The long-term Bowie collaborator says he had to put his guitar ideas first…
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“When David Bowie and John Lennon came in, the whole place stopped. I stopped recording – and then it was just us”: Carlos Alomar recalls playing guitar on Fame with two rock icons – and why he turned down dinner with a Beatle
“Imagine the dirtiest Les Paul on the planet, but even worse”: Jared James Nichols is reviving a storm-destroyed Gibson – a 1975 Custom that was being played when its original owner died
The vintage instrument was ravaged by hurricane Katrina, after it had been put in storage for decades following the tragic death of its first owner…
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“We did a show where someone dosed Eric with LSD, and I had to take over doing a few tunes”: George Terry says he had to step up during Clapton’s bad nights on the road in the ’70s – but it wasn’t always the guitar hero’s fault
The session pro and former Clapton sideman has been reflecting on life on tour and in the studio with the guitar icon in the 1970s…
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“You can dial in a potent boost, but also set the pedal to use purely for tonal tweaking”: Electro-Harmonix LPB-3 review
EHX serves up boost with an EQ section for powerful tonal shaping from a compact pedal…
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“People are responding because of the realness and vulnerability, instead of that persona of a drunk rockstar”: Koe Wetzel abandoned his party animal image to show who he really is on 9 Lives, and found a new reason to play his beat-up Gibson J-200
With the help of his producer, friends and family, the country-rocker is gearing up for the biggest years of his career – and wants to make sure his fans know he’s on their side no matter how difficult their lives get…
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Approaching His 80th Birthday, Legendary Roots Singer-Songwriter Chris Smither Reflects on Lessons from the Stage, Studio, and Woodshed
When Acoustic Guitar invited me to interview Smither, I was delighted to sit down in his study to talk about how his performance and writing have evolved over the years…
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Starfield’s 60FPS Mode Put Through Its Paces On Xbox Series S
Digital Foundry has the answers.During Gamescom 2024, Bethesda announced that its recent Xbox Series X performance options for Starfield were also coming to Series S – with 60FPS becoming an official target in both Xbox versions of the game. Well, as you’d expect, Digital Foundry has been testing things out on Series S since the update dropped – delivering all the juicy details on how the console handles high-frame rate Starfield.To nobody’s surprise…
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Guide: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (September 2024)
And don’t forget about Persona 3 Reload either!A new month is here, and that means a new batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for September 2024! It’s still early days, but we’re already seeing a few Xbox Perks for the likes of Predecessor and NHL 24 that you might be interested in.The big thing you’ll want to remember about this month is that the Persona 3 Reload Expansion Pass is adding new DLC called Episode Aigis -The Answer- on September 10th…
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Enotria Dev Publicly Thanks Xbox & Phil Spencer For Helping To ‘Resolve’ Delay Situation
The game will arrive on Xbox ASAP.Right, remember this game called Enotria: The Last Song that was indefinitely delayed for Xbox yesterday because the developers apparently couldn’t get in touch with Microsoft for two months over it? We’re already getting signs of a positive resolution, as the team has publicly thanked Phil Spencer and Team Xbox for their support.Taking to Twitter…
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Review: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 (Xbox) -Op Shooter
A swarm feeling inside.Know that bit in a big action movie where two beefy bruisers spot each other from a distance and then square off in the midst of an enormous battle? Lesser enemies unceremoniously brushed aside as these behemoths charge at each other for a proper beatdown…
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