Musical Instruments
The Rhythm Section: Keeping the beat to your feet
The Rhythm Section: The beat to your feet and bass in its place It has been said that three fundamental things are needed to make good time music. Those are rhythm, bass and melody.…
DIY music: A fine musical tradition of doing it yourself
DIY music: A fine musical tradition of doing it yourself. Three Chords and the truth: The desire to make music is in some irrepressible. They will suffer poverty, humiliation, and outright rejection…
Session Musicians #1: Crikey, that Hassan can pick a band
2 SeasSessions: Session Musicians: “Crikey, that Hassan can pick a band!” In the studio: Take a look at any pop-stars live performance video and you’ll see on stage other musicians. You won’t…
All The Gear - Part Two: The equipment that made Rock 'n' Roll
All the gear: The equipment that made Rock 'n' Roll Part two of a review of the gear that made the sound of Rock’n’Roll In the previous article, we covered electric guitar and bass amplification,…
All The Gear - Part One: The equipment that made Rock 'n' Roll
All the gear: The equipment that made Rock 'n' Roll A two-part review of the ‘gear' that is the sound of Rock 'n' Roll Take a look at a photo of the Rolling Stones, the Ramones, The Bob Marley and…
The Guitar: A potted history of the worlds' most accessible instrument
The Guitar: A potted history of the worlds' most accessible instrument Guitar Stores. Where dreams begin. In any given town of a fair size pretty much anywhere in the world you'll find a store either…