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Jason D - who has written 20 posts on Guitarzzz.

Jason Warner lives Cape Town, South Africa where he spends his time finishing a degree in Journalism, covering shows for different websites, being an amateur guitar player and a professional music enthusiast.

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Gibson To Release Free Guitar Album!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

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Gibson To Release Free Guitar Album!

Fan favourites, Gibson Guitar have announced that they are releasing a music album, featuring tracks performed by some of the world’s most talented and famous guitarists, exclusively for download from HDTracks.com. The album, Gibson Presents: Hot Tones in High Definition will only be available for 60 days, from the 6th of October. So get going! [...]

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101 RULES OF POWER METAL!

Monday, October 6, 2008

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101 RULES OF POWER METAL!

Anyone who thinks giant swords, dragons, and epic battles between angels and demons aren’t completely awesome should really re-evaluate their self-worth and general purpose on this planet. Screw Tolkien and his puny Halflings. Power Metal lyricists have penned some truly impressive battles between mythical creatures. Not to mention the amazing guitar riffs too. Some say [...]

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How To Let The World Know You Rock

Thursday, October 2, 2008

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How To Let The World Know You Rock

Back when the Internet was thought to be the dwelling of hackers, perverts and godless hedonists (wait a minute…), getting your music to the public was more often than not an epic journey of tapes, road trips and memories. Thanks to social networking sites, we can kiss that all goodbye. In the past, avid fans [...]

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The Red Dragon Awakes!

Monday, September 29, 2008

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The Red Dragon Awakes!

American guitar manufactures have some stiff competition heading their way due to Myaxe Musical Instruments Ltd, who previously built OEM guitars, launching their very own brand, the Myaxe Guitar. Myaxe executive office, David Liu has said that it too the company quite a few months to decide whether or not to release their own brand [...]

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Laser Guitars? Welcome to the Future!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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Laser Guitars? Welcome to the Future!

If the many incarnations of Guitar Hero weren’t enough, budding (air) guitarists can now happily shred away whilst actually holding something other than boring old space. Toy makers, Tomy have released a new product called Guitar RockStar just in time for the Christmas shopping rush. This toy, designed to plug into headphones or speakers with [...]

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3 Fictional Bands That Made It Bigger Than I Ever Will

Monday, September 22, 2008

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3 Fictional Bands That Made It Bigger Than I Ever Will

During this modern age of the World Wide Web, cross continental missiles and PVR the idea of a fictional band touring the world just doesn’t surprise you anymore. These bands are made up of actors, voice artists and/or cartoon characters yet they seem to have taken the world, and every television set therein, by storm. [...]

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How To Keep Your Guitar Sounding The Way It Should

Friday, September 19, 2008

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How To Keep Your Guitar Sounding The Way It Should

We here at Guitarzzz.com know that things get overlooked easily when it comes to owning and playing a guitar. Sometimes it’s tricks of the trade that many people just don’t know of, other times it’s general maintenance that one simply forgets to do. So we thought we’d make an easy How To Guide on looking [...]

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Who Wants To Be a Guitar Hero?

Thursday, September 18, 2008

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Who Wants To Be a Guitar Hero?

Guitar Hero, a gaming franchise launched on the PlayStation 2 console in 2005 has taken the world by storm. The game allows players recreate awesome tracks throughout the guitars history in their home with the use of a surprisingly cool plastic guitar. If you’re a guitar enthusiast, a console gamer or just about any guy [...]

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Prepare for the Metalocalypse!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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Prepare for the Metalocalypse!

For those of you who haven’t heard, or possibly live in Antarctica, Adult Swim host a hilariously apocalyptic comedy involving mind-blowing guitar riffs, a clueless band and all the big names in Metal today. Prepare for the Metalocalypse! Metalocalypse is a cartoon show with a runtime averaging about 15 minutes per segment. Throughout an episode [...]

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Founding Member of Pink Floyd dies at Age 65

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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Founding Member of Pink Floyd dies at Age 65

Richard Wright, keyboard player and founding member of the legendary psychedelic prog rock band, Pink Floyd has died of an unknown cancer at the age of 65 in his house in England, said a spokesperson. His family has asked that details surrounding his death, such as the cancer he suffered from, be kept a private [...]

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