by Simon Cassidy | May 27, 2012 | Featured New Owner, Featured Student, Product Review
I had the pleasure of seeing Guthrie Govan play with Bryan Beller (Bass) and Marco Minnemann (Drums) ~ “The Aristocrats” ~ with Nick and our better halves, Yoga and Anna, at the Cluny in Newcastle in March this Year. Nick had had his eye on one of the...
by Simon Cassidy | Mar 8, 2012 | Electric Guitars, Featured Student, Product Review
Ok, so we know that Jimi Hendrix had limited (if no) choice about using left handed guitars so he restrung a standard right handed strat so he could play left handed – with his left hand strumming and his right hand on the fret board. We also know that in his...
by Simon Cassidy | Feb 5, 2012 | Guitar Lessons, Product Review
An interesting couple of days…… Nick Poole came along for his lesson on Thursday and we were working on rhythm playing by playing along with drum tracks I have on my BOSS BR-1200 Digital Recording Studio. “But what about practice between...
by Simon Cassidy | Feb 1, 2012 | New Products, Percussion, Product Review
Sundance Guitars are pleased to be appointed as the sole UK and International on-line distributor of SG Percussion products. Although the initials match our own SG Percussion is actually the brand name of Spencer Gilroy a very experienced drummer /percussionist and...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 25, 2012 | Acoustic Guitars, Electro-Acoustic Guitars, New Products, Product Review
You probably won’t find a new Richwood Artist Series RD-26-E Electro-Acoustic guitar for sale anywhere else……. This was one of a few guitars kept by the owner of a guitar shop which closed recently on the owner’s retirement. I was fortunate...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 22, 2012 | Electric Guitars, New Products, Product Review
Well, having bought and sold quite a few guitars over the last few years I have got used to inspecting them for faults and cosmetic issues. The first impression of the new Brian May Special guitar which I received last week was simply FLAWLESS. Korean built, legendary...
