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Newsletter 2018 October |
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Artist: Ned Evett
2018 sees Ned returning to life in his hometown of Nashville Tennessee, where he recorded his all glass guitar album "Treehouse" produced by Adrian Belew. Born in Nashville, Ned started playing ukulele at age 11, got his first guitar at 15, and at 16, got his first classical guitar and gave his first professional performance as a guitarist.
Ned is known for inventing and playing the fretless glass-necked guitar. He began playing fretless guitar in 1990 on a modified stratocaster and developed the use of glass fingerboards for fretless guitar in 1996. The sound is mesmerizing and when combined with Ned's use of a sliding capo, slides, bends, and B bends, is totally unique. Listen to the above video to hear for yourself.
Click here to read our exclusive interview with Ned.
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Mooer Black Truck
We want to share with you some information about the new Mooer Black Truck, the new full-featured effect strip from Mooer. The Black Truck combines 6 individual effects pedals, a high-precision tuner, an effects loop, and a loop switcher in a single portable unit built for the road. Although incredibly versatile and a useful tool for many styles of music, the Black Truck was designed primarily for hard rock and heavy metal musicians. Expected street price, $269. Follow the link for the video from Scotty to learn about the features and individual modules of the Black Truck.
Features
- 6 effects pedals in 1 - Compressor, Overdrive, Distortion, EQ, modulation, Delay/Reverb
- Full featured controls for each effect
- Built in precision guitar tuner
- Tap tempo
- Integrated effects loop for connecting external pedals or 4 cable method connection with an amplifier
- Stereo outputs
- Dedicated direct output with speaker simulation and an independent volume for connection to a mixing desk, computer or headphones
- Includes a carry case for easy transportation
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Story: Get Lucky
"Fortune favors the prepared mind."
-Louis Pasteur
Where to you fall on the success is hard work or luck continuum? Is success the by-product of hard work and years of dedication, something one earns, or is it due to luck and being in the right place at the right time?
Research to backs up both schools of thought and there are many books written, especially for athletes, on how to duplicate the success of Olympians or professionals. Many of those books have the benefit of hindsight and survivorship bias. While the patterns are copied by many, the success rarely is.
How does that break down for us? Practice, dedication, and a healthy life style can earn you relative success compared to someone that does not develop the same good habits. But for the huge, absolute success, luck does play a greater role. This may not sit well with the authors many "self-made" success stories, but the greater the success, the greater role randomness plays.
So, the question is, how do we get lucky? Develop good habits, sharpen the blade, and stay prepared. When opportunity knocks, you may only get one chance. Make the most of it.Good luck!
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