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There have been  so many musicians that have died. But none so more than the guitarist. Such a demanding role within a band. Throughout the last 50 years of popular music, the lead guitarist has been an essential part of any band; to look amazingly cool, to cause a riot, to smash some guitars on stage, to show the groupies a good time ;-). Such a demanding role has seen so many guitarists die too young or before their time. So many that had so much more to give. So many that came and left their mark and authority on the world. Who all gave[...]

Hello everybody and welcome to the second edition of the weekly feature, Guitar Duel. Last week saw Jimmy Page take on Keith Richards and to be honest I thought it might have been more of a contest. But you voted 11 for Page and just 2 for Richards. So Jimmy Page won that Guitar Duel by a landslide. But now onto this weeks Duel. A tasty affair indeed. They hail from two of the biggest Rock bands in history. One classed more as Heavy Metal, one more as Hard Rock. They formed 8 years apart in 1973 and 1981. The bands are of course,[...]

You all know that famous Star Wars phrase that Jedi Master Obi Wan says to Luke Skywalker don't you? "Use the force, Luke"? I'll assume that you all know it. But in reality, how can this geeky sci-fi phrase help us become better guitarists? It's all about feeling. Clean Those Lugholes! One thing that we can take from Obi Wans famous quote is that as guitarists and musicians, we must train our ears to hear different notes, tunings, chords and, from our own experience, a bum note. This is essential as a guitar player! It can improve your[...]

Hello and welcome to another friday quiz! Is everyone excited for the weekend cause I know I sure am! Anyway hope you all did well on the last quiz, here are the answers for the last quiz: 1) Puddle Of Mud 2) Weezer 3)The Pixies 4) Xpensive Winos 5) Jimi Hendrix So, now on to this weeks quiz and I hope you all do great. Here it is: [quiz=9] Good Luck Amazon.com Widgets Other Posts in the Series: Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Quiz 4 Quiz 5 Quiz 6 Quiz 7 Subscribe in a reader Enter your email address: [...]

Heya guys, How are you all? Back to another weekly quiz now, as it's been a while since the last one. If you participated in the last quiz the answers were: 1) Seattle 2) London 3) Mirror 4) The The 5) Keith Richards Hope you all did well. So now onto this weeks quiz. Here it is: [quiz=7] Good Luck. :-) Amazon.com Widgets Other Posts in the Series: Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Quiz 4 Quiz 5 Quiz 6 Subscribe in a reader Enter your email address: Delivered by[...]