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Welcome to Playmusic. This month we have a real bumper set of fantastic gear reviews and interviews lined up for you to enjoy. The Mighty Marshall YJM100 Yngwie Malmsteen signature amplifier takes center stage (look out for our video review on www.
playmusicpickup.co.uk), plus we also take a peak under the hood of the super-trick new Fender Blacktop Precision and Jazz basses. If you are of a more ivory- tickling persuasion we take a look at the frankly awesome Yamaha MOX6 workstation synthesizer and for you home recording enthusiasts Toontrack’s new Americana-EZX drum library comes in for scrutiny. On
the band front we have US stoner-rockers Mastodon on their new LP The Hunter, plus we also chat to Deep Purple’s keyboard virtuoso Don Airey and young up and coming American rockers White Denim.
This issue of Playmusic also marks something of an important watershed for our magazine. November will be the final print edition of Playmusic. Yes, you read it correctly, Playmusic is going 100% digital in order to be able to meet the expanding demands of an ever-growing market and it’s going to be very exciting indeed. And to further enhance the Playmusic experience, log on to www
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and share your photos, tracks and videos, have your say on a forum, start a blog, promote your gig, sell your gear and generally keep you finger on the pulse. We will be uploading fresh content on an almost daily basis, no more waiting around for a month to read your favourite free music mag, now you’ll be able to come back everyday. Think of all the trees you’ll help save, for a start! You’ll still be able to enjoy all of our regular features, enter our fantastic competitions, send in your reader’s demos, enjoy our gear reviews and band features online, plus we’ll be able to offer a dynamic new internet experience that we are confident that you’ll love. Thanks for supporting us so far and we really look forward to seeing you as we enter this new phase… and Happy Music Making!
Tim Tim Slater, Editor
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