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The Latest Guitar, Bass and Ukulele News
from around the World Wide Web ~ September 22, 2022
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Mike Overly
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If you’re just starting out on acoustic guitar, buying your first instrument might seem simple enough…. Head to your local music shop, thrust out your hand, and say something like, “Give me a beginner guitar now!” Ah, but say you encounter one of those things known as a guitar salesperson? And say that person has some questions… “Ok, we’ve got traditional-style dreadnoughts with cutaways or no cutaways. We’ve got concert sized guitars, parlor guitars, classical, all sorts!” And you, formerly a confident shopper, now find yourself at sea. What’s is the difference?
GUITAR NEWS
 
This guitar is so far from the blueprint of its inspiration that it’s an entirely new thing. Still, elements of the single-cut shape, the lovely swamp ash used in the body’s construction, and the giveaway tilt of the bridge pickup hint at its roots.
IN THE BASSMENT

The Anthrax man’s bass is one of the flashier low-end offerings in the Charvel stable, and this USA-built model pays homage to Bello and Charvel’s longstanding history.​ ​Its quartersawn maple neck features block inlays, hipshot tuners and a brass nut. Meanwhile, the gloss black alder body includes Bello’s custom-designed EMG pickup set, a Hipshot Hi-Mass bridge and, of course, that custom mirrored pickguard.
UKULELE UNIVERSE
 
In 1931 she took on the New York Musicians’ Union, threatening legal action if the organization would not include the ukulele in its list of musical instruments. She wrote more ukulele arrangements for piano sheet music than any other arranger. And she created a ukulele teaching method for enthusiasts on the mainland.
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WATCH THIS

This '90s-inspired guitar duo behind one of 2022's best alt-rock albums don't own their own amps, use "crappy" guitars. But together, they produce a sweet and sour sound that's audio catnip for Generation X and Z alike.
LEARN HERE

Using inversions – or slash chords as they are more commonly known – is a great way of experimenting with familiar chords.
GREAT GEAR

Sweetwater breaks down the 1,000 top-selling pedals of its 43-year history, and reveals the surprising stompbox that occupies the top spot...
ARTIST AWARENESS

Paco de Lucía was a pseudonym of Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist Francisco Sánchez Gómez. He was considered a master of rasgueados / picados and was capable of playing with blinding speed on the flamenco guitar.
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