Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Epiphone DR-100 Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Sunburst

Epiphone DR-100 Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Sunburst Review



Epiphone DR-100 Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Sunburst Feature

  • The fingerboard of the DR-100 is constructed from rosewood
  • It has a select spruce top
  • It features a 14-degree headstock that gives you more pressure at the nut
  • Finishes available in ebony, natural and vintage sunburst
  • Mahogany body
  • Select Spruce top
  • 25.5 Scale
The DR-100 dreadnaught is Epiphone's best selling acoustic. All the basic elements you want--traditional shape Mahogany back and sides, Select Spruce top, Rosewood fingerboard and bridge make this a great entry-level instrument.

Epiphone's best selling acoustic.

Mahogany body with Select Spruce top.

Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays.

Body Tonewoods
The top of the DR-100 is made from select spruce, while the back and sides are constructed from mahogany, giving the DR-100 balanced expression, warm bass, and excellent projection.

Rosewood Fingerboard with Dot Inlays
The fingerboard of the DR-100 is constructed from rosewood. The resilience of this durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note clarity and bite.

Angled Headstock
Unlike cheaper designs, all Epiphones feature a 14-degree headstock that gives you more pressure at the nut and so you get more sustain with less tuning hang-ups caused by "string-tree" gadgets.

Specs

  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Scale: 25.5 inches
  • Nut width: 1.68 inches
  • Neck: Set, Mahogany
  • Fretboard: Rosewood
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Body material: Mahogany
  • Top: Select Spruce
  • Finishes available: Ebony, Natural, Vintage Sunburst
The DR-100 features a Select Spruce top; Mahogany back and sides; and Rosewood fingerboard and bridge.


Monday, November 28, 2011

D'Addario EXL140-3D Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings, Light Top/Heavy Bottom, 10-52, 3 sets

D'Addario EXL140-3D Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings, Light Top/Heavy Bottom, 10-52, 3 sets Review



D'Addario EXL140-3D Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings, Light Top/Heavy Bottom, 10-52, 3 sets Feature

  • Buy 3 sets and save with this environmentally friendly, corrosion resistant 3-pack
  • Heavier bottom strings with lighter high strings for comfortable bending
  • Round wound with nickelplated steel for distinctive bright tone
  • Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance
  • String Gauges: Plain Steel .010, .013 .017, Nickel Wound .030, .042, .052
  • Heavier bottom strings with lighter high strings for comfortable bending, packaged in a convenient 3 pack
  • String Gauges; Plain steel .010, .013 .017, Nickel Wound .030, .042, .052
  • Corrosion resistant packaging for strings that are always fresh
EXL140 is one of D'Addario's most popular "hybrid" sets, combining the high strings from an EXL110 with heavier low strings. This combination delivers powerful low end for heavy chording and flexible plain steel strings for bending. Optimized for down tuning. Buy 3 sets and save. XL Nickel Wound, D'Addario's most popular electric guitar strings, are precision wound with nickelplated steel onto a carefully drawn, hexagonally shaped, high carbon steel core. The result is strings with long lasting, distinctive bright tone and excellent intonation, ideal for the widest variety of guitars and musical styles. D'Addario, the world's largest manufacturer of musical instrument strings, is known as "The Players Choice" with a reputation for unsurpassed quality and consistency. D'Addario's innovative packaging both reduces waste and provides protection from corrosion. All D'Addario strings are manufactured in the U.S.A. using proprietary, digitally controlled, state of the art machinery for unmatched performance, set after set.


Saturday, November 26, 2011

The Guitar Wheel

The Guitar Wheel Review



The Guitar Wheel Feature

  • The Guitar Wheel contains a book's worth of music theory, while still fitting in your guitar case.
The Guitar Wheel is an educational tool offered by Music Master Publishing designed to help you understand and visualize music theory on the guitar and piano. The Guitar Wheel displays music theory in a unique way. For guitarists, the Guitar Side helps them see how music theory works, they way they are actually used to thinking about music - on their guitar! Flip it over to the Piano side and you can use it to teach music theory for piano, vocals or any other instrument. The Guitar Wheel is the only music theory tool of its kind so enthusiastically accepted by guitarists, and endorsed by top musicians and teachers.

The Guitar Wheel is a 2 ounce reference library of music theory, made of tough plastic, that fits in your guitar case. It is a simple, easy-to-use, tool that contains volumes of basic and intermediate music theory concepts. Study music theory in any key by turning the tab. The more you look at it, the more will pop out at you and the mysteries of music theory will start to unravel.

The guitar side applies music theory to the guitar fret board like a curved map of the guitar neck with strings and frets numbered, displaying chord fingerings, chord formulas with their inversions and scales. The piano side helps with music theory in general for players of all instruments.

Use the Guitar Wheel as a teaching aid in your music lessons with students, for personal study, or for creative help when you're writing songs. Find quick answers to questions or study it to better understand music theory as a whole. We've been told by hundreds of musicians and teachers, they wish they had Guitar Wheels when they were learning music theory. Now many of them are using the Guitar Wheel as an educational tool with their students.

The Guitar Wheel fits right in a guitar case or a book cover. A 2 page color instruction Quick Start comes included in English and translated into Spanish and German (EspaƱol and Deutsch).


Friday, November 25, 2011

Guitar For Dummies Acoustic Guitar Starter Pack (Guitar, Book, Audio CD, Gig Bag)

Guitar For Dummies Acoustic Guitar Starter Pack (Guitar, Book, Audio CD, Gig Bag) Review



Guitar For Dummies Acoustic Guitar Starter Pack (Guitar, Book, Audio CD, Gig Bag) Feature

  • Easy to play Kona Deluxe Acoustic Guitar with spruce top for rich sound
  • GUITAR BASICS FOR DUMMIES 120-page book
  • Gig Bag with strap handle for carrying, Digital Tuner with digital read out for easy tuning, and 3 Picks
  • Everything you need to learn guitar in one package
  • The digital tuner features an LED readout and a built-in microphone
  • With bonus Audio CD
Acoustic Guitar Set for Dummies. BIG BUCKS OFF! A complete Set, with Guitar, instruction book and CD, tuner and more, for way less! This is from the popular "For Dummies" series, a great beginner's DIY guide. What's on the set list: Easy-playing, rich-sounding Kona Acoustic Guitar, with spruce top, linden back and sides, steel strings, precision tuners, pick guard and full body and neck binding; Guitar Basics for Dummies, 120-pg. book, illustrated, with audio CD, too; Easy to use GT10 digital tuner (uses 2 AAA batteries, included); Black cloth soft gig bag, with carry handle, and accessory pocket; Hex key for tightening neck; 3 picks. Guitar is 40 1/2"l., 15"w., 4"d. 3 lbs., 14 ozs. Maker's 10-year limited warranty. Order Now! Acoustic Guitar Set for Dummies


Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Qwik Tune Guitar Professor Tuner

Qwik Tune Guitar Professor Tuner Review



Qwik Tune Guitar Professor Tuner Feature

  • Teaches over 250 chords
  • Guitar tuner
  • Pitch pipe
Qwik Tune just released an exciting new digital guitar tuner, pitch pipe and chord finder all in one unit called the Guitar Professor. This is only digital guitar tuner that teaches you 250 guitar chords and gives you the option to use the pitch pipe tones or the digital tuner. Easily select through the 3 features with a push of a button. An amazing compact 3 in 1 unit.


Saturday, November 12, 2011

Protec MAX ACOUSTIC GUITAR CASE

Protec MAX ACOUSTIC GUITAR CASE Review



Protec MAX ACOUSTIC GUITAR CASE Feature

  • Lightweight shock absorbing frame
  • Soft plush lining
  • Interior accessory compartment
  • Rugged nylon exterior
  • Shoulder strap
Weighing less than 7 lbs, our MAX guitar case is an exceptional value that offers lightweight protection and simple stylish looks. Includes interior accessory compartment, padded handle wrap, and shoulder strap.