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Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Review: Worth it in 2026?
Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Review. Is this the best affordable Les Paul you can buy? Before we get into it, let’s look at the Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s specs. The Les Paul™ Standard 60s models from Epiphone’s new Inspired by Gibson™ Collection recreate the sound of 1960s era Les Pauls. Featuring a classic…
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The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade: 1987
Welcome back to 1987, with this year’s long list of classic arcade games being impossible to detail in a single article. Here are some of my favourites. 1987 was a turning point for me and my fascination with the video game arcade. It had been a place of comfort for a good chunk of my…
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BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amplifier Review
The BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amplifier IS the best guitar-related purchase I’ve ever made. Why? Let me explain. Is the BOSS Katana 50 loud enough to gig with? The question that everyone’s asking. Simple answer… ABSOLUTELY!. That’s on the 50W mode, clean channel, gain just less than half, volume the same, and master maxed. In…
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Goa : A Lesson In Life – Second Edition. Out NOW!
A BIG day! Originally realised back in 2017. My debut book, Goa : A Lesson in Life receives a long-overdue edit, professional cover, long-lost images, and an extra chapter, bringing my story to a close and up to date. So, what’s it all about? Back in August 2006, I visited Goa, India. A trip that…
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Great uses for the Line 6 Variax!
Line 6 unleashed the Variax over a decade ago. At first, it may have seemed like a gimmick, but now it’s a brilliant instrument that countless musicians are embracing. During the first round of Variax guitars, Line 6 made acoustic, electric, and bass models. Today, the latest range of HD Variax guitars are strictly electric…
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10 Key Areas Authors Must Choose For Marketing Their Books
Authors hear a lot of the same advice about book marketing and publicity. It’s very obvious what needs to be done. The question is how does one do these things especially with limited time, money, desire, or knowledge? The best way to tackle this is to first take an overview of things. Start by identifying…
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Line 6 Helix Review features on their company newsletter
Huge congratulations go to one of of the Blogging Musician’s main contributor’s Niko Lalangas. His fantastic review of the Line 6 Helix Guitar Multi Effects has made in onto Line 6’s very own newsletter no less!. This proves the that the quality of articles we’re all putting together are getting noticed. Well done Niko! Check…
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Publicity Lessons To Learn From Guns N’ Roses
Guns N’ Roses – a hard rock group that first formed in 1985 – was one of the most successful bands of 2017, in any genre. It might not be your kind of music, and you may not personally have come across anything to do with GNR last year, but that’s really an astounding fact.…
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Gigging is the ace up your sleeve
So this week we reformed our old band. Cosmic Space Pirates. I’ve missed it, greatly, summing it up a while back in The little things I miss about being in a band. I was going to try and express my thoughts on getting back into it through the usual blog, but I came across this…
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Happy 2018 from The Blogging Musician!
Happy New Year everyone! I just wanted to start off the New Year with a quick refresh of what The Blogging Musician is, for any new readers out there…… “The Blogging Musician has grown from a personal hub into a valuable resource community for musicians and writers alike.” I also didn’t want to lose track of…
