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Is Jimi Hendrix Overrated?
Jan 19, 2011 Ξ 14 comments

Is Jimi Hendrix Overrated?

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Many individuals, guitarists, music fans or otherwise often state Jimi Hendrix as being arguably the greatest guitarist ever. Guitar Jar questions this statement, wondering if Hendrix would have claimed this  Full Article »

Mystery Shopper: The Guitar Store, Southampton
Jan 14, 2011 Ξ 2 comments

Mystery Shopper: The Guitar Store, Southampton

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The latest Guitar Jar Mystery Shopper features The Guitar Store in Southampton. The Guitar Store is packed full of high end electric guitars, amps and boutique effects with the addition  Full Article »

Are USA Standard Fender & Gibson Guitars Overpriced?
Jan 12, 2011 Ξ 12 comments

Are USA Standard Fender & Gibson Guitars Overpriced?

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Recently, when visiting guitar stores across the UK, I’m often taken aback by the price of the current range of USA Standard Fender & Gibson guitars.

Dan Henry Interview
Jan 12, 2011 Ξ 1 comment

Dan Henry Interview

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The latest “15 questions” feature is with guitarist Dan Henry. Dan fronts Dorset based rock band, “The Longest Day” who won the 2010 Dorset Music Awards and have been gigging  Full Article »

Jan 4, 2011 Ξ 2 comments

Guitar Jar Podcast #1

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Guitar Jar Podcast #1 reviews aspects of the Guitar Jar articles featured in the first 6 months of the web site.

SVL Guitars Interview
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SVL Guitars Interview

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SVL Guitars is a UK based guitar manufacturer that specialise in re-creating the much loved “S” and “T” Fender models from the classic era of the late 50’s and early  Full Article »

RoHS Compliance: How will this affect the UK guitar industry?
Dec 13, 2010 Ξ 5 comments

RoHS Compliance: How will this affect the UK guitar industry?

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RoHS isn’t the most common acronym emerging from the lips of the everyday guitarist, but it’s more than likely to establish itself as a swear word over the coming months.

Dec 9, 2010 Ξ 1 comment

Matt Stevens Interview

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The latest “15 questions” feature is with guitarist Matt Stevens. Matt is a talented guitarist who embraces a modern twist on promoting and performing his music, heavily utilising the Internet  Full Article »

Dec 3, 2010 Ξ Leave a comment

Sean Tyla Interview

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The latest “15 questions” feature is with guitarist Sean Tyla. Some of the more mature readers of Guitar Jar may be familiar with his name, or the name of his  Full Article »

Dec 3, 2010 Ξ 1 comment

Avalon Guitars Interview

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The acoustic guitar market features some of the most beautifully crafted instruments money can buy. Avalon Guitars sit firmly in that bracket, producing some of the world’s most exquisite guitars  Full Article »

Nov 30, 2010 Ξ Leave a comment

Rick Jones Interview

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The latest “15 questions” feature is with acoustic guitarist  singer/songwriter Rick Jones, who blends percussive techniques, blues, folk and rock into his performances and has a vocal quality that keeps  Full Article »

Nov 25, 2010 Ξ 3 comments

Relic Guitar Debate… Love them or hate them?

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A debate among guitarists over recent years is the subject of the “relic guitar”. To many, the appearance of a well used and battered guitar is a beautiful sight to  Full Article »

Nov 23, 2010 Ξ 2 comments

Chickenbone John Interview

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One of the quirkiest range of guitars at the Bristol Guitar Show was the range of Cigar Box guitars produced by Chickenbone John. Guitar Jar catches up with John to  Full Article »

Guitar Maintenance – corrective or preventative measures?
Nov 22, 2010 Ξ 4 comments

Guitar Maintenance – corrective or preventative measures?

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This article was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Dave Walsh Luthier’s or guitar ‘repairers’ can be your best friend at times, but unless their guitar physically breaks into two pieces,  Full Article »

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