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Paul Fitzgerald
Feb 22 min read
February 2024 Jazz Journey Selection
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out (1959) The Lowdown on Dave Brubeck’s Time Out Type of Jazz: Time Out is a pioneering album in cool...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Feb 24 min read
Classical Guitar Corner - Classical vs Acoustic Guitars
This article discusses classical vs acoustic guitars. What are the actual differences between an acoustic and a classical guitar and...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Feb 15 min read
Guitar Humidity: Everything You Need To Know
Temperature fluctuations throughout the year coincide with humidity changes around the country. As a result, these changes will...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Jan 203 min read
"The Abbott" - Clive Carroll plays the music of John Renbourn
Clive Carroll has created a sound world all his own, with influences mined from the delicate cadences of Elizabethan England, to the...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Jan 193 min read
Greatest Jazz Albums of All Time
Jazz isn’t just music, it’s a journey. From the grand big bands to the smooth sounds of bebop, and from cool hard bop to the wild world...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Jan 153 min read
Caring For Your Guitar Over The Long Haul
Get Regular Setups A good setup will make your guitar feel and sound its best, but just bringing your guitar into the shop regularly is...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Jan 93 min read
Classical Guitar Corner - J. S. Bach and the Guitar
Bach and the Guitar? You may be surprised to learn that the great Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) never wrote a note of music for the...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Jan 51 min read
New Arrival - Martin OM-42PS Paul Simon Signature Edition
Pure Effect Music are pleased to announce that during January 2024 a rare mint condition 1997 Martin OM-42PS Paul Simon Signature Edition...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Dec 28, 20238 min read
Acoustic Guitar Gods - David Crosby, 14 August 1941 - 18 January 2023
By all accounts, including his own, David Crosby could be a tricky and difficult character. His career was regularly punctuated by angry...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Dec 28, 202313 min read
A Guide to Identifying Common Acoustic Guitar Shapes and Sizes
The steel-string acoustic guitar appears in many different sizes and shapes. This guide gives a general understanding of the most common...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Dec 13, 20234 min read
Acoustic Guitar Gods - John Renbourn, 8 August 1944 - 26 March 2015
John Renbourn, who died aged 70, was one half of the powerful guitar duo of Pentangle, the innovative jazz-folk band of the 1960s and...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Dec 9, 20235 min read
Acoustic Guitar Gods - Bert (Herbert) Jansch, 3 November 1943 - 5 October 2011
Of all the guitarists to emerge from the early days of the British folk music revival, it was Bert Jansch, who died aged 67, who had the...
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Paul Fitzgerald
Dec 9, 20236 min read
A Guide to Building and Storing a Unique Guitar Collection
The guitar is an instrument that is woven into American history itself, and guitar players such as Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Jimi...
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