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Riffs: Operation: Music Aid, Hagar-Satriani Supergroup, STP Reunion Dissected

Operation: Music Aid''s 1000th Guitar from courant.com Here''s a story about an American flag-themed guitar being presented to a soldier who had his ankles wrecked by a mortar round

Operation: Music Aid

Operation: Music Aid''s 1000th Guitar

from courant.com


Here''s a story about an American flag-themed guitar being presented to a soldier who had his ankles wrecked by a mortar round in Afghanistan. This is the 1,000th such guitar given to wounded American military personnel as part of Operation: Music Aid.

Hagar-Satriani Supergroup

from the Canadian Press


Hell yes. Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani are hitting the studio with Chad Smith and Michael Anthony September 1st. Sammy actually said, "We could rival Zep." Ummm, easy now -- we''re excited about this but let''s not get carried away.
STP

STP "reunion" Dissected

from the Eagle-Tribune


Don''t call the Stone Temple Pilots reunion a reunion? Okay, whatever. Anyway, here''s the back story.

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When the Beatles’ bass duties fell to rhythm guitarist Paul McCartney, he fully adopted the role and soon became one of the undeniable bass greats.

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Was bass your first instrument, or did you start out on guitar? Some of the world’s best bass players started off as guitar players, sometimes by chance. When Stuart Sutcliffe—originally a guitarist himself—left the Beatles in 1961, bass duties fell to rhythm guitarist Paul McCartney, who fully adopted the role and soon became one of the undeniable bass greats.

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Fuchs Audio introduces the ODH Hybrid amp, featuring a True High Voltage all-tube preamp and Ice Power module for high-powered tones in a compact size. With D-Style overdrive, Spin reverb, and versatile controls, the ODH offers exceptional tone shaping and flexibility at an affordable price point.

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Jackson Guitars announces its first female signature artist model, the Pro Series Signature Diamond Rowe guitar.

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