still a shock that the Man in Black has passed on. Cash, 71, died September 12, of complications diabetes at Baptist...

Unsigned artist alert: Cober.(Input/Output)(alternative rock guitarist Sheila Bommakanti)(Interview)
December 1, 2003... Genre: Alternative rock. Guitarists: Sheila Bommakanti and Lelani La Guardia. How They View Their Music: Engaging, haunting, and seductive. Home Base: Seattle, Washington. Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Classic Plus, Gibson Les Paul...

Spin this!(Input/Output)(Gorky's Zygotic Mynci)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... Who: Gorky's Zygotic Mynci Album: Sleep/Holiday Based: Cardiff, Wales Players: John Lawrence (guitar), Euros Childs (vocals/keyboards), Richard James (bass), Euros Rowlands (drums). Why You Should Care: Gorky's Zygotic Mynci...

Riffs: checking in with Peter Buck.(Input/Output)(guitarist with music group R.E.M.)(Interview)
December 1, 2003... On October 28, Warner Bros. released In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003, which afforded an excellent opportunity to catch up with guitarist Peter Buck. When we talked, the genial and unguarded superstar was finalizing the details of the...

Buzz box: Jet.(Input/Output)(rock guitarists Nic Cester and Cam Muncey comment on their band and its goals)(Interview)
December 1, 2003... After five years of playing together, incredibly exciting things have been happening to Jet--and incredibly quickly. Signed to Elektra less than a year ago, this straight-ahead rock and roll quartet from Melbourne, Australia, was given the...

1. Peterson.(New Gear)(virtual strobe tuner, tone generator, and metronome)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Peterson's VSAM ($399) is a combination virtual strobe tuner, tone generator, and metronome. It features a high-definition graphic strobe display, a 410Hz 490Hz reference range, a 9-octave tone generator, special E9 and C6 presets for tuning...

Moody.(New Gear)(leather guitar straps)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Moody Straps ($79) are handcrafted in the U.S. from Italian leather and suede. The patent-pending, triple layer-design straps are available in standard (adjusts 37" to 49") and long (adjusts 41" to 53") sizes, and in two widths: standard (2.5")...

2. Aphex.(New Gear)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Utilizing proprietary circuitry and a custom designed LDR, the Punch Factory ($199) combines an optical compressor and a balanced DI output in a road-ready stompbox. The pedal includes Compression and Volume knobs, full bar graph metering...

3. Epiphone.(New Gear)(limited-edition Bob Marley Commemorative Les Paul Special)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Based on the same design as the reggae legend's guitar, the limited-edition Bob Marley Commemorative Les Paul Special ($749) features a solid mahogany body with a worn brown finish, a pair of '57 classic alnico-V pickups, a one-piece mahogany...

4. Flamm.(New Gear)(guitar picks)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Flamm picks ($13 per pack) were designed to help players expand their rhythm and picking styles. Flamm #1 lets you strike two strings at once, and Flamm #2 lets you strike two strings at once while straddling a string. Both models can he...

5. Music Stamp.(New Gear)(line of self-inking stamps)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Music Stamp Series ($15 and up) is a line of self-inking stamps designed to streamline the teaching and learning processes by doing away with illegible hand-scribbled t fretboards and chord diagrams. Offering clearly illustrated fingerings,...

Maven Pear.(New Gear)(the Ganesha amp)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... In addition to Maven Pear's patented Wattage control, which allows players to vary the amp's power between one and 100 watts, the Ganesha ($3,250) utilizes the company's new DualQuadFX and BiaSmart technologies. The footswitchable DualQuadFX is...

Fargen.(New Gear)(Mini Plex amplifier)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Mini Plex ($899) is a handwired, class-A tube amp that uses a parallel-single-ended dual-EL34 power section to produce vintage British tones at volumes suitable for studio and small stage work. The amp features a front panel Decade switch...

6. ESP.(New Gear)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Designed to "cut through just about anything," the razor-sharp, 251/2"-scale LTD AX-350 ($849) features maple neck thru-mahogany body construction, tribal inlays on its rosewood fretboard, two EMG HZ H4 humbuckers, and a Tune-o-matic bridge....

Fold, spindle, & mutilate: Larry LaLonde and Primus are back to mess with your head.(Interview)
December 1, 2003... With bonafide hit albums such as Sailing the Seas of Cheese, Pork Soda, and Tales From the Punch Bowl, Primus guitarist Larry Lalonde has the distinction of playing some of the most whacked-out guitar that has ever graced the Billboard charts....

Watcher of the skies: Steve Hackett's post-prog prognosis.(Interview)
December 1, 2003... When Steve Hackett left Genesis in 1977, many fans interpreted his exodus as the final death knell for the band's musical integrity--the first having been Peter Gabriel's departure two years earlier. Like Gabriel, Hackett became uncomfortable...

Master of heaviosity: My Ruin's Mick Murphy synthesizes Sabbath, '70s rock, and '80s thrash and punk into a full-metal onslaught.(Interview)
December 1, 2003... "Most mainstream guitar music simply isn't very inspiring," says My Ruin's Mick Murphy, who somehow found the juice to become one of today's most electrifying rock players. "the people who really let go and express themselves outside of a...

Blues in the blood: James Blood Ulmer's musical migration.(Interview)
December 1, 2003... James Blood Ulmer is concerned with little else but the truth. A disciple of Ornette Coleman's school of harmolodics, he is best known for his unison-tuned free jazz excursions. But Ulmer's unassailable authenticity was a big influence on...

Sonic shaman: digging David Lindley's mutant twang.(Interview)(Biography)
December 1, 2003... Few guitarists transcend genre and style, but David Lindley has made a career of it. Widely acclaimed for his deft touch, fat tones, and nasty grooves, Lindley defies categorization. He plays reggae, yet also wails on oud. A slide virtuoso--and...

Electric warriors: the Strokes Albert Hammond, Jr. and Nick Valensi play it like it is.(Interview)
December 1, 2003... Let me show you how to write a Strokes story for the popular press: "Languishing in a humongous New York photographer's loft, Strokes drummer Fab Moretti is absolutely terrified about his choice of clothes. 'Are they cool enough,' he asks?...

Hotfingers: Bireli Langrene wicked licks & Gypsy riffs.(Interview)
December 1, 2003... Bireli Lagrene inspires different emotions in guitar players who watch him perform for the first time. Seeing the French-born Gypsy jazz phenomenon tear across the fretboard with uncompromised melodic and rhythmic freedom, you may, for example,...

Hot guitarist alert!(Chops)(James Nash, lead guitarist for the Waybacks)(Interview)
December 1, 2003... Name: James Nash Home Base: San Francisco, California IT'S RARE WHEN AN ACCOMPLISHED lead guitarist puts aside pickups, pedals, distortion, low action, bendable strings, increased sustain, and all the other glories of the electric...

Are you hip?(Chops)(guitar music, techniques)
December 1, 2003... ARE YOU HIP? ARE YOU COOL, "WITH IT," slick, up-to-date--you know--not like your dad? Do you have an evolved sense or style? Are you, as they say, "the shiznit?" These are tough questions, and while GP can't answer all of them for you, we...

Minor miracles.(Chops)(guitar playing techniques)
December 1, 2003... YOU KNOW HOW IT is--you're improvising over a chord progression, trying to surf the changes with the graceful lyricism of Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Charlie Parker, or Stan Getz (hey, aim high, light?), when, suddenly, a minor II-V-I...

Reader's challenge: gallopalooza.(Chops)(guitar music)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... THERE IS SOMETHING INCREDIBLY satisfying about a guitar lick that gallops up the strings and tags every sweet note in its path--which is probably why Geoff Hartwell of Pleasantville, New York, sent in the ascending line presented here. He knew...

Various Artists The American Folk Blues Festival 1962 1966.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... Volumes One & Two In 1962, two gutsy German concert promoters flew a host of top African-American blues musicians overseas to perform a string of shows in France, West Germany, Scandinavia, and England. The package tour was so successful...

Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society Boozed, Broozed & Broken Boned.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... There may be no more feral, liquor-fueled macho rock spectacle than Zakk Wylde and mates in full roar. They look and act like bikers, they literally attack their instruments, and the noisy groove thing they conjure definitely connects with bad...

Peter Green An Evening with Peter Green Splinter Group.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... As one of British blues-rock's lost boys, Peter Green has been the subject of myth (due to his fat lines and transcendent Les Paul tone with the '60s-era Fleetwood Mac) and sad mystery (because of his subsequent, lengthy mental breakdown and...

Spooky Actions, Music of Webern Arranged for Jazz Quartet.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... Arranged by guitarist Brace Arnold, these ten compositions (and nine improvisations derived from them) present an intriguing and very original "jazz" take on the music of serialist composer Anton Webern. It may not swing, but it does mean...

Fuel, Natural Selection.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... These 12 new songs from Pennsylvania rockers Fuel prove that monstrously distorted, detuned guitars, when run through enough equalization and compression, can be smoothed out to the point where they sound little more threatening than the...

David Bowie, Reality.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... I love David Bowie almost more than I love myself, but someone has to quit calling each new record "a return to form." Truthfully, Davey, you're on a mission I never thought you'd embrace--channeling boredom. Columbia.

Danny Click, Elvis the Dog.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... Click is a fine slide guitarist with a great voice, who expresses some deep and obviously heartfelt emotions on tiffs engaging collection of songs. Lots of artists try to do the same thing, but Click gets into the heart of the matter with such...

Hey Mercedes, Loses Control.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... Energetic, poppy punk propels this emotive sophomore effort. Look for' em on the Billboard charts, 'cause that's where they're headed. Vagrant.--EF

Marshall Crenshaw, What's in the Bag?(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... Though chockablock with thoughtful lyrics and mature songwriting, the gorgeous guitar tones and arrangements alone make this CD of interest to serious players. Clever covers of Prince's "Take Me With U" and Bootsy's "I'd Rather Be With You"...

The Handsome Family, Singing Bones.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... The Handsome Family (Brett and Rennie Sparks) create haunting, minimalist country music. Their tales of loneliness and death are gently nestled with beds of pedal steel and undulating tremolo. Moving stuff for sure. Carrot Top.

Leaves, Breathe.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... Iceland is kicking ass! Sigur Ros and the Leaves have produced some of the most gorgeously ambient--and impassioned--music of this year. Reboot your guitar tactics with a listen. Dreamworks.

The Pretenders Loose in L.A.(Video Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... If you want to see why Guitar Player select ed Chrissie Hynde as a Tele titan in its May '98 issue, just watch her drive the band in this exquisitely filmed DVD. Although her rhythm doesn't roar out of the box, or push the players from the top,...

Los Straitjackets Supersonic Guitars in 3-D.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... Under the silly wrestling masks and cheeky showmanship, Los Straitjackets have covertly honed their instrumental sound into something truly original. Sure, the fingerprints of archetypal instrumental guitar rock from the likes of the Ventures...

Gil Parris and Jam This Gil Parris and Jam This.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... What possessed Gil Parris to name his new album and band "Jam This," anyway? On the surface, one could easily interpret the move as a blatant hop onto the bandwagon--the jambandwagon. Considering how healthy the jam band scene is right now,...

Davie Allan & the Arrows Restless in L.A.(Sound Recording Review)
December 1, 2003... To appreciate Davie Allan's place in guitar history, one has only to hear some of the explosive instrumental soundtracks that he and the Arrows recorded between 1967 and 1969 for such biker flicks as Born Losers, Devil's Angels, The Glory...

Robert Johnson Lost and Found.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... By Barry Lee Pearson and Bill McCulloch Since his untimely death in 1938, Robert Johnson has not only come to epitomize the Delta blues musician, his legend has grown to literally supernatural dimensions. Johnson was an itinerant and...

A Guitarmaker's Canvas The Inlay Art of Grit Laskin.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... Fine inlay work on guitars has traditionally been considered decoration, but guitar maker Grit Laskin has elevated it to a true art form with his startlingly original creations. Working primarily by hand, Laskin turns pieces of shell, metal,...

Gibson Custom Shop Johnny A. Signature.(Bench Tests)
December 1, 2003... I'm Italian, so I think all women are pretty much angels. But, sometimes, I find myself confronted with a creature of such utter gorgeousness that my RAM buffer of "beautiful objects" caves in on itself in spasms of redefinition until my brain...

Carvin Legacy VL412 Steve Vai Signature.(Bench Tests)
December 1, 2003... Given that Steve Vai's signature tones are both highly idiosyncratic and humongous, you might expect the same from his signature amp, and you'd be right. The Legacy VL412 half-stack ($1,199 direct) doesn't sound like any other amp--classic or...

Cort M Series.(Bench Tests)
December 1, 2003... Guitar makers tend to have pretty sharp eyes when it comes to style, and instead of gambling on the lure of bizarre shapes (a habit the U.S. auto industry regularly indulges in with results like the Avalanche and Hummer), many simply borrow...

Soldano Avenger.(Bench Tests)
December 1, 2003... If 1986 is remembered for nothing else, it will stand out in history as the year Mike Soldano raised the ante for high gain players by introducing the Super Lead Overdrive 100. With its multiple preamp stages, the SLO provided unprecedented...

Martin OM-28 John Mayer Signature Model.(Bench Tests)
December 1, 2003... As abundantly illustrated in Dick Boak's new book Martin Guitar Masterpieces: A Showcase of Artist's Editions, Limited Editions, and Custom Guitars, C.F. Martin has produced scores of special guitars for artists throughout the company's long...

Kendrick Townhouse Canary.(Bench Tests)
December 1, 2003... It's a pretty cold day in you-know-where when a high-end electric guitar shows up here with woods that stray from the usual combinations of alder, ash, basswood, mahogany, and maple. So you can imagine the cartwheels and handsprings we were...

Tascam Pocketstudio 5 Version 2.04.(Pro Audio Report)
December 1, 2003... Beginning with the original Tascam Porta-Studio introduced nearly a quarter-of-a-century ago, portable recording studios have become increasingly compact, while simultaneously sporting ever-larger feature sets and ever-smaller price tags. So...

Incase Tour Bag.(Defensive Postures)
December 1, 2003... Guitar Player Editors' Pick Award Big deal--it's just another gig bag, right? Wrong! The Incase Tour Bag ($199 Web direct for the "Grizzly Deal;" Incase products are also available at Apple retail stores) is the Swiss-army knife of...

They laughed when I said they could have Perfect Pitch ... until I showed them the simple secret--and they heard it for themselves!(The Learning Center: schools & educational products)
December 1, 2003... Learn to recognize EXACT tones and chords--BY EAR! * An amazing discovery into your own personal talent * know any tone or chord--by EAR ALONE * sing correct tones--without a starting pitch * play by ear * compose music in your head *...

Andreas/Infeld Shark.(Super Splurges Over $500)
December 1, 2003... Andreas Pichler has been making guitars since he was 14, and the 26-year-old Austrian luthier currently manufacturers his hold designs (which also include the Andreas Infeld guitar and Shark bass) in the Southern village of Dollach. The...

Koch Twintone.(Super Splurges Over $500)
December 1, 2003... Designed and built in the Netherlands, the Koch Twintone ($2,030 retail/$1,525 street, footswitch included) is a two-channel, 1x12 combo with some hip and unusual features. Powered by a pair of Chinese-made Ruby EL34Bs and four 12AX7s, this...

Ovation Adamas Slot Head.(Super Splurges Over $500)
December 1, 2003... Ovation has always produced a special breed of acoustic guitars, and the U.S.-made Adamas Slot Head ($2,200 retail, case included) is a 12-fret maverick that features a woven carbon-fiber top adorned with gold speckles--a cosmetic touch that...

Hughes & Kettner Edition Blue 30-R.(Groovy Gear Under $500)
December 1, 2003... Hughes & Kettner probably isn't a manufacturer you'd name if someone asked you for a list of budget amps, which is why the Edition Blue 30-R ($299 retail/$209 street) is a mind blower. For ever-so-slightly more than 200 bucks, you get 30 watts...

Carl Martin Two Faze.(Groovy Gear Under $500)
December 1, 2003... The first commercially available stompbox phaser was introduced in 1970 by electronics wizard Tom Oberheim as the Maestro PS-1. The PS-1 sported a power switch and three rocker switches labeled Slow Phase, Medium Phase, and Fast Phase. Now...

Alesis GuitarFX.(Groovy Gear Under $500)
December 1, 2003... The Alesis GuitarFX ($139 retail/$70 street), the revived company's new multi-effect floor processor, sports 80 rewritable patches, an auto-chromatic tuner, 11 amp sounds, three cabinet simulations, and a cowabunga assortment of distal effects....

Pickboy Pos-A-Grip picks.(Badass Bargains Under $50)
December 1, 2003... I was walking the floor at the Summer NAMM show, when I came upon a fellow purveying picks, straps, and other accessories. He offered me a handful of sample picks unlike any I'd seen before--and I've seen a few--which I quickly pocketed before...

Dunlop Stainless Steel Slide.(Badass Bargains Under $50)
December 1, 2003... When you think about it, stainless steel is an ideal material for a slide. It's relatively lightweight, and, as an alloy, it's more resistant to corrosion than brass or even chrome-plated steel. Dunlop's new Stainless Steel Slide ($24 retail,...

Kepur 1.Zero Symbol series straps.(Badass Bargains Under $50)
December 1, 2003... Few people would dare admit this, but one reason to boy a Hummer is knowing you could crush other cars without even risking a bruise. Face it--there's a certain glory in indulging an appetite for destruction from a position of invincibility....

Black Dog Stomp Box with True Mechanical Hard Bypass (SDP02-C).(Product Spotlight)
December 1, 2003... Snarling Dogs Now Available Black Dog, EL34 power tube emulator, reproduces tone of driven classic British amps. It's companion, Tweed E. Dog (SPD01-C), 6L6 overdrive emulator reproduces tone of cranked vintage US tweed amps. Both...

Magicstomp.(Product Spotlight)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Yamaha Corp. Launch Date: November 2003 The Yamaha Magicstomp pumps out an enormous range of powerful effects: The award-winning DG, AG, and UD Stomp sounds, the Yamaha SPX Hall of Fame effects, and many dazzling new tones created...

Taos Standard.(Product Spotlight)(Manne Guitars of Italy.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Manne Guitars of Italy Launch Date: November 2003 Exciting carvetop from Manne Guitars of Italy. A wide range of tones emanate from three powerful blade humbuckers combined with innovative custom switching. Fine Italian design at a...

Garritan Personal Orchestra.(Product Spotlight)
December 1, 2003... harps.com, Corp Launch Date: September 2003 A complete Symphony Orchestra sample collection for $249. Includes: strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and keyboard instruments. Everything you need to create orchestrations of any size!...

Essential Jazz Lines: Style of Grant Green.(Product Spotlight)
December 1, 2003... Mel Bay Publications, Inc Now Available this book with play-along CD covers many of the techniques Grant used in his playing and provides many melodic lines in his style. Presented in standard notation and tab with fretboard diagrams....

AMPW1 Ampwedge.(Product Spotlight)
December 1, 2003... The Lange Companies Launch Date: August 2003 The Ampwedge[TM] was designed for musicians who desire to tilt back their amps without the bulkiness of metal amp stands. Dimensions 12" x 8" x 3". Made in the USA. SRP Price: $39.95...

RackStand II.(Product Spotlight)
December 1, 2003... RGT Guitar Products Now Available The Rack Stand II is a rack mounted guitar holder. It fits in a single rack space and holds two guitars. The arms fold inside the chassis when not in use. SRP Price: $99.95 Email:...

West Coast Series[TM] Tahoe[TM] acoustic pickup.(Product Spotlight)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Dean Markley Strings Launch Date: September 2003 Dean Markley Strings introduces Tahoe[TM] first in a series of high performance acoustic pickups carrying the West Coast Series[TM] banner. This single coil pickup features Gold-Plated...

Model 11-1BSS.(Product Spotlight)(Jon Kammerer Guitars.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Jon Kammerer Guitars Launch Date: August 2003 American made American flag. Hand finished cherry, walnut, and maple solid body electric guitar with Seymour Duncan pickups, locking tuners and fixed bridge. Hard shell case included. ...

Valley Arts Custom Pro.(Product Spotlight)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Valley Arts Now Available Valley Arts will build the Custom Pro to the player's specifications. Custom finishes, neck and body woods and pickup and hardware configurations are among the options chosen from the finest materials...

Studio Case.(Product Spotlight)
December 1, 2003... Steinberg Complete music production package which includes a top sequencer and five fantastic sounding VST instruments. Cubase SE--the new music production software based on award winning Cubase.--The Steinberg Studio Case also contains SE...

Distortion floor effects pedal (TD-1).(Product Spotlight)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Nady Systems Launch Date: August 2003 Featuring 12AX7 tube pro-amp design and extensive tone shaping and EQ control functions, the TD-1 provides classic tube sounds ranging from slight distortion to the most severe overdrives--all with...

Nut Sauce Filled Groove-Luber.(Product Spotlight)(Product of Big Bends LLC.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Big Bends LLC Nut Sauce filled syringe applicator with curved plastic needle for pin point application. Extreme tuning aid. Smooth precision tuning. Keeps you in tune. Reduces string breakage up to 95%. SRP Price: $10 ...

Dean Markley MicroAmp.(Product Spotlight)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Dean Markley Strings Launch Date: August 2003 The Dean Markley MicroAmp comes in 3 models: clear, black, and black with a built-in tuner. Small enough to clip on belt, with overdrive, high efficiency 3" speaker, and 3 watts. SRP...