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SMG Profile: Guitar Virtuoso Steve Howe

SMG Profile: Guitar Virtuoso Steve Howe

So many contemporary guitarists cite Steve Howe as an integral influence on their playing. Why you ask? To begin with, Howe is so proficient that you’ll find him playing styles such as: classical, flamenco, country, jazz and rock. As a result, his compositions incorporate all of the various styles into a sound that can only be called progressive.

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SMG TIPS: The Art of Acquiring<br />Guitars, Part 4

SMG TIPS: The Art of Acquiring
Guitars, Part 4

Part 4 – How much would you be willing to spend on a new guitar? The most subjective answer here. What would you use the guitar for? Are you a working musician or toying around in your home? How serious are you going to get with it? What else are you planning to invest into it?

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Musician Profile: Stevie is God!

Musician Profile: Stevie is God!

Clapton is God, was written in graffiti on walls for a time in the mid to late 1960s in England, and he has always been looked at as a great guitarist. When I hear his music I hear the whole of the experience, and know that he has constantly surrounded himself with other great musicians.

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SMG TIPS: The Art of Acquiring<br />Guitars Part 3

SMG TIPS: The Art of Acquiring
Guitars Part 3

How much would you be willing to spend on a new guitar? The most subjective answer here. What would you use the guitar for? Are you a working musician or toying around in your home? How serious are you going to get with it? What else are you planning to invest into it? Time….money….other gear?

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SMG TIPS: The Art of Acquiring<br />Guitars, Part 2

SMG TIPS: The Art of Acquiring
Guitars, Part 2

How much would you be willing to spend on a new guitar? The most subjective answer here. What would you use the guitar for? Are you a working musician or toying around in your home? How serious are you going to get with it? What else are you planning to invest into it? Time….money….other gear?

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Shipping A Guitar Takes Extra Care

Shipping A Guitar Takes Extra Care

Whether you are a musician on the move or have sold an old guitar on eBay, it is important to know how to ship a guitar properly. These delicate devices need to be properly packed for shipping so that they are not damaged. For proper shipping of a guitar, it is obviously necessary to pack it properly.

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SMG TIPS: The Art of Acquiring<br />Guitars, Part 1

SMG TIPS: The Art of Acquiring
Guitars, Part 1

This is not going to be your average blog post on how to buy a guitar. I look at it as more of a logical approach to deciding what kind of guitar you NEED! With that being said, do you ever see a guitar that catches your eye….and that’s it….you’ve got to have THAT guitar? I understand all too well as I have been guilty of that very thing.

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SMG Explores: Downtown Vintage Guitars, Las Vegas!

SMG Explores: Downtown Vintage Guitars, Las Vegas!

Downtown Vintage Guitars is NOT your ordinary guitar shop. It doesn’t have hundreds of brand new guitars hanging on the walls. It doesn’t have the multiple departments like your local Guitar Center or other big chains. But it has other things that those big stores do not have…. like VIBE and PERSONALITY!

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