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2 months ago | 
ultimate-guitar.com | Justin Beckner
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
ultimate-guitar.com | Justin Beckner
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
guitar.com | Justin Beckner
Neal Schon performing at Download Festival in 2009. Image: Neil Lupin/Redferns via Getty ImagesWhen you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions. Learn moreBack in the mid-1970s, the sound of rock ‘n’ roll evolved a lot, and it was largely thanks to innovations in the gear we use; not least of all was the Floyd Rose vibrato system, which made its debut in 1976.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
guitar.com | Justin Beckner
Fake Gibson guitars seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Gibson Inc., at a news conference on November 26, 2024. Image: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesWhen you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
guitar.com | Justin Beckner
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Mastodon’s breakthrough record, Leviathan. The album’s crushing tones would come to define the Mastodon sound in subsequent years. It also marked the first time the band experimented with the idea of doing a concept album. That concept loosely follows the story of Herman Melville’s 1851 novel, Moby Dick, which was inspired by the real-life tragedy of the sinking of a ship called The Essex.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Justin Beckner
“He wanted his version of the song to be a stark, heavy solo-piano thing, but they convinced him to turn it into a grand, crashing, theatrical monster-ballad, complete with orchestra”: The story of Nilsson's Without YouIt’s been hailed as one of the first ever power ballads and unlike many vocal belters unleashed in the last half century, its soaring bombast is more …
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
guitar.com | Justin Beckner
Customising your guitar is something that adds a touch of individuality to the instrument. Just as people customise skateboards, cars, and even their home walls, why not add a personal touch to something so integral to the artistic process. Many artists have adorned their instruments with custom artwork, and in this article, we’ll cover just a few.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
guitar.com | Justin Beckner
The big two guitar brands – Fender and Gibson – have between them been responsible for creating the instruments that powered countless moments of rock ‘n’ roll legend. But not all. In the decades since the so-called Golden Era of guitar-making, luthiers big and small have ended up using these iconic guitar designs as inspiration for their own instruments – often with minor tweaks or variations to suit the tastes or intent on the builder.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
guitar.com | Justin Beckner
Jack WhiteThe RaconteursThe White StripesAirlineFenderGretschKay Guitar Company#Acoustic Guitars#Artist#Effects#Electric GuitarsWhen you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions. Learn moreThe former White Stripes man is one of the most innovative and influential guitarists of the 21st century – and his gear is just as unique.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Justin Beckner
GuitarNowEighteen albums from 20 years ago that you should not have missedaudiophix.com - Ljubinko Zivkovic • 56mWhen assessing albums released during a certain year it does require a bit of time to assess their true worth and whether they deserve to find their …Autos17 hours ago10 Show-Stopping Dodge Concepts That Never Hit Productioncarbuzz.com - Jacob Oliva • 17hDodge has always been known for its bold, aggressive, and downright wild approach to car design.
