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An Easy Way to Get Better Between Rehearsals

By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music Man, that practice was awesome! Great strides were made on your band's journey to excellence, fame, and fortune. Some great song ideas were tossed around and jammed on, certain to be a #1 hit very soon...But then, yo...

Kala U-Bass Ukulele

Product Review from Georges Music: Kala U-Bass Ukulele By Ben Blakesley Georges Music That's the smallest bass I've ever seen!!This is not your typical uke, or bass, or typical anything. The Kala U-Bass is a new and innovative product that combines...

What's With All Those Knobs? A Primer on Mixing Boards

By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music     Working as a recording (and sometimes live sound) engineer, I get a lot of clever comments about how complicated the gear looks. Really, that's one of the fun parts about being an engineer. You're a pa...

Collaborate and Learn

  By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music     NEWS FLASH!! There is a world outside your bedroom/basement/practice studio! Get out and play with others! Often, we musicians get trapped in the routine of holing up in a dark space focusing on our ...

Musician Jokes For a Rainy Day

By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music Everybody loves a little music humor to break up the intensity that is creative collaboration.Here's a collection of music jokes from various sources and traditions.But use with caution...and if you're particularly...

Pick Up a New Instrument and Play!

  By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music       Sometimes playing music can get stale.You sit down with your same old instrument and play the same old licks, riffs, scales, and songs as you always do. It's still great to play music, but you...

Square One: Recording from the Ground Up

Getting Your Music into the Computer Cheap & Simple By Jon Chappell If someone asked you, What was the simplest and least-expensive to get into computer recording? What would your response be? Would you immediately recommend your favorite DAW? Wo...

Planet Waves Instrument Tuner Review

Review: Planet Waves Instruments Tuners When it comes to tuners, one size doesnt always fit all Buy the Pedal Tuner Now at GeorgesMusicOnline.com! By Craig Anderton A tuner is a tunerright? Well, not really. One of the main tuner manufacturers is Pla...

Line 6 Pocket POD Review

Review: Line 6 Pocket POD Line 6 Pocket POD - $129.99 - Buy Now! By Jon Chappell The Line 6 POD, in all its various incarnations, is one of the best sounding and most successful guitar-based multi-effects processors on the market today. Its available...