http://www.guitartools.co.uk/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:44:23 +0000 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/sUKIUpryXWg/gain-shaping-devices-part-4-distortion-and-overdrive <p><b>Distortion/Overdrive</b> – These hard clipping devices are perfect when you need over the top saturation, especially when you choose or have to use an amp that doesn’t break up. They can also be used to compliment an already overdriven amp. On to the list both new and old: </p><div style="float: right; padding-left: 10px;">{loadposition videochrispart4}</div><br /><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/boss-ds1.jpg" mce_src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/boss-ds1.jpg" alt="boss ds1" title="Boss DS1" class="caption" align="left"><b>Boss DS-1</b> – Originally released in 1978, this distortion box may just be the best selling distortion ever. Users have included at one time or another Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Mike Stern and John Petrucci. There are a <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/chris-juergensen-effects-columnist/gain-shaping-devices-part-4-distortion-and-overdrive">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/sUKIUpryXWg" height="1" width="1"/> Chris Juergensen Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:21:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/chris-juergensen-effects-columnist/gain-shaping-devices-part-4-distortion-and-overdrive http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/chris-juergensen-effects-columnist/gain-shaping-devices-part-4-distortion-and-overdrive http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/rVOkwAe8zzs/nick-curran-returns-with-explosive-new-rock-n-roll-release-reform-school-girl <p><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/nick-curran-reform-school-girl.jpg" alt="Nick Curran Reform School Girl" title="Reform School Girl" class="caption" align="right"><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/nick-curran.jpg" alt="Nick Curran" title="Nick Curran" class="caption" align="right">GT is proud to announce the latest release from the unstoppable, high-energy, one-man 50's R&amp;B revivalist known as Nick Curran. Reform School Girl is the long-awaited return from the man called "One of the most authentic and exciting roots musicians of his generation," by All Music Guide, and will be released on February 16th via Eclecto Groove Records. &nbsp;<br /><br />The Austin-based Curran and his band, The Lowlifes, have pulled out all the stops to recreate the raw and explosive sound <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/music-news/nick-curran-returns-with-explosive-new-rock-n-roll-release-reform-school-girl">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/rVOkwAe8zzs" height="1" width="1"/> GuitarTools Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:04:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/music-news/nick-curran-returns-with-explosive-new-rock-n-roll-release-reform-school-girl http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/music-news/nick-curran-returns-with-explosive-new-rock-n-roll-release-reform-school-girl http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/CS_V0m2SMfs/rocks-vegetarian-alternative <p><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/coldplay.jpg" alt="Coldplay" title="Rock band, really?" class="caption" align="right">How the false revolutionaries took over the world and lowered EMI share prices.</p><p>At the turn of the century the music industry had just concluded an era of cheesy non-sensical distasteful pop music, which was soon to be followed by another. With the release of Be Here Now, this was the death knell for the Britpop movement. It was a blank canvas at the start of the decade. Coldplay then came along and made the canvas bland.</p><p>Their campaign for world domination came at the start of the millennium. A time when it seemed everyone <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/rocks-vegetarian-alternative">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/CS_V0m2SMfs" height="1" width="1"/> Alex Curran Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/rocks-vegetarian-alternative http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/rocks-vegetarian-alternative http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/DkJZNPNNfuA/waterstone-musical-instruments <h5><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/waterstone-guitars.jpg" alt="" class="caption" align="right">Waterstone Musical Instruments, Nashville Tennessee announces new Sandman line of Electric Basses and Guitars.</h5><h5><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/waterstone-logo.jpg" alt="Waterstone Musical Instruments" align="left"></h5>Founder and President of Waterstone, Robert J. Singer is proud to announce the newest Models of the Waterstone line, the Sandman Bass and Guitar.&nbsp; Continuing the Waterstone tradition of designing and producing classic-inspired musical instruments, the new Sandman Series pays direct homage to the vintage Premier Bass guitar used by the late Mark Sandman of the Band Morphine.<br /><h5>Sandman Bass Overview</h5>Long-scale 24 fret neck, rosewood fingerboard, dot inlay<br />4-bolt maple neck with butterfly style tuners, classic round string <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/gear-news/waterstone-musical-instruments">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/DkJZNPNNfuA" height="1" width="1"/> GuitarTools Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:19:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/gear-news/waterstone-musical-instruments http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/gear-news/waterstone-musical-instruments http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/9bbwngQfvB4/lachlan-horne-bio <p><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/lachlan-horne.jpg" mce_src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/lachlan-horne.jpg" alt="Lachlan Horne" title="Lachlan Horne" class="caption" align="right">After picking up the guitar at the age of fourteen Lachlan has performed in a numerous successful bands both in the UK and Australia. Though mainly self taught he has studied under distinguished guitarists such as Alan Limbrick, John Etheridge and Shaun Baxter when he attended The Guitar Institute in London.<br /><br />He has played sessions for a variety of music and media projects and his music has been used for computer games, radio commercials and even as a theme on a rollercoaster. Having spent most of his career as a side <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/lessons/guest-column-lachlan-horne/lachlan-horne-bio">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/9bbwngQfvB4" height="1" width="1"/> GuitarTools Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:23:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/lessons/guest-column-lachlan-horne/lachlan-horne-bio http://www.guitartools.co.uk/lessons/guest-column-lachlan-horne/lachlan-horne-bio http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/9qzpzOeCEGY/cranking-up-the-minor-pentatonic-scale-lesson-1 <p>If you're used to improvising on your guitar there's little doubt that you will already have a good familiarity of the minor pentatonic scale. And let's face it what a useful scale it is. Not only does it sound great whatever style of music you play it also doesn't seem to matter what you play it over – you can even play it over major chords or keys and it still sounds cool despite it being a minor scale. I still don't know why that is but who cares right? It means instant access to great licks without having to <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/lessons/guest-column-lachlan-horne/cranking-up-the-minor-pentatonic-scale-lesson-1">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/9qzpzOeCEGY" height="1" width="1"/> Lachlan Horne Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/lessons/guest-column-lachlan-horne/cranking-up-the-minor-pentatonic-scale-lesson-1 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/lessons/guest-column-lachlan-horne/cranking-up-the-minor-pentatonic-scale-lesson-1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/wJTG9lsHlT4/obituary-of-2009 <p>Exploding cleavage, Su-Bo, suicide watch and a pineapple. A light hearted look back at 2009. <img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk//images/stories/lady-gaga.jpg" mce_src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk//images/stories/lady-gaga.jpg" alt="Lady Gaga" class="caption" align="right" /></p><p>It seems every man and his dog became a Michael Jackson fan following the death of the King of Pop. Fans seemed to  embrace the mantra, "The King is dead. Long live the King". His death saw many 'fans' crawling out of the wood work because suddenly Michael Jackson seemed cool again. Many fans seemingly taking the notion "ignorance is bliss" straight to heart along with the new wave of M.J. styled jokes. <br /><br />Interestingly it turned <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/obituary-of-2009">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/wJTG9lsHlT4" height="1" width="1"/> Alex Curran Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:56:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/obituary-of-2009 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/obituary-of-2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/Kn67C9vHdtw/exciting-news-160000-tabs-database-launched We're extremely pleased to announce that GuitarTools has finally launched its long awaited <a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/guitar-tabs/" mce_href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/guitar-tabs/">guitar tablature database</a>. It currently has well over 160,000 popular tabs which makes it an extremely useful resource for guitar players.<br /><br />We welcome tablature submissions and new artist suggestions!<br /><br />The database is in its infancy, so expect updates, new features and better integration into the rest of the site (including your profiles).<br />Each tab has a rating and review function to enable the best tabs to be recognised!<br /><br />As always, if you have any suggestions or notice any bugs please <a <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/site-news/exciting-news-160000-tabs-database-launched">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/Kn67C9vHdtw" height="1" width="1"/> GuitarTools Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:51:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/site-news/exciting-news-160000-tabs-database-launched http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/site-news/exciting-news-160000-tabs-database-launched http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/aBkAk80HTEw/one-way-to-build-a-cigar-box-guitar <h5>In The Beginning </h5>Before I'd even finished my guitar kit (and if you have ever felt bad about your practical capabilities, you really should read all about it <a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/diy-dunce/how-to-build-a-guitar-if-you-are-a-technical-cripple" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/diy-dunce/how-to-build-a-guitar-if-you-are-a-technical-cripple">HERE</a>) I'd got interested in the world of Cigar Box Guitars, and had decided that I would like to have a go at making one of my own.<br /><br />If you haven't come across them before, Cigar Box Guitars (CBGs from now on) go back to the roots of Blues and are quite literally made from a cigar, or any other suitable tin or box that will make a <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/diy-dunce/one-way-to-build-a-cigar-box-guitar">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/aBkAk80HTEw" height="1" width="1"/> Erik Ryman Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:36:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/diy-dunce/one-way-to-build-a-cigar-box-guitar http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/diy-dunce/one-way-to-build-a-cigar-box-guitar http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/Vz9woCTuCMk/the-idiot-that-made-them-a-genius A band named after smoking weed, with an album named after diarrhoea singing about masturbation. Very mature.<img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk//images/stories/green-day-american-idiot.jpg" mce_src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk//images/stories/green-day-american-idiot.jpg" alt="American Idiot" title="American Idiot" class="caption" align="left" /><br /><br />Since their breakout success in 1994, following the release of Dookie, Green Day had begun to drift, a band without purpose. They had become the kids who had somehow learnt to get old without growing up, a punk band who had become accustomed to making jokes of the willies and poo variety. They were the band that refused to take themselves seriously.<br /> <br />Following the release of the less than warmly received, yet <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/the-idiot-that-made-them-a-genius">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/Vz9woCTuCMk" height="1" width="1"/> Alex Curran Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:14:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/the-idiot-that-made-them-a-genius http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/the-idiot-that-made-them-a-genius http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/sbiZ44xKDyg/how-to-adjust-guitar-nuts <p><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/guitar-nut.jpg" mce_src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/guitar-nut.jpg" alt="How to adjust a guitar nut" class="caption" align="right">Hi fellow muso's </p><p>Even though your average nut is simply a narrow piece of bone or plastic with six slots in the top, it is a vital part of a guitar that affects the instrument's overall playability and sound.<br /><br />Generally speaking, there are two main problems with nuts. Either the nut slots are too shallow, or they are too deep. The solution to slots that are too deep is simple, but radical remove the old nut and replace it! What happens in this case is that the deep <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/lessons/maintenance/how-to-adjust-guitar-nuts">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/sbiZ44xKDyg" height="1" width="1"/> Fenderbender Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:11:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/lessons/maintenance/how-to-adjust-guitar-nuts http://www.guitartools.co.uk/lessons/maintenance/how-to-adjust-guitar-nuts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/8GFkrUroHiQ/lachlan-horne-new-album-launch-gig <h2><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/lachlan_horne.jpg" alt="LACHLAN HORNE" title="LACHLAN HORNE" class="caption" align="right">Lachlan Horne with support from Nick Shepherd and The Blues Drivers <br /></h2><p><b>Sat 5th December <br /></b></p><p>The Tower <br />Romsey Road <br />Winchester <br />SO22 5PW <br /><br />Tickets available from The Tower Box Office 08444 771000 (24 hrs)<br />Ticketweb <a href="http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_south&amp;query=detail&amp;event=322265" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_south&amp;query=detail&amp;event=322265">http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_south&amp;query=detail&amp;event=322265</a></p><p>For more info contact The Tower:</p><p>Phone: 01962 867986<br />Email: info@towerarts.co.uk<br />Web: <a href="http://www.towerarts.co.uk" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.towerarts.co.uk">http://www.towerarts.co.uk</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/upcoming-tours/lachlan-horne-new-album-launch-gig">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/8GFkrUroHiQ" height="1" width="1"/> GuitarTools Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:14:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/upcoming-tours/lachlan-horne-new-album-launch-gig http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/upcoming-tours/lachlan-horne-new-album-launch-gig http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/XduvL1_SFss/im-back Hey avid readers my fourth article is virtually complete and to keep you going in anticipation two of my futures articles will be Building the Puzzle and A British Music Oddosey, the newest one will be The Idiot That Made Them A Genius. You will never guess...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/XduvL1_SFss" height="1" width="1"/> Alex Curran Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:41:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/blog/blog/im-back http://www.guitartools.co.uk/blog/blog/im-back http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/CKxbp0gV9Tk/gain-shaping-devices-part-3-clean-boost <p><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/tubeworks.jpg" mce_src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/tubeworks.jpg" alt="Butler Audio (Chandler, Tube Works) Tube Driver" title="Butler Audio (Chandler, Tube Works) Tube Driver" class="caption" align="right"><b>Clean Boost</b> – For those guitarists who like to get natural distortion from their amp but want a db boost and sustain for their solos, clean boost is the way to go. This is an old school way of getting sustain and tone from your amp and can be done with a variety of devices, not just the ones labeled as boosters. For example, when I was touring with my rock band in the early 80s, I couldn't get enough gain out <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/chris-juergensen-effects-columnist/gain-shaping-devices-part-3-clean-boost">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/CKxbp0gV9Tk" height="1" width="1"/> Chris Juergensen Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:35:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/chris-juergensen-effects-columnist/gain-shaping-devices-part-3-clean-boost http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/chris-juergensen-effects-columnist/gain-shaping-devices-part-3-clean-boost http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/gSPo9xpnlTw/biffy-clyros-new-release-the-captain-official-video <p>Biffy Clyro's new single The Captain will be released 26th October and is taken from the forthcoming album Only Revolutions. </p><div style="float: left; margin-right: 15px;">{loadposition captain}</div> Only Revolutions is the upcoming fifth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro, due to be released on the 9th November 2009. As with its predecessor, the critically and commercially successful Puzzle, the album will be produced by Garth Richardson and will be released on 14th Floor.<p>&nbsp;</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/gSPo9xpnlTw" height="1" width="1"/> GuitarTools Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:23:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/music-news/biffy-clyros-new-release-the-captain-official-video http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/music-news/biffy-clyros-new-release-the-captain-official-video http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/RlPcrumFq0Y/gain-shaping-devices-part-2-treble-boosters <img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/dallas-arbiter-rangemaster.jpg" mce_src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/dallas-arbiter-rangemaster.jpg" alt="Dallas Arbiter Rangemaster" title="Dallas Arbiter Rangemaster" class="caption" align="right"><b>Treble Boosters</b> – As we learned in part 1 of this column, guitarists in their quest for rock and roll tone often turned to fuzzes to push their amps to the breaking point, but another group of guitarists used a different device. To add some sparkle to the dark British amps in the sixties, many guitar players turned to treble boosters. In addition to adding more high frequencies, they also helped drive their amps with a dbl boost and some added distortion. Although a very 60s sound, the treble booster <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/chris-juergensen-effects-columnist/gain-shaping-devices-part-2-treble-boosters">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/RlPcrumFq0Y" height="1" width="1"/> Chris Juergensen Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:44:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/chris-juergensen-effects-columnist/gain-shaping-devices-part-2-treble-boosters http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/chris-juergensen-effects-columnist/gain-shaping-devices-part-2-treble-boosters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/gYPUXghUQnk/ana-popovi-new-release <img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/anapopovic-blindforlove.jpg" alt="Ana Popović Blind For Love" title="Ana Popović Blind For Love" class="caption" align="right">The Yugoslavian-born, Netherlands-based Popović, was first introduced to the blues through her father's extensive record collection and sessions hosted at the family home.&nbsp; Popović founded her first serious band at age nineteen, and within a year, she was playing outside of Yugoslavia and opening shows for American blues icons like Junior Wells. By 1998, her band was doing 100 shows annually and appearing regularly on Yugoslavian television. Her debut CD, Hometown, provided a first glimpse of her talents as a singer and guitarist.<br /><br />In <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/upcoming-releases/ana-popovi-new-release">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/gYPUXghUQnk" height="1" width="1"/> GuitarTools Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:14:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/upcoming-releases/ana-popovi-new-release http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/upcoming-releases/ana-popovi-new-release http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/Jf3NjN9thVU/mike-zito-to-release-new-album <p>Electric blues phenomenon Mike Zito, will be releasing his latest soulful guitar-fueled romp, <b>Pearl River</b>, on September 22nd via Eclecto Groove Records.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/mikezito-pearlriver.jpg" alt="Mike Zito" title="Mike Zito Pearl River" class="caption" align="right"><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/images/stories/mike-zito.jpg" alt="Mike Zito" title="Mike Zito's New Album 22nd Sept 2009" class="caption" align="right">With 4 four notable independent releases and his 2008 national debut, <b>Today</b>, already under his belt, Zito returns with his most satisfying and accomplished work to date.&nbsp; Accompanied by Today producer David Z. and Delta Groove CEO Randy Chortkoff as co-producers, the St. Louis native revisits his musical roots and brings his expressive guitar-work <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/upcoming-releases/mike-zito-to-release-new-album">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/Jf3NjN9thVU" height="1" width="1"/> GuitarTools Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:25:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/upcoming-releases/mike-zito-to-release-new-album http://www.guitartools.co.uk/news/upcoming-releases/mike-zito-to-release-new-album http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/JAgB0APs1yU/the-jeans-that-dont-fit <img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk//images/stories/led-zeppelin.jpg" mce_src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk//images/stories/led-zeppelin.jpg" alt="Led Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin" class="caption" align="right" /><img src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk//images/stories/ac-dc.jpg" mce_src="http://www.guitartools.co.uk//images/stories/ac-dc.jpg" alt="AC/DC" title="AC/DC" class="caption" align="right" />Devalued, degraded and overused, the use of the word just doesn't fit like it used to. <br /><br /> Rock used to represent something, something with substance; it represented the likes of Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. It was a description worthy of these bands, but as time has passed the meaning of the word rock has broadened with rock itself to a point were it includes many successful bands, which could be placed within the rock genre. A lot of this though <p><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/the-jeans-that-dont-fit">Read more...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/JAgB0APs1yU" height="1" width="1"/> Alex Curran Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:34:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/the-jeans-that-dont-fit http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/the-jeans-that-dont-fit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~3/FhRjCRv1Qi0/feature-number-3 Hey guys this is my new feature, its questioning whether rock as a genre has allowed itself to include too many "pop" bands into the genre and questioning whats got wrong so as this has been allowed to happen, please enjoy guys, and please comment. :)<br /><a href="http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/the-jeans-that-dont-fit">http://www.guitartools.co.uk/features/state-the-obvious/the-jeans-that-dont-fit</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuitartoolsRss/~4/FhRjCRv1Qi0" height="1" width="1"/> Alex Curran Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/blog/blog/feature-number-3 http://www.guitartools.co.uk/blog/blog/feature-number-3