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30 Days to Better Jazz Guitar by Dr. Matt Warnock

11 December 2011

My good friend and fellow blogger, Dr. Matt Warnock, is doing great things for the guitar community. Through his work on the Guitar International website and his own personal website, Matt has been challenging us all to be better guitarists, and his recently published eBook – 30 Days to Better Jazz Guitar – is his [...]

Fretterverse Releases First eBook in Series

9 September 2011

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We hinted about it here — and was a bit more blatant about it here — so it’s not really a surprise announcement by conventional standards. But, we (Fretterverse) are quite pleased to announce the release of its first eBook — Scale Mastery. Over a year in the making, Scale Mastery takes you way beyond [...]

The eBook is Coming! The eBook is Coming!

24 August 2011

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It’s taken me a year to finally be able to make this great announcement. I’m happy to tell you all that I am now putting the finishing touches on the first volume in the Fretterverse Guitar Concepts eBook series, which will be available for sale very soon! Volume 1 is called “Scale Mastery” and, obviously, [...]

The Worst Musician Biography, Ever

10 February 2011

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Sometimes a guy just has to cut through the witty banter, joking titles, and say what’s on my mind. I have, unfortunately, just finished reading what I believe to be the absolute worst biography of a musician ever in the history of print. The worst part is that I was really looking forward to reading [...]

Chicken Pickin’ by Erik Halbig (book)

14 September 2010

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I done luvs me some country chicken pickin’. Seriously, I’m a huge fan. I don’t know a ton about the country guitar scene, but when I hear Scotty Anderson or Danny Gatton or Johnny Hiland I get all warm and fuzzy on the inside. There is little better in my opinion than listening to a [...]

Jazz Guitar Harmony by Jody Fisher (book)

10 September 2010

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I love chords. Love ‘em, love ‘em, love ‘em! I’m one of “those” guitar players that gets off on hearing great guitar rhythm playing/comping than a great solo. Especially in regards to jazz, comping and playing the right notes and chord voicings is where it’s at. There is nothing like hearing a new chord underneath [...]

Jazz Guitar Comping – Andrew Green (Book)

2 August 2010

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Any and all guitar players should be concerned with their rhythm playing. Concerned in the sense that it’s just as important (if not more so) than being great at soloing. I have always been much more impressed with the ability of guitarists to play with the band rather than how well they stand out. Especially [...]

Big Studio Secrets for Home Recording and Production (Book)

16 July 2010

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One of my biggest personal failings as a musician is that I was never much interested in recording or production. I never cared too much about tweaking my guitar sound to get “my” tone; I was always a plug-and-play kind of guy. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that approach, but as I get older and [...]

625 Alive: The Wes Montgomery BBC Performance Transcribed

9 June 2010

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Wes Montgomery is widely regarded as the greatest jazz guitarist of all time. His work has been dissected, analyzed, and copied millions of times. His influence as a jazz guitarist has thus far been unsurpassed and will probably remain so for a very long time. One would be hard-pressed to find a straight-ahead player who [...]

The Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine

18 May 2010

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Whenever you get into a new hobby, line of work, or general area of interest, there is always one book or resource of information that people in those circles dub “The Bible.” “Oh, you must get this book!” “This is the only book you’re going to need!” “Everyone usually recommends you start here first.” It’s [...]