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Hope all is well, this issue is a good one!

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IN THIS ISSUE

ASK THE EXPERT
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FIXING FRET BUZZ
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STAYING IN TUNE
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REFINISHING YOUR GUITAR
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TAB SITE
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KORN TAB SITE
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SITE UPDATES
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TAKAMINE CALL FOR INFO?
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BEST BAND ON THE NET'
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VIOLINS AT THE NORTH POLE
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HOW TO BUY AN ELECTRIC
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A LITTLE CHAT WITH LIMPBIZKIT
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JEM FOR SALE
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FREE E MAIL
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WHOLE NOTE GUITAR COMMUNITY


ASK THE EXPERT

Guitar.com has a great resource entitled "Ask the Expert"
You can e mail questions in to pro guitar techs and see the response
the following month.
This month features Cheryl Crow's Guitar Tech with some great information
to keep your guitar in top shape.

http://guitar.com/columns/viewcolumn.asp?columnID=5

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FIXING FRET BUZZ

From guitarsite.com a good article dealing with a very common problem

http://www.GuitarSite.com/guitar_FAQ.htm#BUZZ

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STAYING IN TUNE

QUESTION: How can I keep my axe in tune?

MYTH: Use an electronic tuner and it will be fine.

SOLUTION: 
They are a few basic rules to observe when trying to achieve
stable tuning.


1) Make sure your strings are properly stretched. Don't expect to put
on a
new set of strings, tune up and be ready to go. They need to be
stretched
to hold proper tuning. Pull or tug at the strings until you can tune
them
to pitch and have them stay there. An electronic tuner aids this
process
because it offers an easy reference for tuning. Additionally, change
your
strings periodically - don't go six months without changing them. Old
strings never stay in tune.

2) The nut is also very important. A badly cut nut will be a never
ending
source of problems for tuning. The nut should fit the string gauge you
use
properly to stay in tune. If it is too      , the string will be
pinched
and won't stay in tune when bent or played. The string will end up
playing
flat. If the nut slot is too big, then the string may snap out of the
slot
completely. So if staying tune seems impossible, one thing to check out
is
the nut.

3) Good tuners can help staying in tune. Cheap or inexpensive tuners
may
not hold the string properly and make precise tuning impossible.
However,
more often than not the tuning machines are working properly, so only
check
them if all else fails.

4) Good tuning technique is absolutely necessary. Yes, there is a
technique
to it. Always approach the correct pitch from below. In other words, go
from flat to the correct pitch not sharp to the correct pitch. If you
are
tuning the 'B' string, don't down tune down to the 'B' but rather make
sure
you are flat and slowly tune up until on pitch. If you happen to over
tighten and go sharp, put the string flat and bring it up to pitch
again.
This helps the string get wrapped properly to hold its pitch better.

Article from: 
GuitarTrader.com Newsletter 
http://www.GuitarTrader.com 
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REFINISHING YOUR GUITAR

Some good tips
here:http://www.GuitarSite.com/newsletters/990412/1.shtml?nl55

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A NICE NEW TAB SITE

http://www.cagtp.com/

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WANT KORN TAB?

http://members.tripod.com/~ThaBignig/PHATKORNOGRAPHY.html

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SITE UPDATES FOR CHRIS B'S MUSIC

our music news page, updated Fridays
 
http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Office/3483/news.html


guitar encyclopedia, a great list of links covering just about
everything....let us know if you have one we can add

http://chrisbsmusic.com/chrisbsmusicinc/guiten.html


An update on Ibanez Players...Korn, LimpBizkit, Vai...etc...

http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Office/3483/artists.html

Ibanez Review of the Month

ibanez of month
http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Office/3483/ibanezofmonth.html


Songwriting Resources

http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Office/3483/musicians.html

Tab Directory

http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Office/3483/tab.html

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TAKAMINE INFO

One of our subscribers is trying to find info on the Takamine GX-100

Thank you for your reply on my GX-100. I actually looked it up in the
Orion 
Blue Book, 
and , like you said, it does not appear valueable......but it is to me!
It 
plays like a dream, 
DiMarzio pickups, neck-thru, Gibson scale....I love it. (Plus I'm an
80's 
maniac and a big
fan of Takamine). 
I am the Store Manager of MARS  Music here in Charlotte, NC. I aquired
this 
guitar used
for only $100.00 and then bought it for myself. Thanks again.

Any Help:reply to

[email protected]

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BEST BAND ON THE NET

The Best Band On The Net is a promotion to find the best unsigned band,
using the power of the Internet to
  bring artists and listeners together. Best Band 99 brings leading
musical instrument companies together with
  digital music distribution companies to offer thousands of dollars in
prizes. This year's sponsors are Bass
  Player, Paiste, Hamer, Toca, MP3-Go, SWR, TKL, Yamaha, Telex, Ovation,
Lee Oskar, Takamine, Evans,
  Berklee Press, Fostex, Vater, DRUM!, NewTech Music, Jazziz, Gibraltar,
Guitar Player, D'Addario,
  Keyboard and SEIKO. The Celebrity Artist Judges for Best Band 99
represent a cross selection of musical
  jandra: Sheila E, Alex Acuna, Elton John band guitarists Davey Johnstone
and John Jorgenson, and Tom
  Dumont of No Doubt.

  Kaman Music's Marketing Manager, Alex Fraser, commented: "Last year we
had over 1 million visitors to
  BestBand.com and through a combination of on-line balloting and judging
from our Celebrity Artists, we were
  able to select the group Zuba as the Best Band On The Net. This year we
are able to offer the ultimate Best
  Band with a record deal from the true digital music label, NewTech
Music, one of the RealAudio JukeBox
  sites. Best Band 99 will utilize the MP3 digital music format which will
make it very easy for bands to submit
  their original material. Our media sponsors will be posting material
which will be educational in nature with the
  goal of helping aspiring bands succeed in the industry. MP3 is currently
the hottest topic in both the music and
  Internet communities and we feel that with our strategic alliances this
year, we should see traffic exceed 5
  million visitors."

  Another new feature of this year's Best Band On The Net contest is a
pool of prizes for early entrants. Each of
  the first 60 bands to fully register and submit their song will receive
a string pack from D'Addario, a box of
  Vater drumsticks, an Evans drumhead prepack and 2 autographed harmonicas
from Lee Oskar. And from
  Berklee Press, a copy of their new book, The Self Promoting Musician,
Strategies for Independent Music
  Success. This book is a good resource for navigating the music business. 

  Ovation will provide one of these bands with a bonus prize of a 1998
Collectors guitar. BestBand.com is now
  accepting entries through the month of October.

  The contest format is simple. Bands will register and upload material
from August through October. On-line
  voting begins November 1st and runs through mid December. The top 10
bands will be determined by a tally
  of all the votes cast on the site. Our Celebrity Artist Judges will
listen to the finalists and construct their votes,
  with the Best Band On The Net announced at Los Angeles NAMM 2000. 

  To register your band in Best Band on the Net '99, visit
http://come.to/Chris-Bs

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VIOLINS AT THE NORTH POLE

One of our customers took some of our violins to the Arctic Circle,
interesting what a small world this really is:


Trimble Gilbert came to the American Festival of Fiddletunes.
He is from north of the Arctic circle, lives in a town without
running water with about 200 inhabitants, called Arctic Village.
They still live off the land!
He is an Athabascan Indian(Gwich'in). At fiddletunes,He represented a
150 
year
old tradition of fiddlemusic that apparently came over with the french
canadian trappers. But the Gwich'in indians took the music and
changed it. It's got an incredible drum-like beat all through
the music. And they dance their own dances to the music. They
play fiddle and guitar. There was an article about this kind of
music in the last issue of fiddler         .
Well, anyway, while he was here, he mentioned he was trying to get
music into the schools, the little kids were interested in learning
his music, but the school could not afford to buy them.
I am in a band, and have always considered my band earnings (pretty
meager) as mad money because I also have a full time job. So I
told Trimble I'd use some of my band money to get instruments for
his school (Yukon Flats School)
I bought a half sized fiddle from Chris B's music, and a 3/4 sized
fiddle from a local shop. Then people brought me about 5 fullsized
fiddles, and from them I traded and got more 3/4 sized and 1/2 sized
fiddles. I've only shipped 2 instruments to Arctic village so
far, there are 3 that need repairs. A local luthier (Barry Schultz)
has donated his labor FREE to repair these instruments!
So when these are all fixed, I have a great big box to send to
arctic village. People (and two music stores) have donated bows,
cases, strings, shoulder rests, and of course, instruments.
All in all, this is what I have:
2 1/2 sized,
4 3/4 sized,
2 full sized.
all with bows and cases and maybe I am 1 rosin short.
We think this is enough (Trimble thought so)
the only place I am deficient is I don't have any extra sets
of strings for the smaller sized instruments.


So now you know the REST of the story
Mimi


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GOOD ARTICLE ON BUYING AN ELECTRIC

http://guitar.com/columns/viewcolumn.asp?columnID=1

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A LITTLE CHAT WITH LIMPBIZKIT

http://guitar.com/features/viewfeature.asp?featureID=1

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JEM FOR SALE

One of our subscribers has a nice JEM for sale, 
Re: '91JEM VBK For Sale or Trade

e mail [email protected]  for more info

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SUMMER NAMM GUITAR ACCESSORIES

NAMM is the National Association of Music Merchants, which we are proud to
be a member of.
Their yearly shows are where everything new in gear is introduced.
harmony central has a nice report on some cool guitar accessories from the
Summer show.

http://www.harmony-central.com/Newp/SNAMM99/Articles/Guitar-Accessories1.html  

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WHOLE NOTE

This is probably the best constructed interactive site for guitar
instruction and resources I have seen on the net....visit our friends at:

http://itp.nyu.edu/wholenote/splash.asp

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SEE YOU IN OCTOBER.
PS...WE HAVE RG 7620 AND 7621 IN STOCK, THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST THESE
WILL BE AROUND IN 99, E MAIL OR CALL FOR INFO.