Archive for September, 2009

Woman who inspired song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds dies at 4609.28.09

A childhood friend of John Lennon’s son Julian, was the girl who was really behind the song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds from the Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album! Lucy Vodden is her name and she was a very important person in Musical history. Unfortunately she passed away this past Tuesday [...]



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Neat looking Rickenbacker Guitar lightshow!09.24.09

The Rickenbacker 331LS is a beautiful looking semi-hollow body guitar. They produced this model in 6 & 12 string guitars and bass ones as well. With all the lighting effects on this puppy it’s no wonder they called it the “Lightshow Guitar”. It was only in production from 1970 – 1972 so you can see [...]



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The Bass Guitar09.20.09

Most music has always had a bass line, be it written or implied, today the bass part is fundamental to most of the music we listen to. Whether it’s the big bowed orchestral bass, the huge bass pipes of a cathedral organ or the ultra low warm sound of a vintage synth bass, the bass [...]



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