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Alan Parsons' "Art and Science of Sound Recording"
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Alan Parsons' "Art and Science of Sound Recording"

If it doesn’t sound right to the human ear, it’s not going to sound right to the microphone,” notes Alan Parsons on his Art & Science of Sound Recording

Teye Guitars La Pirata Custom Plus Electric Guitar Review
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Teye Guitars La Pirata Custom Plus Electric Guitar Review

A single-pickup, metal-faced guitar with an unexpectedly wide range of tones

Builder Profile: David Myka Custom Guitars
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Builder Profile: David Myka Custom Guitars

When David Myka says he’s ready to take on any project, no matter how out-there or customized, you know he means it: He built his first guitars out of throwaway parts—including radio guts and nut-and-bolt tuning keys—and wound his first pickups out of reclaimed transformer wire and 6-penny nails.

Eastwood Guitars Warren Ellis Signature Tenor Guitar Review
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Eastwood Guitars Warren Ellis Signature Tenor Guitar Review

Warren Ellis'' signature Eastwood is a 4-string tenor electric that opens sonic frontiers typically ignored by 6-string acolytes.

CD Review: Bob Marley & the Wailers - "Live Forever: The Stanley Theatre, PIttsburgh, PA, September 23, 1980"
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CD Review: Bob Marley & the Wailers - "Live Forever: The Stanley Theatre, PIttsburgh, PA, September 23, 1980"

Recently released for the first time, Live Forever is a two-disc set that documents Bob Marley’s last concert before cancer took his life eight months later.

Video Review: "Lemmy: The Movie"
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Video Review: "Lemmy: The Movie"

Lemmy: The Movie Damage Case Films & Distribution At 64 years old, Motörhead frontman Ian Fraser Kilmister has had a career that most rockers could only dream of. Known to

1952 Gibson Goldtop Les Paul
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1952 Gibson Goldtop Les Paul

A fully-gold Goldtop in impeccable shape from the latter half of 1952

Boomerang Musical Products Boomerang III Phrase Sampler Pedal Review
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Boomerang Musical Products Boomerang III Phrase Sampler Pedal Review

Download Example 1 Lead over looped section, which is switched to reverse and then Octave-down function in the fadeout. Clip recorded with Fender Jaguar and Vox Pathfinder. A looper

The Right Mic, Pt. 2
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The Right Mic, Pt. 2

Let’s discuss a few other important microphone characteristics and how they affect the sound the mic captures.

Tracking The Steel-String Guitar's Evolution, Pt. 1
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Tracking The Steel-String Guitar's Evolution, Pt. 1

In this three-part series, we’ll explore the genesis of the steel-string and look at the evolution of this versatile and intriguing stringed instrument over the last century.