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According to Rolling Stone,
“A guitar famously lit on fire by Jimi Hendrix while performing onstage in London in 1967 is going to auction. Experts are predicting the guitar may fetch as much as $1 million.”
The story goes that he lit it on fire, got burnt (go figure), and on his way to the hospital, told the roadies to snatch it up. Up until now, it’s been owned by Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding and press officer Tony Garland, whose nephew is apparently putting it out for sale. He’s broke, I guess.
It’ll go on sale September 4th later this year.
Lately I’ve been looking into getting an effects processor for my acoustics and researching which ones might be good to get.
Click the image for a high-resolution version.
I stumbled upon a review from Premier Guitar about the TC Electronic G-Natural. It seems pretty solid.
“In short, any hardcore acoustic act would love this pedal. It gives you control of your sound, tuning and muting capabilities, plus fun FX and volume for solos… The G-Natural would be a great buy just to take the headache out of gigging with a variety of instruments that have different mix needs.”
I don’t want to gleam too much, so check out the article for more depth.
Oh, here’s a video, too:
Link:http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Mar/Review_TC_Electronic_G_Natural_Multi_effects_Processor.aspx
Link:http://www.worldmusicsupply.com/guitars/accessories/guitar-effects/TC-Electronic/G-NATURAL.asp
Hope everyone had a good, relaxing 4th of July. Mine was all right.
While we’re still in the mood, blogger Ig posted his take on the Bill of Rights late last week. He calls it the Guitar Player’s Bill of Rights.
Favorite:
Right 3: You have the right to enjoy playing guitar.
Let’s face it. Too many guitar players think “difficult” when it comes to playing. That’s why many end up quitting… Turn your playing into something you enjoy. That’s why you chose to play guitar in the first place.
Too true. I think this is actually the case with lots of instruments. Take piano, for example. Many parents sign their kids up for piano lessons, thinking it’ll help them develop a hidden talent, or, at the very least, get them away from a TV for awhile. While that’s all fine and true, more often than not, forcing a kid to take music lessons saps away any appreciation for music he or she might have; after the lessons are done, they’ll spend the rest of their life rarely touching the instrument.
This might be a bigger thought process than I’m willing to blog here. Hmph. Maybe it’ll be food for another post. Anyway, my point is: Just enjoy playing music. You don’t have to be the best to express yourself. You just have to be you.
Link:http://igblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/guitar-players-bill-of-rights/
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