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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Win a Roger Waters P-Bass
In honor of The Wall LIVE which is currently touring, we have teamed up with Fender to giveaway a Roger Waters P-Bass. This bass features our SPB-3 Quarter Pound for P-Bass which is a high-output and incredibly versatile pickup. Click here … Continue reading
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Conducting From the Grave’s Jeff Morgan Talks Tone
Jeff Morgan has been ripping it up on guitar since he was 14. As the blistering guitarist for for the progressive metal band Conducting From the Grave, Jeff is known as a guitarist that will rattle you to your … Continue reading
Ultimate High-Output Pickup Comparsion
If you are looking for a high-output pickup for rock or metal, check out this comparsion demo where you can see 12 of our most popular models compared in side by side demos. Distortion 0:06 – 1:02 Full Shred 1:03 … Continue reading
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Tagged ahb-1, ahb-2, ahb-3, dimebag, keith merrow, sh-10, Sh-13, sh-16, Sh-4, sh-5, SH-6, sh-8, slipknot
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Voices of Metal – Joe Nurre of Shaded Enmity & The Jeff Loomis Band
In this week’s edition of Voices of Metal we turn to a guitarist who has spent years making brutal music with Shaded Enmity. We recently heard that Joe Nurre had joined up with Jeff Loomis to go on tour, we … Continue reading
Learn Metal with Marios Iliopoulos of Nightrage Pt. 1
This is the song Insidious which is straight forward thrash death metal kind of song with a lot of frenetic rhythm guitar playing, the Nightrage way. I use a lot of triplets on the rhythms and the overall arrangement its simple … Continue reading
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Dino Cazares: Fear Factory And The Industrial Revolution
Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares is a pioneer. His ultra-tight picking, monster tone and pioneering use of seven and eight string guitars helped to solidify the combination of mechanical precision and brutal riffing that spurred an industrial metal revolution and … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 string, 8 string, Blackouts, dino cazares, divine heresy, fear factory
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Going Back 30 Years to our Interview with Carlos Santana
It’s O.K. to make a mistake, but if the tone’s not there, then everyone goes home with a headache and nothing more. Continue reading
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An Interview with Vasely Sapunov of Christian Heavy Metal band Saving Grace
Although musically, the majority of our influences are from secular hardcore and metal bands that we grew up listening to, we are stoked to break barriers and stereotypes and to be able to play bone-crushingly heavy music, that people would not normally associate with a Christian band. Continue reading
Clinic and master guitarist makes Noise on his new CD
“Knowing what to say and what to play is the easy part; the part you have to work on is your people skills. You’re going to be dealing with lots of different personalities in many different parts of the world so knowing how to get along with the rep you’re traveling with, the dealer you’re doing the clinic for (along with their employees) is sometimes the most challenging part of the clinic.”
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Tagged Everything Axe, Sh-1, sh-11, tb-11
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Musicians Institute Launches Seymour Duncan Scholarships
As you may have seen on our forums recently, Musicians Institute and Seymour Duncan Pickups and Pedals are offering three innovative scholarships to support bass players, guitarists and luthiers at the legendary music school. Each $2,000 scholarship (tuition credit) will be … Continue reading
