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Nov 2, 2020
1 min

Big Scotty Music Guitar Podcast #10

My guest on this episode is Nick Kochanek from Sweetwater and we discuss buying guitars online and what it's like to work at one of the bigg

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Oct 29, 2020
2 min

USED GUITAR BUYER'S CHECKLIST

I've written about this (Seven Tips For Buying A Used Acoustic Guitar - ) before but that was a short and simple checklist aimed at...

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Oct 24, 2020
2 min

My Bass Rig(s)

As you can see I am an Aguilar fan. There's just something about the Aguilar BARK I call it that gets my juices flowing.

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Oct 20, 2020
1 min

EVH Guitars To Be Auctioned Off

Two guitars owned, played and partly designed by the late Eddie Van Halen will be going up for auction.

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Eastwood Guitars - What It's Like Buying An Eastwood Guitar Online

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Oct 16, 2020
6 min

Eastwood Guitars - What It's Like Buying An Eastwood Guitar Online

To be honest, I have not had a good experience with Eastwood but they are also not the worst company I have dealt with. They aren't rip off

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Oct 12, 2020
1 min

Big Scotty Music Guitar Podcast #9 - RIP/EVH

This episode is dedicated to Eddie Van Halen who passed away recently from cancer.

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Getting The Best Performance From Your Studio Monitors

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Oct 7, 2020
2 min

Getting The Best Performance From Your Studio Monitors

Most guitar/bass players are doing some form of studio recording in their own home. Many of you might have invested in a good pair of studio

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Oct 5, 2020
1 min

Schedule Changes

Effective immediately, the podcast will publish once every three weeks. The next episode will air on Monday, Sept 12 and then every 21 days

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Oct 3, 2020
1 min

Ibanez Premium SR2400 Unboxing

I bought my first long-scale bass in a long time. I was worried I wouldn't be able to play it due to my Arthritis but turns out I didn't nee

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Sep 30, 2020
1 min

Guitar Quote - Quincey Jones

"Without the Fender bass, there's be no rock n' roll or no Motown. The electric guitar had been waiting around since 1939 for a nice partner

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Guitars I Love - Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass

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Sep 26, 2020
3 min

Guitars I Love - Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay Short Scale Bass

I was already the proud owner of an Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass 6-string, so when I found out that the StingRay Short Scale was available I

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Sep 21, 2020
1 min

Big Scotty Guitar Podcast 8

My guest on this episode is Frank Doorhof - https://frankdoorhof.com/web/ He's both a photographer and a guitarist/musician living in Euro

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Neunaber Audio Adds New Elements Pedal Series

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Sep 15, 2020
2 min

Neunaber Audio Adds New Elements Pedal Series

Neunaber Audio has announced the introduction of its new Elements series pedals, designed to deliver studio-quality effects in a compact and

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Strymon Zuma Pedal Power Supply - Quick Look

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Sep 12, 2020
2 min

Strymon Zuma Pedal Power Supply - Quick Look

I have been spending a lot of time building pedal boards lately. I built a guitar pedal board and a bass pedal board for myself, and I helpe

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Sep 11, 2020
11 min

Copy of BigScotty's Pedal Board

***UPDATE1 I have decided on a preliminary order to the pedals. Gamechanger Polytune SY-1 Mel9 Pitch Fork FlatIron Ego Noise gate Chorus...

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Sep 7, 2020
1 min

Big Scotty Guitar Podcast 7

early 20s, Chase is already someone who has garnered worldwide attention thanks to his mastery of the instrument.

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Sep 4, 2020
1 min

Guitar Quote - Jerry Garcia

The process of selecting the tone on the guitar is an aesthetic process like any other, so you try a lot of different things. Jerry Garcia

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Guitars I Love - Musicvox Spaceranger Bass

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Aug 31, 2020
3 min

Guitars I Love - Musicvox Spaceranger Bass

I am a sucker for retro style guitars. After all, as someone in my mid-60s, I am as retro as you get! I like designs that are novel.

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Aug 28, 2020
1 min

Homer Simpson Plays Bass

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Aug 25, 2020
2 min

How To Ship A Guitar

I buy and sell a lot of guitars and have learned how to (and not to) pack a guitar for shipment. These simple steps can go a long way to mak

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