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Riffs: Daddy's Guitar, Paul Jackson Jr., Foo Zeppelin

My Daddy''s Guitar from some Appalachian blogger Here''s a riff for you sentimental bluegrass pickers. The song, "My Daddy''s Guitar,"  written by Paul Wilson, is blogged about by Wilson''s


My Daddy''s Guitar

from some Appalachian blogger


Here''s a riff for you sentimental bluegrass pickers. The song, "My Daddy''s Guitar,"  written by Paul Wilson, is blogged about by Wilson''s brother here.

Bonus: music player with bluegrass goodness.


Paul Jackson Jr.

from the Arizona Daily Star


Jazz phenom-turned-Idol-rocking guitarist Paul Jackson Jr. is so good we give him a pass for having played on Backstreet Boys recordings. Here''s a profile that gives you a little more insight into the PRS slinger who does his thing on one of the most-watched shows in American history.

Bonus: tidbits like this: as a child actor, Jackson made appearances on Good Time
s and Mayberry R.F.D. Dyn-o-mite!

Page/Jones rock with foo fighters

from the Telegraph (UK)


Okay, scoring tickets to a Foo Fighters show is cool enough, now imagine being there when Grohl busts out some guest musicians with, oh, pretty good chops: Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. The Telegraph has the story.

Bittersweet Bonus: Page suggested the Zep reunion tour might not happen until the fall of ''09.

Fuzz, octave, and odd intervals co-mingle and clash with bizarre, mangled, musical, pretty, and often shockingly unpredictable results.

Scores of tones that span the musical and the ridiculous. Fun and ferocious fuzz. Octave can be used independently. Often intuitive in spite of its complexity. Tracks pitch shifts without glitches

Easy to get lost in the weeds if you don’t do your homework.

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Keeley Octa Psi
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I’d venture that most guitarists instinctively regard fuzz as a brutish, brainless effect (which is funny given how much energy in our community is dedicated to dissecting the nuances and merits of different fuzz types). Keeley’s Octa Psi, however, transcends mere troglodyte status by combining a fundamentally nasty fuzz voice in three switchable variations, and a web of octave and interval tones that transform the Octa Psi into a synthesizer capable of textures ranging from soaring to demented to downright evil.

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On this episode of the 100 Guitarists podcast, we’re talking about our favorite Lukather tracks, from his best rhythm parts to his most rippin’ solos. And even though he spends most of his playing time with the biggest names, we’ve managed to call up a few deep cuts.

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Friends and guitar legends in the making Tom Bukovac (left) and Guthrie Trapp map out some recording strategy for In Stereo, with an acoustic guitar and air drums.

Nashville session and stage MVPs craft an aural wonderland with their genre-defying instrumental album, In Stereo.

Working from a shared language of elegance and grit, Nashville guitar domos Tom Bukovac and Guthrie Trapp have crafted In Stereo, an album that celebrates the transcendent power of instrumental music—its ability to transport listeners and to convey complex emotions without words.

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With built-in effects, headphone output, and AUX connectivity, these compact devices are designed to provide ultimate versatility for practice sessions at home or on stage.

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