For all guitarists, the quest to finding the guitar tone you hear in your head and then recording it is a never-ending journey. The Ultimate Guitar Tone Handbook is your definitive guide to discovering that great, elusive guitar sound and making sure it\'s recorded well. This book features a series of interviews with expert players, guitar technicians, recording engineers, record producers, and gear manufacturers to give you an inside look into the business of guitar tone. The included DVD provides both audio and visual reference points to help you achieve the classic sounds you hear on records. / Guitare

After Pentangle split in 1973 Bert Jansch returned to his prolific solo career but missed playing in a group context. The Bert Jansch Conundrum came into existence as the 1970s waned. Jansch recorded a solo album called A Rare Conundrum in 1977 with mandolinist Rod Clements and fiddler Mike Piggott as supporting players. When Piggott was unable to go out on a Scandinavian tour Martin Jerkins hired on to play violin on the dates. They hit it off and Nigel Portman-Smith came aboard to play bass. They toured Europe and America. Bert recalled: ?I got to know Martin in that period between the original Pentangle splitting up and the beginning of the eighties. I knew him prettywell and we did a lot of gigs together. At one point we were playing with Rod Clements who used to be in Lindisfarne and Pick Withers on drums - I seem to remember Mike Piggott was involved as well; I?ve been in so many different line-ups I just can?t honestly remember!?The first part of this DVD collection presents Bert Jansch Conundrum in concert recorded in Athens Ohio. This is followed by three tunes by Bert and Martin recorded in 1978 in Stockholm Sweden. The DVD concludes with a documentary that Bert recorded in 1985 that combines interviews solo concert performances and rehearsals.

This DVD recording of John Abercrombie and Andy LaVerne is the most recent in a musical and personal relationship that has spanned some 25 years.In the past John and Andy usually played some standardmaterial; but for this project only original songs by the two of them were recorded.In this way the performance of the duo is more personal than ever. The emphasis here is the interaction and blend of the instruments asopposed to just the individual solos. In the duo things become more exposed and the responsibility of each player becomes greater. It's a challenging and also extremely rewarding situation.

Presented for the first time on DVD are the Acoustic Guitar stylings and songs of the legendary musician Phil Keaggy live in concert. Spanning 30+ years of his recording career Phil performs some of his timelessclassics and Guitar instrumentals.Recorded in Philadelphia in the fall of 2001 shortly after the tragic events of September 11th this concert was both an uplifting and moving experience delivered through Phil's uniquemulti-layered approach to performing on Acoustic Guitar.

Widely heralded as one of the finest of a new generation of jazz guitarists Howard Alden regards the late George Van Eps with whom he recorded four CDs in the 1990s as one of his most important professionalinfluences.Howard's musical depth and instrumental mastery are clearly apparent in this concert recorded at the Smithsonian Jazz Café in Washington D.C. on January 27th 2006.Features: Jon Burr on Bass and Rob Garciaon Drums join Howard on a rich selection of jazz favorites with the beautiful voice of Terrie Richards Alden featured on Gone With the Wind.

Given the number of skilled luthiers and guitarists in evidence today the current era has come to be known as ???The Golden Age of the Acoustic Guitar???. Among numerous richly talented players flatpicking/fingerstyle Acousticand Harp guitarist Stephen Bennett stands out as both a supreme melodist and groove master. That said - you already have a good idea of the contents of this DVD.It???s a rare artist who is capable of recording 29tunes in a single day but with the tenacity perfectionism and phenomenal musicality known to his fans worldwide that is exactly what Stephen did in creating this DVD. In fact most of these tracks were completed to perfectionin one take. Add the notion of performing on three distinctly different instruments- a Morris 6-string acoustic a 1930 National Steel and a modern Merrill Brothers copy of a vintage Dyer Harp Guitar- and you have not only aHerculean musical feat but a unique listening and viewing experience.Stephen???s live Mel Bay DVD performance is one you???ll watch again and again.

Guitarist/composer Jeff Linsky presents an exciting collection of original Guitar music featuring his trademark blend of fingerstyle jazz classical and Latin influences. Accompanied by noted percussionist MichaelSpiro Jeff showcases his gift for melodic composition as performed in his unique polyphonic improvisational style.Included on this video are: Black Sand; Later; The Love Club; Up Late; Angel's Serenade; Hermosa;Murrita's Farewell; Leo; Casa Miguel; and Pacifica.With a strong classical Guitar technique and a remarkable gift for improvisation Jeff Linsky has developed his own warmly passionate and personalstyle of playing blending elements of jazz classical and Latin music.Also an award-winning composer Jeff has several critically acclaimed recordings to his credit and maintains an active international concert career both as a soloist and with his various ensembles. This is the same DVD currently included in Jeff Linsky Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Solos book/DVD project.

In 1997 during a series of performances at Papashon in Los Angeles jazz guitarist John Pisano persuaded the club to begin featuring a different guitarist each week. The event became known as Guitar Night and while the settinghas since moved to Spazio Pisano still presides over the popular weekly series now entering its tenth year. This two-CD recording with Pisano providing accompaniment on several tracks features sixteen performances by a dozentop players including Peter Bernstein Corey Christiansen Joe Diorio Herb Ellis Ted Greene Scott Henderson Pat Kelley Larry Koonse Frank Potenza George Van Eps Anthony Wilson and Barry Zweig.

David Laibman is regarded as one of the founders of modern fingerstyle classic ragtime guitar. He began working out old-timey and classical rags in the 1960s; recorded The New Ragtime Guitar with Eric Shoenberg (Folkways 1970) and Classical Ragtime Guitar (Rounder 1980) both available on CD. In this DVD David performs a wide variety of his compositions and arrangements of rags by Scott Joplin James Scott and Joseph Lamb. He talks about his musical influences arranging and working out fingerings for these complex pieces and how in recent times he has begun writing ragtime compositions for guitar.

Acclaimed Chilean guitarist Carlos Perez performs music from the renaissance to contemporary era including his captivating arrangements on time-honored Chilean pieces by Dowland Bach Mertz Barrios and Brouwer.Thisenchanting recital was recorded at the historic Parish of Saint Filomena in Santiago de Chile. Duration 75 min.

Recorder Quartets by beginner players by various composers. Compiled and edited by Fumio Kitamika.

Par VIGNOLA FRANK. This Modern Guitar Method Supplement (formerly of the Frank Vignola Play-Along Series) contains solos which have been written and recorded over blues and rhythm changes in many different keys. Learn more about commonly used chord changes by having the opportunity to jam on them extensively. Some of these etudes have been recorded both at a slower tempo for learning and at performance tempo. The performance-tempo recordings of the solos include numerous choruses of rhythm section only. This allows for individual practice of the written solos or practice of original ideas with a 'live' rhythm section. Occasionally, during these 'rhythm only' sections, Frank Vignola will play an improvised solo for four, 12, or 24 measures. This allows the student to interact with the recording by copying ideas, building upon what has just been played, or practicing the chords to the piece. The Modern Guitar Method Supplement Blues and Rhythm Changes series gives any student of jazz guitar great ideas for playing solos over two of the most popular musical forms in jazz. It is recommended that the student be able to play the jazz standard 'I Got Rhythm' before using this book/CD set. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Jazz - Improvisation / Méthode / Guitare

Par BERTHOUD PHILIP JOHN. Ideal for the intermediate-level guitarist, these 17 traditional tunes from the UK plus one from France are arranged to be played with your electric guitar plugged-in. The transformation that occurs in switching from acoustic to electric instruments adds an unmistakable Celtic rock element to the author's companion recording.The tunes are all played twice through on the recording and transcribed note-for-note in the book. The recording features backup from both electric bass and a second electric guitar, often played with a slide and a little 'dirt? thrown into the mix. Skillful bodhrán and djembe playing on many of the tracks adds to the dynamic nature of the recording.Many of these tunes can be played in lower positions but a few venture as high as the 14th fret. Playing one note at a time within a narrow range, if you don't read particularly well now, working through these tunes will help you improve and gain confidence as a sight reader.Written in standard notation and guitar tablature. Includes access to online audio. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Musique traditionnelle anglaise, irlandaise, écoss / Tablatures / Guitare Electrique

Jorge Cardoso is a recognized performer who has travelled the world over giving hundreds or concerts as a soloist, in duos, and with orchestras. There are innumerable recordings of his performances, and he is a prolific composer whose works have been recorded by other guitarists in more than thirty albums. Cardoso is also a master teacher with followers around the world. This DVD traces the historical path of the guitar, showing the instrument's ancestors and tracing its development to its current form. It includes a visit to the workshops of Manuel Contreras II and Ars Antiqva, Jose Angel Espejo's workshop, followed by a detailed analysis of the factors that contribute to the proper development of classical guitar technique. The DVD covers everything from the seat, the position of the body, and the devices used to improve it 'Aguado's machine', Sor's support system, the foot-rest, attachments, and an ingenious, simple and practical system created by the author, to the mechanical workings of the hand, its main ways of gripping, and the problems posed by the ring finger. All of these topics are approached through the scientific reasoning of the author, backed up by his knowledge as a doctor. As Jorge Cardoso says in the introduction, this course 'can be useful both to beginners and to more advanced players. . . it can be useful to anyone who plays a plucked stringed instrument.' It includes basic demonstrations and explanations about how the hands work from the moment they are placed on the guitar, as well as exercises and concert pieces of the highest level. There is a discussion of strumming technique, of 'toque mixto' and four complete pieces interpreted by the author. The course will also be useful for electric guitarists and others who have focused on the use of the pick and have neglected other essential guitar techniques. UK product number 8353412233. / Guitare Classique / 125 pages / niveau : Multiple Levels / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25