In the September 2006 issue of the British Medical Journal, G.P. David Connell speculates about the unnaturally long fingers of bluesman Robert Johnson .
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Rotosound launch Nexus coated strings
British guitar string maker Rotosound has launched a range of polymer coated electric and acoustic guitar strings. Rotosound's microscopic coating process adds a flexible, protective, black or clear coating to the new Nexus range of strings. The special black polymer coating helps prevent contamination and corrosion, extending the life of the strings.
London Guitar Show 2009
The London Guitar show is back at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre, London Docklands June 11th to 14th 2009. The lineup is:
Saturday 13th June
10 am Guitar Idol final
12.45 Jan Akkerman
Rare UK guitars found in basement
A collection of twelve rare early British-made electric guitars has been found in a Cheltenham basement of a house. The Supersound guitars were made by during a short partnership between Jim Burns and Alan Wootton from 1958 and 1959.
The collection includes both single and double cutaway solid body electric guitars and basses with Gibson influenced necks and headstock shapes.
Ubertar Hexaphonic Pickups
Orange Amps now in White
Tradtitonally the unique selling point of Orange amps has been their bright orange finish. But this unusual styling, setting them apart from other amplifiers of the 1970s, is not to the taste of some guitarists.













