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Archive for August, 2010

Relay G30, M9, and Spin Kicks: On the Road with Glen Phillips

Aug 27, 2010 Line 6 Artists

Singer-songwriter Glen Phillips is a true road warrior.  Nonstop recording and touring with his four bands (including seminal alt-rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket) means Glen needs gear that sounds good, is built tough, and can fit in a backpack when necessary. That’s where Line 6 comes in. By Glen Phillips I never thought these [...]

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Record for Reason Owners

Aug 20, 2010 Propellerhead Reason & Record

by Matt Piper As a Reason user since version 2.5, and a Record user since version 1 was in beta, I am super excited about Reason 5 and Record 1.5. The following video shows several of the new features in Reason 5 and Record 1.5, and demonstrates to Reason users how much Record can enhance [...]

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Don’t Be A Heel! Get Maximum Upper-Fret Access with James Tyler Variax Guitars

Aug 20, 2010 Line 6 General

Access to the upper frets has always been super-important to James Tyler, and it’s a big part of his James Tyler Variax designs. Check out the following pictures – each one is worth 1,000 words. JTV-59 JTV-59 is a set-neck guitar but James Tyler designed the neck joint in such a way as to have [...]

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Dialing In Spider Valve MkII Tones: Pt. 1

Aug 13, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Line 6 Expert Rowbi has been a Line6.com Community member since November 25, 2006, has posted over 3,700 times and has earned over 3,000 points. He’s treating us to a series of blog posts and videos centered on one area of his expertise: Spider Valve MkII guitar amplifiers. For more helpful gear tutorials,visit Rowbi’s website. [...]

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What is the soundtrack to your life?

Aug 12, 2010 Line 6 General

Last week we discussed soundtracks and their importance inside and outside of film. A soundtrack can compliment a movie scene and, when it’s no longer connected to the film, create another life playing in your car or on your MP3 player. That soundtrack now has the opportunity to become your soundtrack. Maybe it’s playing while [...]

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James Tyler Variax Guitars and Hipshot Tuners

Aug 12, 2010 Line 6 General

A very important part of staying in tune on any guitar is great tuners. We made sure that we over-delivered on tuners for both the Korean and USA-made James Tyler Variax guitars. JTV-59US, 69US AND 89US GUITARS All USA-made James Tyler Variax guitars will feature Hipshot tuners. These are the same tuners that James Tyler [...]

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Recording James Tyler Variax Sound Samples

Aug 8, 2010 Line 6 Artists

Rich gives us a first-hand, hand-held look into what it was like recording James Tyler Variax sound samples. As the session winds down, we’re treated to comments about JTV from the session’s all-star cast.

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Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr Performing the Inception Movie Score

Aug 6, 2010 Line 6 General

By Line6Angela On July 13th, Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr did a live performance of some of the score from the Inception soundtrack. Johnny Marr used the M9 Stompbox Modeler in the recording of the soundtrack and during the performance. Honestly, I hadn’t paid much attention to the news on Inception until I had got [...]

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