With a strong focus on the Australian music scene, Australian Guitar is a rich source of information on playing techniques, styles, the wide range of instruments available and all the technology that guitarists have to consider in the 21st Century.
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Summing your mix to mono can be helpful when making volume and EQ changes to the sounds you’re playing. In the stereo field, we have the luxury of moving each signal to the far left or right of the centre, with the use of panning. Whilst this is effective in separating the playback sounds, listening back to these changes in a mono environment only gives you the loudness balance of the sounds, and not the stereo image information. This collapsing of the mix gives you a good indication of the volume balance between each sound, and can be used as a reference to switch between mono and stereo playback to make subtle decisions and changes to your sound balance. Similar with EQ, when referencing your mix in mono, you can…
CURRENTLY PLAYING WITH? Dallas Frasca (three-piece riff rock). USUALLY FOUND PLAYING? An original 1963 Silvertone. YEARS ON THE FRETBOARD? Around twenty years. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PLAYING STYLE? Three chords and the truth. FIRST AXE? Gibson Les Paul. CURRENT AXE? 1963 Silvertone. RIG/PEDALS? Stock Fender Deville, Big Muff (with the original bubble font), Boss Octave, Whammy, MRX Phase 100, Bass Big Muff. SECRET WEAPON? Dearmond Silver Foil pickups. FAVOURITE GUITARIST OF ALL TIME? Damn, that’s too hard! I suppose I’d have to refer to one of my first inspirations, Ry Cooder, who also introduced me to Steve Vai’s shredding style. FAVOURITE CURRENT LOCAL PLAYER? Jeff Curran. CURRENT RELEASE? Our new EP, Dirt Buzz.…
Known as one of the country’s hardest working and most innovative guitar maestros, Claude Hay is releasing his fourth studio album, Roller Coaster, with a bang. He’ll be taking some time out from his relentless Aussie and Euro touring schedules to build a lucky fan one of his famous eclectic axes. Claude always creates a new handmade guitar for each of his tours, but this time, he’s cooked up a pair. ‘Jeri’ and ‘Jeri Mk 2’ have been created from jerry cans to supply the resonator-style tones found all over the album. The legend himself is running a competition to win the Jeri Mk 2 - all you have to do for your chance to win is to head to claudehay.com.au/guitars and fill in an entry form!…
A VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH SIMON KINNY-LEWIS Simon Kinny-Lewis is an amazing guitarist, songwriter and performer. He has recorded and performed with world-class artists such as Christian Howes, Ric Fierabracci, Anton Davidyants, Simeon Cain, and so many more. Simon has acknowledged the influence of many guitarists, including Richie Kotzen, Scott Henderson, Robben Ford, Doug Seven, Ray Beadle and others, however, he is now well on the way to finding his own guitar ‘voice’ through many years of hard work and dedication to his craft. Having release three albums with a new one on the way, Simon has toured Brazil, USA and was a finalist in the 2013 Yamaha & Laney World Wide Guitar competition held in Thailand. He was also invited to play in the Basement Blues Society’s Five Of Our…
WHEN: SATURDAY, 27TH AUGUST 2016 WHERE: THE STATE THEATRE, SYDNEY REVIEW: CRAIG CARROLL PHOTOS BY: ROBERT BIRCHALL From a weekly gathering of original artists, playing as an acoustic Led Zeppelin cover band night, to a three-hour tribute showcase at the magnificent State Theatre with a five-piece rock band, four singers and a three-piece string section, plusa tabla and sitar player thrown in as the set of steak knives - director and guitarist Joseph Calderazzo has come a long way in 13 years. Throw in mid-song guitar changes, multiple tunings, 12-stringers and a mandolin – not to mention most of the musicians getting their own solos to show off their chops – and you begin to appreciate his meticulous guitar skills, and his bands’ amazing talents in performing such an eclectic…
