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Holiday Gear Guide 2012: Martin D18E Retro Acoustic/Electric Guitar
Martin D18E Retro Acoustic/Electric Guitar (MSRP $3,399) It was only a matter of time before Martin figured out how to incorporate a technological advancement that was on the same level of excellence...
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Holiday Gear Guide 2012: Godin Natural Elements Seagull
Godin Natural Elements Seagull Some people believe that an instrument, especially a handmade acoustic one, can possess something resembling a soul. In the day of mass production, however, that soul is...
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Holiday Gear Guide 2012: Gibson Dwight Yoakam Honky Tonk Deuce Acoustic/Electric
Gibson Dwight Yoakam Honky Tonk Deuce Acoustic/Electric (MSRP $4,099) Celebrity-inspired guitars are everywhere these days, and the Dwight Yoakam Honky Tonk Deuce Signature Artist by Gibson is yet...
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Holiday Gear Guide: Live From Santa’s Pub
It's always Christmas at Santa's Pub, a Nashville dive that serves cheap beer, karaoke and yuletide cheer twelve months a year. American Songwriter - along with singer-songwriter Amanda Shires and...
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Review: HD Dierks Bentley Custom Signature Artist Edition Guitar
CMA award winner and longtime Martin player Dierks Bentley has joined the ranks of artists with signature guitars with the C.F. Martin HD (herringbone dreadnought) Dierks Bentley Custom Signature...
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Review: Blake Shelton Signature Guitar
(MSRP $550) The Blake Shelton Signature guitar, by Michael Kelly Guitars, is a member of their well known, and well respected, Patriot line. The Patriot series can run the gamut from metal to country,...
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Review: Korg microARRANGER
Two problems that songwriters regularly face are finding sounds that are inspiring and knowing what their songs will sound like with a band. If you don’t have a studio and musicians at the ready, you...
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Review: Martin D-Mahogany Guitar
Martin FSC®-certified D Mahogany (MSRP $3,599) In just a few words, Martin’s D Mahogany, built entirely of woods certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), is an absolutely outstanding...
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Gruhn Guitars: Nashville’s Guitar Nirvana
Photos by Mackenzie Moore Situated amid the honky-tonks of Nashville’s lower Broadway is Gruhn Guitars, a legendary shop that boasts one of the best collections of new and vintage instruments in the...
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Review: Gibson J-200 Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Gibson J-200 Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar MSRP: $4,925 Now entering its 76th year, the Gibson J-200 - the "King of the Flat-tops" - is as much of a legend as ever. The current crop of J-200s,...
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Winter NAMM Rolls On: Day 2
It was another cloudy day with showers in So. Cal this morning as NAMM kicked into second gear. The general mood was spirited despite the weather, which also had bouts of sunny optimism … and, it was...
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Winter NAMM Keeps Chugging: Day 3
Saturday continues on with all the hustle and bustle one might wish for … if your idea of a good time is loud noises, crowded walkways, star gazing and circus freak shows. There was certainly a lot of...
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Winter NAMM 2013: More Odds And Ends
The dust has settled on Winter NAMM 2013, but we just can't let the memory go here at American Songwriter. Here are twelve items from Anaheim that have stayed with us ... RECORDING KING RJJ-116...
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Holiday Gear Guide 2012: Godin Natural Elements Seagull
Godin Natural Elements Seagull Some people believe that an instrument, especially a handmade acoustic one, can possess something resembling a soul. In the day of mass production, however, that soul is...
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Holiday Gear Guide 2012: Gibson Dwight Yoakam Honky Tonk Deuce Acoustic/Electric
Gibson Dwight Yoakam Honky Tonk Deuce Acoustic/Electric (MSRP $4,099) Celebrity-inspired guitars are everywhere these days, and the Dwight Yoakam Honky Tonk Deuce Signature Artist by Gibson is yet...
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More Odds And Ends From NAMM
The dust has settled on Winter NAMM 2013, but we just can't let the memory go here at American Songwriter. Here are twelve items from Anaheim that have stayed with us ... RECORDING KING RJJ-116...
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An Inside Look At Eric Clapton And Guitar Center’s Crossroads Guitar Collection
The tones and sounds Eric Clapton has coaxed out of his guitars are legendary: from his heavy blues-based riffs in the ’60s power trio Cream to the weeping moans and wails of unrequited love on the...
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Review: Gibson J-45 Custom Acoustic-Electric
Guitar players tend to get a little emotional when it comes to discussing instruments, and one example of this is the debate between Gibson's J-45 Custom and the J-45 Standard. To get a real sense...
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Holiday Gear Guide 2012: Godin Natural Elements Seagull
Godin Natural Elements Seagull Some people believe that an instrument, especially a handmade acoustic one, can possess something resembling a soul. In the day of mass production, however, that soul is...
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Winter NAMM Day 1
The annual musical instrument trade show, commonly know as NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants), convened to day in Anaheim, California. Manufactures and retailers from all over the world...
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