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Guitars

WTF? 

How many strings do you really need on a bass guitar?

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bass, Davie504, Guitars

How many strings does a bass have? Four is usually good enough, although you can get models with five and

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The grooving grey matter of guitarists

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Guitarists, Guitars, Max Planck

Scientists in Germany found something interesting. When guitarists get together in a groove, their brains sync up.  Researchers at the

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WTF? 

Can you make a guitar from McDonald’s french fries?

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Guitars, Luthier, McDonald's

Yes. Yes, you can. Why you’d go through all this trouble is another matter, however. (Via Sean)

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Cool! 

This guy is the fastest guitarist in the world

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fastest Guitarist, Guitarists, Guitars

I was doing a little research for The Ongoing History of New Music when I ran across the story of

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Poll 

There’s been a survey of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. Thoughts?

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Best Riffs, Electric Guitar, Guitars, Survey

A British company called Muse Group (it deals in music content and software) conducted a survey of 1500 people throughout

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Music News 

Alex Lifeson of Rush is going to auction off some of his iconic guitars

March 15, 2022March 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Lifeson, Auctions, Guitars, Juliens, Rush

Alex Lifeson is doing some decluttering. With more guitars than he can ever play, he’s decided that those that don’t

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, January 6, 2021

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Audiobooks, Beavis and Butthead, Canadian Online Radio, Christmas songs, Guitars, Noodles, Offspring, Samsung, Stars, Status Quo, TikTok, Torquil Campbell, Travis Barker

When is it time’s up on Christmas decorations? Just askin’. Moving to music news for January 6, 2021… In case

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, December 25, 2021

December 25, 2021December 24, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment All I Want for Christmas Is You, AstroWorld, Ed Sheeran, Guitars, Guns N'Roses, Headstones, Hugh Dillion, Live Nation, Mariah Carey, Michael Buble, Pink Floyd, Spotify

There’s music new on December 25? Absolutely. Here’s FYIMusicNews’ Year in Review. The US Congress wants to know exactly what

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, December 2, 2021

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, AstroWorld, Bangles, Guitars, Justin Bieber, Prince, Saudi Arabia, Streaming, The Weeknd, Travis Scott

Well, I picked a grand time to leave the country, what with all the sudden new travel restrictions. I can

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, November 10, 2021

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Winehouse, Guitars, Led Zeppelin, Speakers

That’s one way to pack a guitar. As for music news on November 11, 2021… Gord Downie’s widow, Kaya Usher,

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Music History 

Fred Armisen’s history of the guitar in alt-rock

November 6, 2021November 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alt-Rock, Fred Armisen, Guitars, Jimmy Fallon

Fred Armisen is not only a comedian, writer, and actor, but he’s also a pretty fine musician. In this clip,

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