Blues And Beyond Quartet Echec Et Malt Review

Blues & Beyond Quartet Echec Et Malt review

Echec Et Malt is the second album by France's Blues And Beyond Quartet. Formed in 2010, the quartet comprises guitarist Yannick Robert, harmonica player Sébastien Charlier, drummer Yohann Schmidt and bassist Dominique Di Piazza. All four are well-respected in their fields and as you would expect the standard of musicianship on display is high.

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The Pick Bag Review

The Pick Bag Turtle Pack
The Pick Bag Turtle Pack

Having a pick slip out of your hand during a performance is highly embarrassing. Even if you manage to keep hold of it you usually have to stop playing to readjust your grip.

It's something that seems to happen during the most important gigs or towards the end of an otherwise perfect take in the studio.

The Pick Bag is a simple invention to prevent this from happening. In this review, we test its effectiveness...

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Best Guitar For Beginners

Best Guitar For Beginners

What is the best guitar for beginners? This article sets out to answer this often-asked question. We'll help you to decide which guitar to buy, depending on: what style of music you wish to play, what you want out of your instrument, and how much you wish to spend.

At the end of the article we recommend some suitable guitars for beginners.

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Best Jazz Guitar Books

Best Jazz Guitar Books

Guitar Command reveals the best jazz guitar books available in the stores today.

Not everyone has the time or money for professional jazz guitar tuition. Others may not have a suitable tutor near them, or may simply prefer to teach themselves, learning at their own pace.

If you wish to learn jazz guitar without a teacher, a jazz guitar method book may be the answer.

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Reason 7 Review

A Reason 7 Review From A Guitarist's Perspective.Reason Logo

Since its release Reason has found favour with a large number of music producers. The quality of its software synths together with innovative rack visuals and ease of use engendered a faithful following among dance music producers.

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Boss PN-2 Review

Boss PN-2 Review - Intro

Boss PN-2 review and instruction sheet scans. The Boss PN-2 is a stereo tremolo/pan pedal which was on sale between 1990 and 1995. It was replaced by the TR-2, which is still available. Because the PN-2 was in production for a relatively short amount of time and not one of the more popular effects, it is nowadays quite a sought-after pedal.

Boss PN-2 tremolo pan
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Pat Metheny Unity Band Review

Pat Metheny Unity Band review by Guitar Command, June 2012. Guitarist Pat Metheny is one of the biggest names in jazz today. His considerable oeuvre includes projects as diverse as a collaboration with minimalist composer Steve Reich and an album of solo compositions written for Metheny’s own custom-made mechanical ‘Orchestrion’. Prior to ‘Unity Band’, Metheny’s …

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