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Rockschool

Has the BBC finally woken up to rock music?

Which nutty boy is a home recording fanatic?

Aria Straycat bass / Westone Pantera bass

keyboarding Crusader with words of wisdom

So You Say

guitarist Robin Guthrie

Instruments and Equipment

Mik Sweeney talks about his guitars and Sal Solo describes how he is acquiring production skills.

Recording: Portastudio

CASSETTE LOAD: latest TEAC tape deck/four track/DBX noise reduction/review... READ

Review.

Misprint at the fifth episode: Clarence and Gene bend the Tele.

Producer John Walters discusses how those noughts and ones will affect us musiciany beings.

a family tree for effects pedals

five stars pick their fave sounds

Vince Clarke, Jon Lord, Steve Levine, Bill Nelson, John Foxx... five heroes of the keyboard nominate their favourite synth tracks and sounds

George Duke, Ross Middleton, Salvator Mulligan

The Story of the Guitar Synth

Learn the history of the guitar synthesiser and what the stars think of them.

Separateness reviewed.

Big Country's Bruce Watson plays

Country guitarist Bruce Watson shows you the chords to 'Look Away'.

One Two listens to Stratists Jeff Beck, Adrian Belew and Richard Thompson. Plus a Hendrix compilation.

shrugs and knock 'n' knowall

Wrenched from video filming (with a ballerina no less) and quizzed on gear and blushes.

the instrumental side of touring