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How Two Up and Coming Local Musicians Make Music at Home
Remember these names: RIIDEM and Tengboy. One is an established songwriter, mixing engineer and producer, the other an up and coming rapper and singer – you'll find them hard to miss in the growing music scene here in Singapore. And right now, they're riding the wave of their their latest… Read more
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Andy Powers Live Session Part 2: Building Sustainable Guitars, Changing Musical Tastes and Wood Selection
We continue on our epic learning journey with Taylor's Master Guitar Designer, Andy Powers, as we dive into topics like sustainability, changing music trends and how Taylor selects their woods for guitars. This was a part of our live virtual Q&A session with Andy Powers a while back, which we… Read more
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Guitarology 101: Single Coils vs Humbuckers
If you've been on the hunt for an electric guitar, chances are you’ve heard many people talk about their pickups. One of the biggest contributors in producing the sound and tone of a guitar, pickups are also one of the most misunderstood components found on the instrument. To clear the… Read more
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Local Indie Stalwarts M1LDL1FE on their Latest Single, Fender Tones and Touring
“I don't really know where to go. Moving is the only thing right. Really gotta open the door. Maybe we can make it in time,” croons the chorus of M1LDL1FE's latest single, “Small Lanes”. It’s something we all can relate to at some point of our lives – with the… Read more
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Celebrating 55 Years of Singapore with 55 Products
Our nation celebrates 55 years in a few days and we're celebrating this special day in the best way we know: music! To mark Singapore's 55th birthday, we've picked out 55 products for you. What's special about them? They are part of our National Day 8% Special Collection which is… Read more
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Epiphone’s Acoustic Guitars for 2020
Everyone knows the electric guitars made by Epiphone – the Les Paul, the SG, the Casino, the Sheraton, etc. – the list just goes on and on. While the electric division of the Nashville-based company has been churning out great quality products for as long as we can remember, we’d… Read more
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Steve Vai’s New Signature Model, the Ibanez PIA is Here
Back in 1987, a rising virtuoso and an esoteric Japanese guitar maker combined forces to create an instrument that represented one of the first radical changes to the electric guitar since its commercialisation in the late 1950s. Now the longest running signature guitar today – Steve Vai’s JEM series has… Read more
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Teisco’s New Pedals for 2020 Have Landed
Resurrected from a state of limbo back in 2018, since then Teisco has been going from strength to strength in the pedal scene. Started in Japan back in 1948, Teisco was known as a maker of innovative and unusual electric guitars, basses and assortment of musical products. Teisco was a… Read more
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Vinny May, Jr from KODALINE Answers Your Questions
Kodaline’s recent singles ‘Wherever You Are’, ‘Sometimes’ and ‘Saving Grace’ have proven that the band are as popular as ever, with their new tracks quickly exceeding 24 million streams. Just last month, the Irish band released their fourth album One Day At A Time, adding a new chapter to a… Read more
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Andy Powers Live Session Part 1: Working From Home, Laminate Woods and Fretboard Radius
It's not everyday that you get the chance to speak to a world class luthier. And not just any luthier, but the luthier behind the now legendary V-Class bracing and many other revolutionary innovations. That's right, we, along with other Swee Lee friends got a chance to talk with Taylor… Read more
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The Swee Lee Staff Picks: Drums & Percussion
At Swee Lee, our world revolves around music everyday. So it's not surprising that many of our staff on this side of South East Asian are incredibly talented musicians themselves. As the people who buy, play and sell some the best gear the world has to offer, our people really… Read more
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Ask Marshall Anything: Luke Green of Marshall Amps Answers Your Questions
While it’s hard for us to envision, there was a time when rock ‘n’ roll did not exist. A dark age for those of us who love our music with a little more octane, the advent of the sixties brought us sweet salvation with the arrival of artists like Pete… Read more