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Long, long ago in a land far, far away, before council tax, Miranda Hart and X Factor (what a lovely thought), there were cavemen who roamed the wilds doing cavemen-type things. As well as hunting beasties and drawing lopsided pictures in excrement on their walls, when they saw something new and interesting they were drawn to it and collected it for their cave.

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This feature was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Pedals For Hire

Have you ever been tempted to build your own board? Take your mishmash collection of pedals with all their trailing cables and make a solid, glorious piece of civil engineering that would grace a third year engineering student’s final year project?

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Love it or hate it, the paint-swirl effect (often seen displayed on an Ibanez Jem) will catch your eye and ultimately cause you to blurt an opinion of sorts.

If you’re a fan of paint swirling and fancy trying it yourself, I thoroughly recommend drawing upon the experience of DIY guitar paint-swirler-extraordinaire, Tony Gayter (TheSwirling.com).

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Tips from Martin Guitar Co. about how to properly store and humidify your guitar.

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Last night I visited Bournemouth Folk Club for the first time and I was absolutely blown away.

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Daniel Steinhardt is a bit of a legend. At Guitar Jar, we’re huge admirers of his work; not only of his excellent products, but also for his all round knowledge of guitar effects.

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In a recent feature from USA guitarist Chris Manning, he emphasised the importance of overdrive pedal ordering and placement. My question is; “Why?”.

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Guitar Jar received an interesting email today.

One of our readers, “Andrew S”, felt inspired to write an email specifically for Guitar Jar readers to enjoy; reflecting on his experiences of managing bands in the mainstream music scene.

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Being a guitarist in a tribute band is daunting. Not only do you need to nail the chops of some of rock ‘n roll’s greatest axe-slingers, you also need to have the tone.

US-based guitarist Chris Manning has the daunting task of filling the shoes of one of rock’s greatest guitar legends; Jimmy Page.

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The Stone Roses have announced they’ve reunited for a string of live performances and a possible third album.

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Have you ever considered making your own guitar? If the answer is yes, have you ever considered crafting one from a Millennium Falcon?

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Want to know what happened today or any day in the history of guitar playing? Well, the bright sparks at www.rocksourcearchive.com/guitar are putting an ongoing historical archive together that they soon hope to supply as an app for smartphones.

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I love playing guitar. I equally love Everton Football Club.

Look what I discovered…

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Guitar Jar presents a list of guitar related YouTube videos featuring a mix of news, products, reviews, music and other guitar related information that’s caught our eye over recent weeks. Enjoy…

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