Weekly Cheap Guitar Finds – 3/20/09

Best USB Microphone Review | Audio Throttle

As more and more audio recording is done with computers, the need for easily connecting a microphone to record instruments has increased. A USB microphone is a quick and simple solution: a quality condenser microphone directly connects to a computer via a USB port, bypassing the need for an audio interface, preamp or mixer (as well as XLR cable, since it connects with an included USB cable). After plugging in, simply select it as the input in your audio recording software and you’re good to go.

Supercharge Your Guitar With Simple High Performance Upgrades From Graph Tech | GuitarPlayerZen.com

Acoustic and electric guitarists can now get high-end performance and sound from any guitar thanks to new Supercharger Kits made by Graph Tech Guitar Labs, the world’s largest guitar nut and saddle manufacturer. Each easy-to-use upgrade kit contains the right mix of Graph Tech’s proven performance products like TUSQ® saddles for acoustic guitars and String Saver™ saddles for electric guitars.

Blues Guitar Legend Rory Gallagher Rocks! | Learning Guitar Now

I just came across Rory Gallagher a few weeks ago, and man is he awesome! If you haven’t checked him out, you’re missing out on one of the best blues rock guitar players ever!

Pump Audio, make money from your guitar noodling

There are, I’m sure, many people reading this blog who from time to time record some original music at home, numerous layers of guitars, programmed drums or maybe a few drum loops and hey presto have a brand new track that will sit on their hard drive pending deletion for the rest of their computers lifespan, what’s more these tracks might be pretty good and just get discarded because you can’t think of any lyrics or can’t sing.

Best Budget Portable Recorder | Zoom H2 | Six String Soul

The Zoom H2 is widely considered the best digital portable recorder, with built in mics, on a budget. Here are some quick highlights from www.samsontech.com:

Guitar Lifestyle » Build Your Own Pedalboard

If you’ve ever tried to lug around a bunch of pedals to a gig, you know how useful a pedalboard can be. However, pedalboards can be very expensive. If you’re adventerous and want to save some money, you might want to try building one yourself! Rob Hampton of Heartwood Guitar did just that, and he detailed the build on his blog.

House Concerts Comments and Travelling | The Bass Guitar Blog

Having posted recently about house concerts, I’ll also point you to this great post by Steve himself on the matter: House Concert Hosting: a Beginner’s Guide. A number of recent posts have some great discussions in the comments, which are worth checking out if you haven’t seen them:

Guitar Blog: Aria Pro II PE-160 “Dragon Strat”

Remember the Univox Eagle Bass that we looked at last month? Well, here is its six-string counterpart also from the Matsumoko factory in Japan, the Aria Pro II PE-160 “Dragon Strat”. This example is owned by Guitarz reader Justyn, who tells us that:

GuitarVibe.com: Washburn’s Riff Contest 2009

Washburn Guitars, producer of some of the finest electric guitars out there, is sponsoring a Riff Contest with some pretty cool prizes, including a custom WM 526 electric with smoking hot sustain.

Queensryche’s American Soldier Deconstructed | JamsBio Magazine

On March 31st, Rhino Records will release Queensryche’s epic new concept album, American Soldier. The ambitious record encompasses a dozen songs inspired by numerous interviews with veterans conducted by Geoff Tate, the group’s singer and chief songwriter, who was intent on telling their story using their words. After speaking with soldiers who served in various conflicts — from World War II to Iraq — Tate turned their firsthand experiences from the frontlines into an unflinching musical examination of the life of a solider and the consequences of war.

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• QUEENSRŸCHE Members Schedule NAMM Appearances (roadrunnerrecords.com)
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• This Weeks Birthdays, and a bit about Rory Gallagher (laylasclassicrock.blogspot.com)
• Queensrÿche Salutes The Troops With American Soldier (hardrockhideout.com)

Tags: Arts, Audio engineering, Electric guitar, Geoff Tate, Guitar, ideas, Instruments, Matsumoku, Music, Rory Gallagher

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