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The Slonimsky Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns for Guitar
Nicolas Slonimsky’s groundbreaking archive of scales, patterns and exercises is now available for guitar. Originally released in 1947, the Nicolas Slonimsky Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns is one of the most prized music
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Marshall announce Slash signature amp – order it now at Musicroom
Marshall Amplification have announced the release of their new SL-5 Slash Signature Guitar Amplifier. The Marshall SL-5 is an all valve 5 watt amplifier packed with features and, above all else, the distinctive signature
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Happy birthday Jimi Hendrix! 4 ways the guitarist continues to influence music today
Incredibly, Jimi Hendrix would have been 70 today – an almost unbelievable fact considering how, for many, the guitar great’s age will forever be frozen at his mid-twenties peak through the iconic images and
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Top 10 twin guitar leads, songs, solos and duets
With the release of the new Play Guitar With… Great Twin Lead Solos we thought it was the perfect opportunity for a Top 10 run down of some of the best guitar duets, songs
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Greg Koch is coming to Musicroom Bristol, Nottingham and York
Musicroom are delighted to announce three truly unmissable guitar workshops with Greg Koch at Musicroom Bristol, Nottingham and York. Described as a “twisted guitar genius”, “eclectic virtuoso” and “plectrum-wielding skullduggarist” Greg is internationally renowned
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The making of The Essential Acoustic Rory Gallagher part 2
In part two of our look at the making of the new title, The Essential Acoustic Rory Gallagher, professional session guitarist Arthur Dick, the book’s arranger, writes about his work transcribing and translating Rory’s
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The making of The Essential Acoustic Rory Gallagher part 1
The Essential Acoustic Rory Gallagher is the latest book in the best-selling series for guitar, The Essential Rory Gallagher, and the first to focus solely on the Irish guitarist’s acoustic work. To find out
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A classical guitarist’s relationship with steel strings
I recently bought my first steel string acoustic guitar. At face value, this statement may have less inherent strangeness than it perhaps has as an opener. It becomes more interesting, however, when combined with
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Play along with Bob Marley on guitar, bass and drums
Marley is one of the blockbuster films of 2012. Lauded as the definitive life story of Bob Marley the documentary explores the iconic Reggae star’s universal appeal as well as his impact on music
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New titles at musicroom
There’s a constant stream of New Titles coming into musicroom every day, so we thought it would be interesting to showcase the highlights for your perusing pleasure. This week we have everything from a
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