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Kevin L. Pederson constructs each unique Abyss Guitar by hand. |
OLGA is a library of files that show you how to play songs on guitar. The files come from other internet guitar enthusiasts like yourself, who took the time to write down chords or tablature and send them to the archive or to the newsgroups rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature and alt.guitar.tab. Since they come from amateur contributors, the files vary greatly in quality, but they should all give you somewhere to start in trying to play your favorite tunes. |
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Gibson celebrated 100 years of inspired musical instrument design and production in 1994. Then and now, Gibson products offer an unbeatable combination or performance and value for any musical purpose. Continuing in the tradition of providing "American Guitars - Built by American Musicians" each Gibson is an investment in your musical future, and an example of one of the greatest traditions in music history. |
The history of Rodriguez guitars is as rich as the woods used to make the instruments. Grandson of Manuel Rodriguez Maregui, a flamenco guitar player of the last century and son of Manuel Rodriguez Perez, himself a maker of classical guitars, Manuel Rodriguez learned the art of constructing a guitar first-hand. Using only the finest woods, and hand forming the sides of each guitar to precise tolerances, Manuel Rodriguez developed distinctive guitars fit for the world's finest artists. |
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For more than 100 years Gretsch has developed what came to be known as "That Great Gretsch Sound," but it all began with a young German immigrant in Brooklyn. <br> <br>At 27, Friedrich Gretsch founded a small musical instrument shop 1883 to make banjos, drums and tambourines. Only 12 years later Friedrich died, leaving the fledgling company in the hands of his teenage son Fred. <br> <br>While it may be an unlikely start for a century-long (and growing) musical legacy, young Fred wasn't the typical teen. By 1916 he had built the company into one of America's leading importers and manufacturers of musical instruments, and the operations moved into a 10-story building at 60 Broadway in Brooklyn. <br> <br>Fred knew listening to what the public wanted was the key to growth, and the public wanted guitars. So, Gretsch began making guitars. <br> <br>Initially, Gretsch offered acoustic archtops aimed at jazz musicians, and a handful of flat-tops for country-western performers. <br> <br>Meanwhile, 1935 marked an importan |
Founded in 1946, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has been an American icon for over 50 years. In that time, Fender’s contribution to the evolving sound of contemporary music has been global and continuous. By introducing the first commercially viable solidbody electric guitar, the first electric bass and countless classic amplifiers, Fender musical instruments have left their mark on jazz, blues, country, rock and many other styles of popular music. |
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