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• Providence Sonic Drive

  

  Hot on the heels of the recent Chrono Delay pedal, is the release of a new overdrive pedal from Providence: the Sonic Drive (SDR-5).

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• Subscribe and choose a Cool Cat pedal!

  

  Subscribe today and get a Cool Cat Vibe, Drive or Fuzz pedal worth up to £55!

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• What's behind the music you love?

  

  You're passionate about great music, and maybe your ambition is to produce a hit record, but how do you learn to record and produce music of your own?

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• blue chip picks

  

  Investing in good equipment not only makes you sound better but play better too. Just in the same a good quality guitar or speaker cable can improve your tone, so too can a good pick. Even better if string contact is so smooth it feels effortless!

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• Dynarette guitar support cushion

  

  Sitting down to play the guitar over long periods of time can be quite fatiguing. Some players sit with the guitar on the left thigh, turning the lower torso a little to the left (not great). Some sit crossed legged with the guitar on the right thigh (better as less angle to the torso). Others, typically classical players, use an adjustable footstool under their left foot so the guitar is angled upright.

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• Danger Douse

  

  Stevie Ray. Stevie Ray. Stevie Ray. Stevie Ray for breakfast. Stevie Ray for lunch. Stevie Ray for dinner. Frankly, I've had enough of all this pentatonic piffle...

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• Five... Ten... Fifteen...

  GT had already been going over a year at this time, and this issue was packed with great stuff. Here are some highlights… Three Solos… Christopher Cross's eponymous first album was full of phenomenal guitar playing. Dave Kilminster (Dave was with us even then) tabbed out Jay Graydon's tap-tastic break in Say You'll Be Mine; Larry Carlton's brilliant solo in I Really Don't Know Anymore; and the little-known Eric Johnson's phenomenal outburst in Minstrel Gigolo...

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• Neville's Advocate

  

  One of the commonest gripes I hear is about the 'extortionate' cost of electric guitars these days, not surprisingly Fender, Gibson and PRS being the commonest culprits.

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• 60 Seconds With…

  GT: Who was your first influence to play the guitar? DB: Eric Clapton was the first guitarist I was aware of. I remember seeing him on TV when I was about 12 years old.

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• 30 minute lick bag part 2

  Here is Scott's 30 minute lick bag column from GT168. Enjoy!

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