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Ultimate Guitar

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsWarren Haynes Reveals What 'Surprised' Him About James Hetfield: 'There's A Side To Him That We Don't Know' [News] Interviews : UG Exclusive: The Gov't Mule frontman was impressed with some of Hetfield's musical influences and a particular guitar that he owns.

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsJoe Satriani Explains How Eric Clapton Had A Guitar Ability That Set Him Apart From Jeff Beck [News] Music News : "That generation was very interesting, because they produced so many different personalities on guitar."

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsIron Maiden's Nicko Mcbrain Dismissed Double Bass Drums As 'Un-Drummer-Ish.' Drummers Like Slipknot's Joey Jordison Changed His Mind [News] Music News : "I was just trying to make the point that I thought that… a drum set should only have one bass drum."

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsPete Townshend Asked If The Who Could Afford A Smashed Guitar. Kit Lambert Said Yes, With A Condition [News] Trends : "We can afford it, if we can get the Daily Mail."

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsJohnny Ramone Had To Cut Down His Marshall Stack After It Kept Dee Dee And Joey From Hearing Their Monitors, According To His Guitar Tech [News] Gear : "You just ran your fingers along all the Marshall controls."

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsNot A Tube Screamer Or A Klon Rip-Off: Peavey's Cult Vtm Amp Tone In A $199.99 Pedal [News] Music News : Tested through amp sims and solid-state amps, the 60th anniversary Legacy Series pedal mirrors the original's DIP switches, with baseline crunch right in the '80s and '90s sweet spot.

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Ultimate GuitarGuitars'Two Best Guitars I Ever Owned Were Destroyed By Airlines': Ty Tabor Explains How King's X Keep Their Gear Off Planes [News] Gear : "It just sickens me to think of having to put a guitar on an airline these days."

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsInventor Of Wah-Wah Pedal Del Casher Dead At 88 [News] Music News : News of Casher's passing, which occurred on October 1, was broken via a GoFundMe page set up for his wife.

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsJimmy Page And Sundragon Unveil Dragonette, A 6W Signature Amp Recreating The Sound Of 'Led Zeppelin I.' What Do You Get For $9,000? [News] Gear : The series is limited to 50 units and each one is signed by Jimmy Page himself. However, the package comes with a rather eye-watering price tag.

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsRitchie Blackmore Smashed Countless Stratocasters On Stage. Fender Eventually Started Building Them Differently For Him [News] Trends : "I think it's an obvious thing to do."

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsAce Frehley And Peter Criss Were Watching John 5 During His First Mötley Crüe Show. The Guitarist 'Sobbed Uncontrollably' After The Gig [News] Music News : "I burst out into tears for some reason. Like, uncontrollably. I was like, 'What's going on!?'"

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