I’ve been fitting locking tuners to all my electric guitars for 20 years – and I just found out I’ve been using them wrong the whole time

“My guitar playing was a one-of-a-kind thing I developed as a kid in Winnipeg. You can’t replace that”: Randy Bachman is suing the band performing under The Guess Who name for $20 million | Meet session legend Vernon Ice Black’s mythical ‘Sunnie’ Strat, the guitar that appears on some of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston’s biggest hits… and features a “whoop-de-do button” | “Yes, that’s a real spider”: Sophie Lloyd’s Enter Sandman (Shred Version) adds extra fretboard flair to Metallica’s thrash classic – alongside some snakes and a tarantula named Rosie Created for sauuuuul.peliculas@blogger.com |  Web Version November 1, 2023 CONNECT WITH THE PICK       Handpicked stories from the world of guitar SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories "My guitar playing was a one-of-a-kind thing I developed as a kid in Winnipeg. You can't replace that": Randy Bachman is suing the band performing under The Guess Who name for $20 million (Jun Sato/Getty Images) Bachman and Guess Who co-writer Burton Cummings say the current group – featuring drummer Garry Peterson – has tainted their legacy Meet session legend Vernon Ice Black's mythical 'Sunnie' Strat, the guitar that appears on some of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston's biggest hits… and features a "whoop-de-do button" (Vertex Effects/YouTube) Every great session player needs a hit-maker, and Black's is Sunnie, which features no fewer than seven push-buttons for maximum tonal versatility "Yes, that's a real spider": Sophie Lloyd's Enter Sandman (Shred Version) adds extra fretboard flair to Metallica's thrash classic – alongside some snakes and a tarantula named Rosie (Sophie Lloyd/YouTube) The British YouTuber and virtuoso guitarist has upped the shred quota on the iconic Metallica tune NEW FROM SNARK® - THE ST-8 TITANIUM™ FOR THE BEST TUNING EVER IN NOISY PLACES!...AND IT'S RECHARGEABLE! LEARN MORE ADVERTISEMENT Features I've been fitting locking tuners to all my electric guitars for 20 years – and I just found out I've been using them wrong the whole time (Future) It turns out there's a right way to restring locking tuners – and it will make your guitar stay in tune better "We fit the definition of a one-hit wonder, but I look at it as being lucky enough to have written a song that'll be remembered forever": Brian Vander Ark on how The Freshmen changed lives, including his own (Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images) Determined as he moves out of the shadow of his past, the guitarist recounts the origins of the Verve Pipe and the recording of the '90s classic, The Freshmen HONEYTONE® MINI AMP GREAT VINTAGE SOUND! LOUDER THAN MOST MINI AMPS LEARN MORE ADVERTISEMENT From Guitar Player Jerry Garcia: "There's a thing about playing stoned without having pressure to play competently... People pay a lot of money to see us, so it becomes a matter of professionalism. You don't want to deliver somebody a clunker just because you're too high" (Paul Natkin/Getty Images) In this 1978 chat with GP, the late Grateful Dead legend discusses why he chose to not include anything shorter than a half-note in a solo for a year, and reveals how the five-string banjo informed his unique six-string approach He played on over 2000 country records, was friends with Leo Fender, and played a small role in the development of the Tele – but here's why you should really listen to the Noel Boggs Quintet's Magic Steel Guitar (Essential Media Group) It's not a masterpiece. It didn't change the world. But Magic Steel Guitar should be listened to by anyone who loves country, jazz, or steel guitar Buyer's Guides Fender Pro Junior vs Blues Junior: which should you buy? (Fender/Canva) We put Fender's two tiny but mighty tube amps head to head to find out which is the real small-combo king Lessons You don't have to choose between rhythm and lead – 'lead rhythm guitar' has it all, and funk master Cory Wong is a master of the craft (Olly Curtis/Future) In this exclusive lesson, the Strat maestro shows you how to blur the line between the two disciplines and inject lead hooks into your rhythm playing Reviews Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff review (Phil Barker/Future) This surprisingly versatile distortion pedal does a lot more than just metal LEARN MORE ABOUT The Pick: Guitar World  |    Guitar Player  |    Guitarist Total Guitar  |    Bass Player  |    Guitar Techniques Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036

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