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We have just what the doctor ordered. Pickup cover sets to spruce up your favorite Fender(R) instrument. Includes three black pickup covers for Fender Stratocasters(R).

If you love guitar playing and are on a look out for the best and most economical solution to guitar learning, then you can opt for Ben Edwards' Jamorama. Its primary objective is to enable guitar learners, (irrespective of their skills levels - beginner, intermediate or advanced level learners) to learn playing guitar through perfect ear training and reading guitar tablatures. This cutting-edge program uses such simple teaching methodology, that even an 8 year old kid with a true passion for guitars, can easily use, comprehend and apply the principles learnt through this program with utmost ease and comfort.

When you purchase "Jamorama: The "Ultimate Guitar Learning Kit", you will be entitled to receive several useful features and bonuses, that will enable you to play the guitar flawlessly. These features include -

1. E-books: You will receive 4 well-written downloadable e-books - one for beginner level learners, another one for intermediate level learners, a third book for advance level learners and the fourth one for all levels, which speaks about guitar tuning. These books provide coherent and complete information about guitar playing and contain several illustrations and photographs for easier understanding. The textual matter is punctuated with learning aids in the form of symbols that indicate that a play along Jam track or an audio or video example relevant to that part of the lesson is available to the learner for viewing and for easier understanding.

2. Video Lessons: You will receive 148 video lessons with audio-visual format to illustrate each lesson correctly. These video lessons and audio/video demonstrations are of reasonably good quality and are well produced. They provide split screens which simultaneously show the right hand and left hand finger movements, as well as other illustrations such as the fret board with guitar tablatures.

3. Jam Along Tracks: These audio files allow the learner to play along with a backup band, practicing some of the best guitar licks and small guitar songs. This adds a lot of spice and an element of fun while practicing.

In addition, the program also offers several useful bonuses such as -

4. Guitar Tuner Pro - It is a guitar tuning software. In fact, it is the best digital tuner available in the market to tune your instrument accurately. It provides a proper tone for each string of several different types of guitars.

5. Guitar Ear It - It is a software game that provides a fun-filled way to transcribe music in your mind and sharpen your musical ear. It helps you in recognizing the sound of a chord and chord progressions. It is really very effective in improving your chord recognition skills.

6. Jamorama Metronome - It is a digital metronome which provides you with a steady beat in order to help you improve your rhythm, tempo and timing while practicing.

7. Jayde Musica Pro - It is a guitar learning software in the form of a creative game which sharpens your music reading skills as well as teaches you to recognize and record each different pitch and musical note in your mind. You would soon be able to identify the way in which each single note is denoted.

The best part about this program is that it is very user friendly and can be easily used both with Macintosh as well as with Windows PCs. As a result, you will soon learn to play your favorite guitar licks and popular songs even if you are at a very early stage into your guitar training program.

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New Fully Licensed Mens Fender Guitar Tour Wear Shirt. Fabulous rock band stage wear shirt for Musicians or a just a great shirt for Fender Guitar lovers. Great Rocker shirt for those special nights on the town. From the Fender Custom Shop. This Design is Killer - it is called No Way Out. It is a short sleeve Black Cotton shirt with a small Fender Custom Shop Skull embroidery design on the front. The front features Fender Snap closures in a Rockabilly style. The back has a large print of the Fender Skull and crossed Fender Guitars Design and says Rock n Roll Religion on it. The Skull has Metal Studs in his eyes and there are Metal Studs between the words. Great for all musicians from Heavy Metal to Rockabilly and as a clubbing shirt for anyone. These shirts are new but made to look vintage with wicked cool detailing. Fabric is 100% Cotton for a soft comfortable fit and ease of care.Sizing on This Mens Short Sleeve Button Front Cotton Fender Guitar Shirt:Medium: 43 inch chest.Large: 45 inch chest.XL: 47 inch chest.XXL: 49 1/2 inch chest.

With so many choices of guitars on the market, it can be an overwhelming task to pick the right one. Guitars essentially can be broken down into two main, broad categories: electric and acoustic. Acoustic guitars require no amplification and typically are the guitar of choice for many beginning guitarists. Acoustic guitars are a good choice for those learning basic open chords or simple strumming patterns. An acoustic guitar can have steel or nylon strings that are typically much heavier in gauge to those found on an electric guitar. This can make bending strings or playing solo's more challenging until finger strength and stamina are developed. Given the increasing popularity of county, pop, rock, and metal musical styles, many beginning guitarist are opting to buy electric guitars.

This then allows them to focus on learning to play their favorite musical style straight out of the gate. Electric guitars allow for more versatility and excitement due to their pickup configurations and ability to add distortion, reverb, and other effects to its amplified sound. Electric guitars then are increasing becoming the guitar of choice for many beginning guitarists. However, the question still remains, which guitar should a beginner buy? This is a difficult question given the number of quality guitars on the market. However, one of the common mistakes a beginner makes is buying an inexpressive and low-quality guitar. These guitars are often difficult to play, sound thin, and are not built to last. Furthermore, they end up costing more in the long run as one is forced to upgrade as skills increase. This then leaves the person with a low quality used guitar that is difficult sell (this is because inexpensive, low-quality guitars lose their value very quickly). A better, and more cost effective approach then would be to buy a mid-level guitar that holds its value. This adds built in value protection if one ever decides to sell.

The famous Fender Stratocaster, or, Strat for short, is popular guitar for the beginning, intermediate, and advanced player. Its straight-ahead design, durability, versatility, and playability, makes it a perfect guitar for all music styles. Made famous by Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Stratocaster comes in a variety of configurations and price points for almost every budget. Mid-level Stratocasters range in price from $400-600 depending on where it is made (i.e. America, Mexico, Japan). Buying a used Fender Stratocaster is also an option as Fender guitars are known to sound and play better with age. This is one of the reasons for the increasing popularity of Fender vintage series guitars, such as the Fender Stratocaster 60's reissue and Fender Relic guitars.

The Fender Highway-One series is also a popular choice amongst beginning and intermediate guitarists as it is American made with the playability and tone of a vintage guitar. In summary, those just starting to play guitar are forced with a difficult decision when buying their first guitar. Electric guitars are increasing in popularity especially amongst novice guitarists as they allow for versatility and playability. Many, however, make the mistake of buying an inexpensive, poorly sounding and playing guitar. This then decreases motivation and desire to learn guitar and well and being a poor financial investment. The Fender Stratocaster is a quintessential guitar and one well suited for guitars of all levels that holds its value. There are many Stratocasters to choose from, so do your research and you're sure to find the perfect Fender guitar and in doing so own a piece of music history.

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Not sure what's happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better Love, Angel, Music, Baby gets. Love, Angel, Music, Baby simply stated is one of Gwen Stefani's best CDs to date.

Gwen Stefani has been a super star in the Pop genre for quite a while now and Love, Angel, Music, Baby is an excellent illustration as to why.

One of the refreshingly nice things about this CD is the way all of the participating artists seem to be really enjoying themselves. Combine that with the overall presentation and youve got one of Gwen Stefanis most impressive releases ever.

This is a first rate CD, delivering a little something for everyone. I give it two thumbs up. Its quite simply great listening. A must buy if you're even mildly into Pop music.

My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 6, Luxurious. Its a great track!

Love, Angel, Music, Baby Release Notes:

Gwen Stefani originally released Love, Angel, Music, Baby on Nov 23, 2004 on the Interscope Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. What You Waiting For?

2. Rich Girl - (with Eve)

3. Hollaback Girl

4. Cool

5. Bubble Pop Electric - (with Johnny Vulture)

6. Luxurious

7. Harajuku Girls

8. Crash

9. The Real Thing

10. Serious

11. Danger Zone

12. Long Way To Go - (with Andre 3000)

Personnel include: Gwen Stefani (vocals); Andre 3000 (vocals); Eve (rap vocals); Linda Perry (guitar, keyboards, programming); Tony Reyes (guitar, bass guitar); Rusty Anderson (guitar); Tony Kanal (keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Mark Batson (keyboards, keyboard bass); Dallas Austin (keyboards, drums); Mike Elizondo, James Wright (keyboards); Jimmy Jam (bass guitar); Jason Lader (programming); Mimi Parker, Seven, Bobby Ross Avila (background vocals).

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The fame of karaoke all over the world is phenomenal but its origin has never been uttered. Nowadays, karaoke bars are becoming more popular in various countries. As a matter of fact, most restaurants offer machines with songs in different languages for free. Nevertheless, the mere thought of going to karaoke bars often raise some eyebrows. On the other hand, those who complained but gave it a chance, it has been hard for them to withdraw themselves from the fun it gives.

Where does this well-known form of entertainment really come from? Although the exact story of the emergence of it is vague, we can still track its etymology. The word 'karaoke' comes from 'kara', empty (short for karappo) and 'oke' (short for okesutora), orchestra. As known, karaoke tracks only have music accompaniment. The vocals are provided by a "singer", amateur or not, who holds a microphone and sings while following the words displayed on a screen or in a book.

With the evolution of technology, karaoke has been brought to every home. Its first real technological advancement is the development of home sets that allows you to sing at anytime. There were also karaoke tapes that have been made available to the public. Then, the birth of compact disc made it even exciting as it offers hundreds of songs in just one disc. These music paraphernalia comes with a lyric book and can be played with or without vocals.

Going back to its roots, the congestion of Japanese neighborhood have become a major problem in setting up karaoke sets. With houses built closely to one another, many complained about too much sound coming from other houses. And so, entrepreneurs took advantage of this issue and created the soundproof karaoke boxes. The box is a converted freight car with closed-door insulated rooms and soundproof. This is marketed as a venue where one can sing so loudly without creating inconvenience to other people. The first karaoke box was developed in 1984 in a rice field in the countryside of Okayama Prefecture. Sooner, Karaoke Boxes became popular and were put up in open spaces in both rural and urban areas.

Time flies and we're now embracing the continuous development of portable Karaoke Microphones. This sound device has a built-in program and a chip that houses thousands of songs. And because it is portable, playing it anywhere you want is possible as long as there is a television.

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Fender Deluxe Player's Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Maple, Sapphire Blue

Electric Guitar. Made by Fender.

The Deluxe Players Stratocaster is a revised version of the former Super Strat. Upgraded with American-made Vintage Noiseless pickups, this guitar not only sounds great but with a 12" neck radius and medium jumbo frets it's a workhorse of a guitar! And, don't forget about the push button switch that gives the player nine different pickup combinations!

Features:

• BODY Ash
• NECK Maple, Modern "C" Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)
• MACHINE HEADS Gold Plated Fender/Reliance Vintage Style Tuning Machines
• FINGERBOARD Maple, 12" Radius (305mm)
• NO. OF FRETS 21 Medium Jumbo Frets
• PICKUPS 3 Vintage Noiseless Strat Pickups
• CONTROLS Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
• BRIDGE Gold Plated Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
• PICKUP SWITCHING 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickups (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated), Position 5. Neck Pickup (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated), 1-Push-Button On/Off Switch: Activates Bridge Pickup in Positions 4 and 5 of Blade Switch
• HARDWARE Gold Plated
• STRINGS Fender Super Bullet 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042)
• CASE Deluxe Gig Bag
• PICKGUARD 4-Ply Brown Shell
• SCALE LENGTH 25.5" (648mm)
• WIDTH AT NUT 1 11/16 (43mm)
• UNIQUE FEATURES Gold Plated Hardware
• ACCESSORIES Deluxe Gig Bag

NOTE: The picture on this page shows the Rosewood version of this guitar model, if you place an order from this page you will receive the model with a Maple fretboard

If you really want to learn how to play guitar you can find a way. With all of the guitar playing information out there it is much easier to learn to play today than it was years ago. Although private lessons are a great method of learning to play guitar it is not the only learning method out there. Even an absolute beginner guitar player can learn how to play with all of the options available to you today.

If you put forth the effort you can teach yourself all of those cool tunes you would love to know how to play. One good way to learn how to pick is to find an online lesson source. There are many websites online that can teach you both absolute beginner guitar and advanced lessons. Many of these sites are free while others charge a fee. There are tons of great players out there that have never had a formal lesson in their life.

If you are new at playing the guitar you should probably start with some simple method that is designed for the beginning guitarist. Learning how to read guitar tablature and teaching yourself a few simple chords along with some strum patterns would be a good start. With this humble beginning you should be on your way to learning how to play the guitar. Before you know it you will be playing your own style of music.

One way some people learn to play is by ear. This involves listing to the song you want to learn and trying to copy the sound you hear. It may be a little while before you can use this method but it is the best way to find your own voice and play the guitar in a way that only you can do.

Playing music with other people will take your playing to new levels. There is something about playing with your buddies that makes you a better player. All of those bad habits you tend to develop will go away if you spend enough time playing with other people.

At some point you will realize that you must put in the time if you want to be a great guitar player. You can buy the next great method as many times as you like but it may not make you a better player. You must practice if you want to be a good guitar player. As you teach yourself it is important to stay motivated. As you get to be a better player you will move into advanced topics that you may not be able to master in a day. You need to spend the time it takes to do things right without losing interest. Sometimes this is a tough thing to do.

If you take the time to do things right you will have a hobby that you can enjoy for the rest of your life. Anything worth doing is worth taking the time to get it right. With enough time and effort you will soon be playing guitar like a pro even if you are an absolute beginner guitar player today.

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Pink Floyd: The Black Strat: A History of David Gilmour's Black Fender Stratocaster

The Black Strat book is the first and only accurate and knowledgeable account of David Gilmour's favorite Stratocaster guitar. Written by Phil Taylor - David's personal guitar technician since 1974 - to coincide with the release of the long awaited and much requested Fender 'David Gilmour Signature Strat': an instrument replicating the look, set-up, sound and feel of David's famous black guitar as it is today. The chronological story begins with David Gilmour joining Pink Floyd in early 1968, his guitar at that time, his subsequent instruments leading to the purchase of the Black Strat in 1970, and the other guitars that have come and gone. The book details all of the changes and modifications made to the Black Strat, its use on Pink Floyd tours and iconic albums, David's solo projects, and various guest appearances throughout the years.
Customer Review: Pink Floyd: The Black Strat A history of David Gilmour's Black Fender Stratocaster
After reading this book in one sitting, it became an inspiration for me to build my own Gilmour black strat. It is a must for any fan of Pink Floyd as well as David Gilmour fan. A very detailed history of the guitar and it's owner and the various changes the guitar went through 'til it reached its current state. A wealth of pictures as well as info, so much as i said that i built my own gilmour strat. The only changes i made were in the neck, it is a C-shaped but a bit smaller to fit my hand, i did put a duncan ssl5 in the bridge, but instead of the fat 50's in the neck and 69 in the middle, i put 2 duncan ssl-3 in the neck and middle but the middle pickup is reverse wound, and instead of drilling a hole in the pickguard for the extra switch to turn on the neck pickup, i used a push-pull pot on the lower tone control to add the neck pickup. I decided to do the N.O.S version instead of the relic'd version. See if this book had that kind of inspiration for me, imagine what it may do for you. Go out and get it, enjoy yourself reading it, even if you don't build guitars.
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I, at first, scoffed at this story of David Gilmour's Black Strat; however, the more I thought about it, the more I believed that it would offer something of a storied journey. This proved to be a good historical read and journey of not only David and Phil Taylor, Daivid's Guitar Technician, but also of the journey of the Black Strat and several other Floydian Guitars. I am glad that I purchased and read this account.

David Gilmour, like his Pink Floyd predecessor Syd Barrett, played a Telecaster initially, but he soon became one of the first British rock guitar legends to favor the Fender Stratocaster and to create a signature sound with the instrument. His parents bought the Tele for Davids 21st birthday, and he played it for a year (including on the Saucerful of Secrets record) until it was lost by an airline.

Upon officially joining Pink Floyd, Gilmour purchased a custom Stratocaster (the first of many) at a Cambridge music store. During the early Pink Floyd years, Gilmour played a Strat almost exclusively, taking full advantage of its wide tonal palette and vibrato bar in his style. He used a Lewis 24-fret electric guitar on rare occasions for its extended range, as in the solo of Money, and continued to employ a Tele sporadically in the repertory. Gilmour strung his electric guitars with Gibson Sonomatic strings made of a customized light-top (using the standard E and B for the B and G) and heavy-bottom set gauged .010, .012, .016, .028, .038, and .050. He used a Herco heavy-gauge pick.

David Gilmours earliest amp setup with Pink Floyd consisted of a Selmer 50-watt head with a 412 speaker cabinet. By 1970, he found his signature sound with a stack made of Hiwatt 100-watt heads with WEM 412 cabinets. The Hiwatt/WEM combination can be heard conspicuously on Meddle and Dark Side of the Moon. In the studio, he sometimes added a Fender Twin Reverb combo amp with two 12-inch speakers to his lineup for certain parts, as on Dark Side of the Moon.

David Gilmours early Floyd effects consisted of a Binson Echorec tape delay (like Barrett, he used this device from his first days with the band), a Dallas-Arbiter Fuzzface fuzz box, Uni-Vibe pedal, Vox wah-wah pedal, a DeArmond volume pedal, and Leslie and Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinets. The latter were routed through the output sections of Hiwatt heads and then to WEM 412 cabinets. In 1972, his effects boxes were mounted in a custom cabinet, and his array of processors grew to include a second Binson Echorec and a second Fuzzface, an MXR Phase 90, a Crybaby wah-wah, an Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress flanger, Big Muff fuzz, an Orange treble and bass booster, and a custom-built tone pedal.

Additionally, Gilmour used studio effects like ADT (Automatic Double Tracking, a favorite studio processor first developed at Abbey Road Studios for the Beatles), Kepex for tremolo, various tape effects, studio echo chambers, and backwards guitar. He also employed an EMS Synthi Hi-Fi guitar synthesizer (heard on Time on Dark Side of the Moon), and usually played a lap steel or Fender twin neck pedal steel guitar for slide parts. He used various acoustic guitars on early Floyd tracks, later settling on Martin D-18 and D-35 models in the 1970s, and, depending on the song, alternated between fingerpicking and playing with a plectrum.

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When recording, mixing down, and mastering, we always come across those 3 different EQ options. Many ask, what is the difference between them and which one should I use. here is a little information to help you get started.

The one most of you will be familiar with is the Graphic EQ as shown in the example below. The faders are arranged from low to high frequency. The are set to a specific frequency. The graphic EQ is most often used to control feedback or to get the sound you want out of an instrument. In a recording environment, once the feedback is taken out of the room, the settings usually stay put.

Parametric EQ you will find to be very different from the Graphic EQ. They permit you to choose exactly which frequency you want via the Frequency setting and the Q control. A wide Q will center your frequency around a broad group of frequencies which will all be affected. It is a very broad adjustment. A narrow Q will only affect the frequencies within the narrow Q.

You can also set the Q to affect one sole frequency. This works well if you have a single frequency affecting your mix. You can easily isolate it and adjust accordingly. Software such as Cakewalk Sonar 6 Producer comes equipped with its own internal software version of all the varying types of EQ's in this article.

Paragraphic EQ is similar to the parametric EQ in that you can chunk out areas of frequency, but it does not give you the Q. It is a nice medium between a Graphics EQ and a Parametric EQ. It is very applicable for live sound, but we are seeing more and more studios putting the Paragraphic EQ to work.

I hope this helps to understand the differences, similarities and applications of these different types of available EQs.

Tinamarie Hite(Dae) is a musician and a sound engineer. She has over 20 years experience in the music business. Her experience covers a wide range of subjects from jazz theory to recording to the know hows of booking, gigging and live stage setup. She is currently working on several music projects. These include singer/songwriter productions, The Acoustic Duo, Cd recording, and a new band. Putting her experience to work comes naturally.

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