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Ripley
and Surrounding Area Links of Musical Interest:
- Fever
Band - "Fever are the UKs
ultimate live party band who specialise in delivering
1st class entertainment playing classic hits
from the 50s 60s 70s right
through to the top chart music today. The band
- made up of 6 professional musicians - play
completely live. The line up is fronted by the
powerful harmonies of two amazing lead vocalists
backed up by guitar/vocals, keyboard/vocals,
bass guitar and drums."
- Garden
Studios - Originally hailing from Colchester,
Garden Studios has proved itself to be a fast
expanding multimedia facility that offers numerous
services, ranging from professionally recording
and mastering your demo to authoring a fully
interactive CDROM package, including artwork
duplication and web design. Due to the heightening
demand for our services we have now relocated
to a much larger premises at The Shooting Lodge
near Guildford in Surrey. With Three professional
recording studios currently up and running and
two fully equipped rehearsal rooms at your disposal
it is well worth taking some time out to visit
us.
UK
Guitar and Related Product Manufacturers/Repairs:
- Argiriadis
Analogue Electronics - Theo Argiriadis
builds unique valveoutboard modular systems
including the AAEDistortBOX specifically tailored
to the home/studio producer on a budget. These
units, made using real analogue electronics
and real valves 'totally blow away the digital
and software plug-in emulations of valve saturation
and distortion'.
- Carlsbro
Amplifiers - The late Stuart Mercer,
a local musician and electronics engineer, set
up Carlsbro in 1961 on his kitchen table at
Station Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
His in-depth knowledge of the particular needs
of the musician, coupled with his electronics
skills, gave him the ability to make products
that out-classed other manufacturers at the
early stages of rock 'n' roll.
- Jaydee
Guitars - The moment you get your hands
on one of our custom bass guitars or custom
guitars, you'll know you've got hold of an instrument
far removed from run of the mill mass produced
basses. Play it and you'll realise why the 'Supernaturals'
custom bass guitars are the natural choice of
bass players.
- JJ
Guitars - JJ Guitars Ltd is a UK based
guitar manufacturer, producing solid body electric
guitars. All our guitars are HAND MADE using
the finest woods and materials. JJ Guitars aim
is to make a quality guitar that doesn't cost
the earth.
- Matrix
Guitars - launching May 2005, Matrix
Guitars will offer a unique and very exciting
way to order quality custom guitars online!
- Maverick
Guitars - In late 2000 the first Maverick
guitars hit the streets. It was quite astonishing;
players, dealers, magazines and competitors
alike were surprised by the acute attention
to detail and refreshing design application.
- Rotosound
Strings - ROTOSOUND have been manufacturing
guitar strings in the UK for nearly 50 years.
ROTOSOUND strings, manufactured in conjunction
with some of the world's leading guitarists
offer a smooth powerful tone that lasts while
other strings have long gone dead.
Online
Retailers:
- Amp
Town Cases - Amptown Cases have been
engaged in manufacturing and developing flight
cases for over a quarter of a century for a
range of equipment. From computers and test
equipment to F1 race cars, equipment and engines
and from audio visual equipment to musical instruments
and stage equipment for some of the best known
artists touring our planet.
- Axesrus.com - quality new and used spare parts for a range
of guitars including Gibson, Epiphone, Fender
and a whole lot more.
- ClermontDirect.com - Get planning your first Grammy or Brit Awards
clobber now with this great range of quality
black-tie packages from as little as £109.00
including dinner jackets, shirts, bowties...the
lot!
- Kangaroo
Amp Covers - Custom Made Amp Covers
from the USA. Using selected materials of ballistic
nylon (same material used for bullet proof vests)
or 32 oz. heavy duty sierra vinyl, Kangaroo
Amp Covers give you the durability required
to protect your valuable gear and help you get
it to the show more efficiently and safely.
You will get years of protection for your amp
and your stored gear with an extra hand. It
IS undoubtedly "the next best thing to
having your own roadie".
- MusicRoom.com - The world's largest online retailer of sheet
music, books about music, tutor methods, and
instructional videos and DVDs.
- PreciousMetalProducts.co.uk - produce high quality stainless steel pickguards
and accessories for a variety of guitars and
numerous 1 off specials to customers requirements.
- Six
Strings Music Publishing - Home of quality
music instruction books andvideos. Guitar Chords
and Accompaniment, blues, rock, jazz, country,
and beginner's methods. Free playing tips, excerpts,
diagrams, and links included!
Guitarist
Resources
- Acoustic
Guitar Workshop - UK resource - The
Home of fingerstyle guitar tuition. Subscribe
to Acoustic Guitar Review - AGW's FREE monthly
newsletter Free lessons and tab and great acoustic
guitar resources in your mailbox every month
- All
Guitar Chords - Chord finder, including
split chords and chord variations. Also features
standard and exotic guitar scales.
- allthingsmusic.co.uk - primarily a Resource Directory dedicated to
UK Musicians and Entertainers, and of course
we act as a go between for Entertainment Bookers
and Artistes
- All
things Strat - the place to go for people
who love playing Stratocasters
- Blues
& Stuff - Your gateway to the
Blues Delta to Blues Rock... We got it all.
- EntsWeb - the place to find answers to any entertainment,
leisure or music related questions. The place
to find that piper or Madonna look alike, the
place to check the UK's top tourist attractions,
to read restaurant reviews, to see which bands
are in the top ten, the place to find an entertainment
package for a product launch or a theme party,
the place to search for a good pub or the perfect
soul band, the place to find suppliers of hobby
equipment, to seek out a sword swallower or
information about wine, view film or theatre
reviews and so on.
- Gtech64.com - British guitar technician based in Germany.
Features great tips on rewiring pickups.
- Guitar-Resource-Center - Their goal is to provide links to the best
guitar center of resources on the internet (from
guitar reviews, guitar parts, guitar gear reviews,
advice, and anything else theycan think of).
- Guitar
For Beginners - The plain English guitar
instruction site
- GuitarETab.com - search through 1,000s of online guitar tab
resources.
- Guitar5Day - HOW TO MASSIVELY IMPROVE YOUR GUITAR
PLAYING WITH THE "AMAZING 7 DAY GUITAR
VHS TAPE/DVD"
- GuitarGearHeads.com - NEW! Guitar Gear Heads are guitar players
and musicians who are on a never ending quest
to find the perfect guitar tone. We are committed
to giving you an edge when it comes to finding
*your* sound! Are you a Gearhead?
- GuitarTricks.com - a community of guitar players who are building
a library of guitar knowledge that is accessable
to anyone in the world for free.
- GuitarVision - Guitar Lessons Online - GuitarVision is the
revolutionary new way to learn how to play your
favorite songs and scales on the guitar.
- Guitar-Websites.co.uk - Links to the best web sites for Guitarists
- Harmony-Central.com - Resources for musicians covering guitar, bass,
effects, MIDI, synths, drums, software, plus
free classifieds, original articles, a buyer's
guide, product announcements, and more.
- Jazz
Guitar Lessons Online NEW! -
Jazz guitar lessons, tabs, chords, licks, transcriptions,
mp3 & more.
- Kyle's Virtual Guitar Lessons - Guitar
lessons and resources for the beginning and
intermediate guitarist.
- Luth.org - The Guild of American Luthiers is a non-profit
educational membership organization, formed
in 1972 to advance the craft of string instrument
making and repair (lutherie), through a free
exchange of information.
- Mary4Music - "Since 1998, the Internet's Most Complete
Blues and Indie Music Resource"
- ManchesterGuitarTech NEW! - a phenomenal resource
maintained by Steve Robinson, a North West England
based guitar technician. Information included
in the site details how to setup electric guitars,
upgrades, repairs, refinishes and a whole lot
more. HIGHLY recommended!
- Mymagazines.co.uk - subscribe online to a wide range of magazines
including Guitar
- Project-Strat.com - a fantastic site for beginners to the world
of guitar craftsmanship. This site covers the
authors attempts to build the guitar of his
dreams - a fully-customised Fender Strat, built
to his own specifications and assembled by himself
- Sites
For Guitarists - Sitesforguitarists.com
is a list of the best guitarists resource
and service sites on the net.
- SlowHand
Blues Guitar NEW!- highly recommended
website packed full with information relating
to Eric Clapton along with tips and tricks for
playing blues guitar
| The
Blue Highway - *EDITORS CHOICE* a phenemenal wealth of information relating
to the Blues including a forum, a History
of the Blues and numerous blues essays |
- The
Top 50 of the Guitar - links to further
relevant guitar sites worldwide
- The
Local Music Directory - A directory
of musician and music business website links
organized by category
- Top
100 Guitar Sites!
Guitarist
and Band Sites
- Ben
Blackmore - Homepage of Ben Blackmore,
a professional Jazz musician and a resource
for aspiring jazz musicians to consult for advice
on improvising.
- Double
Heart Project - Instrumental Metal Artists
hailing from France whose music can compared
to Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Steve Vai ...
- David
White - US based guitarist earning rave
reviews in the States, "David brings to
the table the influences of today, thus creating
not only a new page in the book, but a new book
entirely. Rock guitar needs a new direction
and a new leader, and I'm rallying behind David
White...and his Sci-Fi-Guitar!"
- Simeon
Harris - A soloist "textual guitarist"
who's Influenced by such greats as Robert Fripp,
David Torn, Michael Brook, Allan Holdsworth
and Scott Henderson, Simeon combines rich soundscapes
with a keen groove sensibility to make music
that is both powerful and evocative - MP3s of
Simeon's latest tracks are available for download
- and a UKguitars.com review is just around
the corner!
- The
Tower Hill Committee - Homepage of towerhillcommittee.com,
UK underground band with sizable
international following. Extensive resources
on site including pictures, forum, chat and
fan club etc.
Live
Blues Music Venues
- BoomBoomLive,
Sutton - Popular haunt for a fantastic
array of original and blues cover bands with
upcoming acts including Stan Webb and Chicken
Shack, The Hamsters and The Yardbirds - clcik
the link above for details of prices and further
events - The BoomBoom Club Sutton United Football
Club The Borough Sports Ground Gander Green
Lane Sutton, Surrey SM1 2EY
- Bull's
Head, Barnes -The Stormy Monday club
with regular live blues acts each Monday - doors
open at 8:30. Click the above link for a complete
list of upcoming events and directions
- Catford
Blues Club -A new live venue in South
East London with upcoming acts including US
artists and a range of top class cover bands.
Click the link to find directions and the complete
list of upcoming acts
- The
Crown, Ley Hill - Blues at the Crown.
Regular live blues acts in Ley Hill, just outside
of Chesham, Bucks. Click the above link for
directions and a complete list of upcoming acts
at this popular venue
- Feenstra's
Music Box, Ascot - The Music Box is
an extension of the original blues sessions
at Jagz in Ascot, Berkshire, but they take a
broader view to include all elements of quality
music.Whether you come to see blues/R&B/soul,
tributes, jazz or (in the case of Otway) the
unclassifiable, the Music Box aims to promote
the best in each field in the splendid environment
of Jagz, complete with a great late bar, and
superb cuisine as an additional option. Every
Tuesday night this special live music club aims
to bring the best in each genre to your doorstep
- Half
Moon, Putney - For nearly half a century
the Halfmoon in Putney, South London has remained
one of the best loved music venues in the UK.
With a rich musical history that has seen The
Rolling Stones, U2, Elvis Costello, and recently
Minuteman and Hell Is For Heroes - the list
goes on. The Halfmoon continues to host the
best in up & coming new music, as well as
internationally respected acts.
- The
Rayners, Harrow - This Art Deco hotel
features the best tribute bands and Blues /
Rock acts from the quality music scene in the
South East
- The
Torrington, Finchley - Regular Blues
nights each weekend (Saturday - tribute bands
/ Sunday - original bands) in the heart of Finchley,
North London. Click the above link for complete
listings and directions to this popular North
London Blues venue
- Zoom
Club, Chiswick -Weekend Blues nights
in West London's Chiswick venue, The George
IV. Click to find all details of upcoming gigs
and directions to Chiswick High Road
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