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Goodnight Tabs

Published on August 22nd, 2006 in Teaching/Learning | Comments 2

Goodnight Tabs

Get ‘em while you can. OLGA‘s been down since July and the NMPA & MPA are going after the rest. it’s beginning to look like the days of Free Online Tabs is behind us. Here’s a link to the New York Times article. The publishing industry seems to have a sound legal argument. Personally, I’m [...]

Parker Lick

Published on July 5th, 2006 in Lessons, Lick Of The Day, Teaching/Learning | Comments 2

Parker Lick

I should have more to say about this than I do.  It’s just an amazing lick.  Charlie plays it so effortlessly on “Blues For Alice.”  Check it out.  I’ve been working on it for two days now, I’ve just about got it at half-speed.  whoo!

Taylor Tech Sheets

Published on June 21st, 2006 in Lessons, Teaching/Learning | Comments Off

It's been my experience that most guitarists (including myself at one time) do not know how to string their instruments properly. There is a lot of interpretation involved in playing guitar, but that should not carry over into maintenence and structural issues relating to the instrument.To educate the masses, Taylor Guitars took the time to [...]

Ralph Towner

Published on June 21st, 2006 in Teaching/Learning | Comments Off

Ralph Towner

Val & I had the pleasure of seeing Ralph Towner last night at the Regattabar. It was a wonderful experience. Attending his concert reminded me Guitar Player's interview of Ralph in their June issue. Check out the link to read the full article. Here are some excerpts: Guitar Player: Despite your obvious virtuosity, you manage [...]

While My Uke Gently Weeps

Published on May 15th, 2006 in Teaching/Learning | Comments Off

Check out his right-hand technique. Rarely do you see such versatility from someone without a pick: click here

Netflix: Search Results

Published on April 1st, 2006 in Lessons, Teaching/Learning | Comments Off

Netflix Valerie clued me into this: Netflix has a whole load of Guitar instructional tapes from Tuck Andres to Frank Gamble, all availble to rent. It’s stuff you couldn’t get at your local blockbuster.

Guitar Player – The complete electric guitar package

Published on March 28th, 2006 in Lessons, Teaching/Learning | Comments Off

Guitar Player – The complete electric guitar package GuitarPlayer.com is really making some progress. They’ve got the same lessons from their magazine, but online they have audio files to download! Pretty cool Stuff.

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