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A must-see live music concert site - Jamtopia!
2007-10-31 20:59:00
Hey everyone. I know it has been quite some time since I have posted. It’s been a pretty busy move and the contractors are taking their sweet time. So it should be wrapped up soon. But I felt the need to share a really sweet site I just found with all of you. The site is called Jamtopia. It is a really great place to check out some totally rock’n videos. There is tons of great guitar stuff on here and it is worth checking out. And if you like Jambands, you’ll find this site extra special. But it is a must-see for all live concert performance lovers. So head over to Jamtopia.com. And I hope to be back posting soon. Stay tuned! Share This
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New Fender Blues Junior site I made
2007-08-17 05:02:00
Here is a new site I am putting together for a really great amp: The fender blues junior. If you are looking for a really good tube amp at a really great price, this is the amp for you! It is a super great value and it also has lots of modification options that ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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New Fender Blues Junior site I made
2007-08-17 05:02:00
Here is a new site I am putting together for a really great amp: The fender blues junior. If you are looking for a really good tube amp at a really great price, this is the amp for you! It is a super great value and it also has lots of modification options that allow you to really customize it if you save up a bit. Check out the site at www.fenderbluesjunioramps.com Share This
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Sorry for slacking off lately…
2007-08-12 09:39:00
Hey everyone, I wanted to appologize for slacking off on posting stuff lately. My wife and I are closing on a house on Monday and things have been really crazy. Over the next month or so I will be spending LOTS of time putting work into our new townhome after work and on weekends, so I have a feeling that the guitar lessons may be a little slow over that period of time. But i will do my best to keep posting. But make sure you subscribe so you know when I start posting new content again. In the meantime, check out this cool article i found http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.09/ fablab.html Share This
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What I learned from Guitar Player magazine this month -September issue
2007-08-01 03:44:00
I just finished reading the September ’07 issue of guitar player magazine and I wanted to share a few of the things I learned in this month’s issue. I always learn a lot from Guitar Player magazine, and this issue was no different. As usual, I learned something great just from reading one of the interviews. The interview was with jazz guitar virtuoso Pat Martino. And while the whole interview was enlightening, there was one part in particular that I liked. If you read my post on listening (click here if you haven’t), you know that I am a big advocate of listening to everything to make you a better guitar player. But Pat Martino made a comment that takes it even a step further and think it is such a great point. He says: “As an improviser, you need to experience the moment—and that includes everything in the moment. Observe the people around you—the bandleader, the bartender—what they wear, how they deal with people, the simple continuity of their presence. As you do th...
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Learning chord inversions on guitar
2007-07-29 19:20:00
Chord inversions are one of those things that often seem a lot more complex then they really are. A lot of guitar players push off learning how to play chord inversions on guitar because they think it is too complicated for them. In this lesson I will try and break down what chord inversions are and show you how to play a few of them. And once you understand what chords inversions are you will be able to figure out all sorts of them on your own. Here it goes: What is a chord inversion? Unless you know chord inversions, which for this lesson I am assuming you don’t, the chords you are used to playing are all in “root position”. This means that the tonic of the chord is the lowest not (the bass note) of the chord. So, for example, in an Cmaj7 chord the bass note of the chord is C. But whenever a note other than the root (tonic) is the bass note, then the chord is an inversion. Make sense? As you know, most chords are played with three or four notes on guitar. That means that bes...
More About: Guitar , Learning , Earning , Chord

Great guitar video - Steve Vai, For the Love of God
2007-07-26 04:30:00
I am not crazy about most shredders. There are only a few who I really like. I just think the whole speed and tapping bit gets a little tired and tasteless from time to time. But there are some shredders that I do like. And Steve Vai is one of them. I think his songs are tasteful and musically interesting. That’s why I chose this liver performance for this week’s great guitar video. For The Love of God happens to be one of my favorite Vai songs. Even though this song is a little bit cheesy (the solo is a bit showy), there is still just something about it that I really like. Sometimes it is just fun to watch someone tear it up like that. For those of you not familiar with Vai or this type of music, you will see it is quite cool. His whammy bar tricks add a cool dimension to his playing. It’s hard to think that all this kind of music is because of Jimi Hendrix. But that’s for another time. I think this performance is from the G3 tour with Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson Just enj...
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A great post on thumb placement for guitarists
2007-07-23 23:28:00
I just read a great post on a new blog I found today. The blog is called “A Guitar Teacher’s Lesson Notebook” and the post was titled “A Memo From the Department of Thumb Placement Correction” Many guitar players have a hard time figuring out where to put their thumb when they play. This post covers a few grip options and lets you know when to use each one for different playing situations. I actually use both of the main grips that the author refers to in his post. As he points out, they each have their practical applications. While you’re there check out some of the other posts. They are very informative, interesting and well-written. Share This
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What’s your favorite guitar accessory - reader poll
2007-07-22 07:29:00
I am curious to know what guitar accessories people love most. It can be anything that you use in your playing, not including your actual guitar, amp, or cable. It can be your favorite pedal, your slide, maybe a capo. Really anything. Also let us know why you love that accessory so much. Please post your answers to the comments section of this post. Then i will tally the results and let everyone one know the overall results along with my own. I’ll get things started. My favorite accessory is my analogman comprossor. I love this pedal for a number of reasons. It is really well made and a great high-quality compressor. I got it for about $175 on eBay. Well worth the money. It is not noisy like other low-end compressors and it doesn’t have that “pumping” sound like other low-end compressors. When it’s on my guitar sustains so beautifully, and when I strum a chord the notes really sparkle. I can’t imagine not having it. I would replace it without hesi...
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Measuring your progress on guitar
2007-07-20 21:11:00
Many guitar players get in a rut after they have been playing for some time. It usually happens at around 1-2 years. It happened to me. I’m sure it happened to you. For one reason or another we just get discouraged. Mostly because we feel we stopped making real progress. So what should we do to motivate ourselves to keep playing guitar? First let’s try and find out why we lost our flare. Throughout the first year or two of your playing you are learning so many new things on guitar. You’re like a newborn baby learning all about your new environment. Every day you find out fantastic new things. You learn what the string names are. You learn what a major chord is. You learn minor chords. You learn basic scales and their applications. But then you hit a wall. Where to go now? (more…) Share This
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Hybrid picking on guitar
2007-07-20 04:44:00
Hybrid picking is a great way of adding another dimension to your sound. Players in many different styles such as blues, bluegrass, country, rock and jazz use hybrid picking when they play guitar. One of my favorite guitar players, Stevie Ray Vaughan, uses hybrid picking for his solo in the song “Lenny.” What is hybrid picking? As the name suggests, hybrid picking is a technique that is a cross between regular picking and finger picking (AKA fingerstyle). Hybrid picking allows for the guitar player to sound notes on separate strings without sounding the string in the middle. For example, lets say you wanted to play something like this: What would you do when you got to the red notes? Well a good option would be hybrid picking. How to hybrid pick Here is how I approach hybrid picking. I hold my pick like I would normally hold it, between my thumb and index finger, like so: (I use a small pick, so it’s hard to see my pick, but it’s there) But for hybrid picking I use my mid...
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Playing the eight bar blues
2007-07-15 17:16:00
Other posts in the The Blues Series:An Intro to the Blues- the 12-bar bluesPlaying the eight bar blues Now that you have an understanding of the basic 12-bar blues, let’s talk a little bit about the 8-bar blues format. Unlike the 12-bar blues format, the 8-bar blues is much less defined. And that’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Washburn Guitars Celebrates 125 Years of History and Innovation
2007-07-13 16:10:00
From Delta Blues to Modern Rock, Washburn Stringed Instruments Roll With the Times (Chicago, IL. July 10, 2007) Washburn Guitars, a division of US Music Corporation is celebrating 125 years of stringed instrument innovations. From the 1880’s to today, Washburn has been producing stringed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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What would you do with $245?
2007-07-11 06:10:00
Ok, first off, sorry I have not posted in about a week. I was out of town on vacation with limited computer access. But I decided to help get back into the flow I would start by getting your opinion. It was recently my birthday (I turned 24 on June 29th) and I have ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Great Guitar Video - The Allman Brothers, Jessica
2007-07-02 21:52:00
The Allman Brothers are one of rock and roll’s greatest bands. And Jessica is one of their greatest songs (though there are many). This song showcases Duane Allman and Dicky Bett’s great chemistry and ability to harmonize with each other. Also note the use of arpeggios to create melodies and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Modes - applying the major scale modes
2007-07-01 19:15:00
Other posts in the Modes Series:Modes- An introduction to learning modesModes - applying the major scale modes Understanding modes Understanding how to apply modes is one of the tougher concepts for guitarists new to music theory. Before you even try and understand how to apply modes on guitar you... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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The Chromatic Scale Vs. The Partial Chromatic Scale
2007-06-28 06:08:00
This lesson does not have tons of practical application, but I thought it was important to clear up some confusion on the chromatic scale just for the sake of increasing your understanding of how the chromatic scale differs from the partial chromatic scale. What is the chromatic scale? First, let’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Great Guitar Video - Leo Kottke - Medley: Part Two, June Bug, Train and The
2007-06-28 00:57:00
Here is a little bit of a change of pace from past weeks great guitar videos as this week I will be featuring an acoustic guitar player (for the first time). This is an incredible video of acoustic guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke playing a medley of songs, Part Two, June Bug, Train And The ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Common Amplifier Myths Guitarists Should Know About
2007-06-26 22:07:00
GuitarFact.com has an interesting post titled Comm on Amplifier Myth s Guitarist s Should Know About . This is a great post that sheds light on two common guitar amplifier myths about wattage vs. volume and Hybrid amps, two areas I don’t really know much about. So check out the post and please post... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Welcome to the NEW Guitar Resource!
2007-05-27 18:11:00
Thanks for stopping by the new and improved guitar resource. Some of our new features include a Store where you can get tons of great guitar gear, and a Forum, where you can talk about the latest posts (Note that the forum is still under construction and undergoing layout changes, but you can start posting), or just find answers to your questions. Also check out the Tuner and the Chord Finder. You may also want to subscribe to my feeds so you can get the latest and greatest from The Guitar Resource

Modes- An intoduction to learning modes
2007-05-06 21:56:00
This is a post I have been hesitating on for a long time. Since the theory behind a mode is somewhat hard to grasp at first, I was not sure how to break it down modes in a way that you could easily understand. But due to the importance of modes I decided I can’t push them off any longer. But I will try to cover modes in installments and as clearly as I can. This first lesson on modes will just outline what modes are and the names of the modes of the major scale. In later lesson I will cover modes in greater detail. So lets get crack’n. (more…)
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