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THE VALUE OF A GUITAR

THE VALUE OF A GUITAR

What is the true value of a guitar? Is it the cost? The sentimental value? Something indescribable?

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History of the Electric Guitar!

History of the Electric Guitar!

While you probably have never heard the name ‘George Beauchamp’ before, if you play electric guitar, well then you owe him a debt of gratitude. Because it was Beauchamp, working with Adolph Rickenbacker who created the first commercially viable method of stringed-instrument amplification.

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NAMM 2012: The Winter NAMM Experience

NAMM 2012: The Winter NAMM Experience

If you’ve ever been to a NAMM show, it’s an experience you won’t soon forget. Check out some great pics we took that highlighted this years show!

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NAMM 2012: Guitars, Gear, Gadgets, Gigs and Girls!

NAMM 2012: Guitars, Gear, Gadgets, Gigs and Girls!

A look back at last weeks NAMM Show. We toured around the event looking for interesting subject matter and it wasn’t hard to find!

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SMG Contest: Win a Tanglewood TVC Koa S Acoustic-Electric Guitar!

SMG Contest: Win a Tanglewood TVC Koa S Acoustic-Electric Guitar!

Enter now to win a Tanglewood TVC Koa S Acoustic-Electric Guitar!

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It’s Nigel Tufnel Day!

It’s Nigel Tufnel Day!

The day has finally arrived! It’s Nigel Tufnel Day! Yes, that’s right, the day that goes to E-L-E-V-E-N. Look at the date. Yes, you CAN look at it. Eleven, eleven, eleven. So no matter whether you are a druid with a BIG BOTTOM or you’re stuck in a HELL HOLE, crank up the Marshall Amplifier all the way up, and let the sustain go, Ahhhhhh!

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SMG Tips: A Guitar Collector’s Two Best Friends

SMG Tips: A Guitar Collector’s Two Best Friends

Through the years I have bought and sold a number of guitars and plucked away on countless others in shops and at the homes of friends. Some of my purchases were practical and well thought out while others were impulse buys and as such I have found two tools I rely on when shopping for guitars.

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How to Identify a Vintage Gibson Les Paul Standard

How to Identify a Vintage Gibson Les Paul Standard

As one of the most popular and highly regarded guitars ever made, Gibson’s Les Paul guitar is also one of the most often forged. How can you avoid shelling out big bucks for a phony guitar? It’s not easy. And even experts are occasionally fooled by some of the fakes out there.

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