San Onofre's future hinges on finding cause of abnormal tube wear - Bellingham Herald

San Onofre's future hinges on finding cause of abnormal tube wear Bellingham Herald When the plant is running at full power, the rate of steam flow is causing the tubes to vibrate, much like a guitar string being plucked. Some tubes vibrated enough that they rubbed against each other, causing the tube walls to wear down much faster ... and more »

Swingin' Blues Soloing - Acoustic Guitar

Acoustic Guitar

Swingin' Blues Soloing Acoustic Guitar By Orville Johnson Many lessons on playing lead guitar in a blues context concentrate on the minor pentatonic scale and classic licks of players like BB King and Eric Clapton. But there are other styles of blues worth investigating, including jump or ...

Gordon Lightfoot at the Palace Theatre, 5/19/12 - Albany Times Union (blog)

Gordon Lightfoot at the Palace Theatre, 5/19/12 Albany Times Union (blog) And new guitarist Carter Lancaster - replacing Terry Clements, who died last year after four decades as Lightfoot's six-string right-hand man – faithfully recreated the recorded guitar leads, but only rarely seemed to step out and make them his own.

Donald 'Duck' Dunn, bassist for Sam and Dave, Wilson Pickett and others, dies ... - Washington Post

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Donald 'Duck' Dunn, bassist for Sam and Dave, Wilson Pickett and others, dies ... Washington Post Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bass guitarist whose bouncy rhythms helped define the Memphis soul sound of Stax Records and graced recordings by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, the Blues Brothers, Booker T. and the MGs, Eric Clapton and Rod Stewart, ... Master of four-string funk built the solid base of Memphis soulSydney Morning Herald Bass-guitar legend Donald "Duck" Dunn dies in his sleep after a gig in TokyoStraight.com (Blogs) (blog) all 911 news articles »

E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren looks ahead to the New Orleans Jazz Fest - NOLA.com

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E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren looks ahead to the New Orleans Jazz Fest NOLA.com Pedal steel, dobro, lap steel, six-string banjo, an army of acoustic and electric guitars, 12-strings, baritones. It's crazy. I'm like a kid in a candy store. How many of those 50 instruments do you use a night on average? Anywhere between 15 and 20. and more »

Spider guitar dazzles with style and sound (w/ Video) - Phys.Org

Spider guitar dazzles with style and sound (w/ Video) Phys.Org (Phys.org) -- Massey University mechatronics professor Olaf Diegel made his dream come true when he created a series of colourful 3D-printed electric guitars with latticed bodies adorned with spiders and butterflies. And when he posted images of the ... and more »