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30 Days to Better Jazz Guitar by Dr. Matt Warnock

Sunday, December 11, 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 [...]

Is the Gibson Firebird X the Death Of the Guitar?

Thursday, September 29, 2011

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It’s not a mystery that the line between analog and digital has been getting smaller and smaller over the years. I think Line 6 was the first company to truly innovate and show us what was possible. With modeling now taking such a prevalent position in the music product industry, it was only a matter [...]

CD Review: Dream Theater – A Dramatic Turn of Events

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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It is often said that our biggest periods of growth come after the most traumatic events. If that’s is true, then progressive rockers Dream Theater recently received an Olympic-sized injection of HGH when in 2010 it was announced that drummer and band patriarch Mike Portnoy was no longer with the band. It would be fair [...]

The Pentatonic Scale Has Been Banned!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

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If ever there was a crutch that would forever stunt the musical growth of guitar players throughout the history of time, that crutch would be the Pentatonic Scale. Thousands of potentially great guitar solos have been spoiled by that little sequence of five notes that simply will not die. More disturbingly, millions of potentially great [...]

Demystifying Fingerstyle Guitar

Friday, September 16, 2011

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If you’re intrigued by fingerstyle guitar playing but haven’t yet found a way into feeling comfortable with the technique involved, then you’re not alone. It took me ten years of dabbling on and off with fingerstyle guitar before I finally felt like I had a handle on how to fingerpick. Then, I found a teacher [...]

Fretterverse Releases First eBook in Series

Friday, September 9, 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 Hump Day Guitar Challenge

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

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If ever there was a day of the week when motivation simply does not exist, Hump Day would be it. It’s still a wee bit too early to get excited about the weekend, it’s never a paycheck day and, as much as you really want to sit around and do nothing, you know you can’t. [...]

Some Days I Wish I Didn’t Have a Guitar Blog

Friday, August 26, 2011

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You know, there are those times, though few and far between, when I really wish I didn’t have a guitar blog. I think it pretty much goes without saying that if you have a guitar blog you’re more or less relegated to writing only about guitar, right? I mean, who in their right mind would [...]

The eBook is Coming! The eBook is Coming!

Wednesday, August 24, 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, [...]

5 Tips for Jazz Gig Etiquette

Saturday, August 13, 2011

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I’ve been to many, many jazz performances. I’ve even played in a bunch. I’ve seen the greatest gigs ever thanks to the audience really getting into the vibe of the performers, and I’ve gotten up and walked out on a few sets because I was so annoyed at how other members of the audience were [...]