It's Guitabulous! » Resource Files http://www.guitober.com Guitober @ Brookline Music School Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:25:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Happy Guitober! http://www.guitober.com/2009/10/01/happy-guitober/ http://www.guitober.com/2009/10/01/happy-guitober/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:42:22 +0000 Brendan http://www.guitober.com/?p=222 Guitober is here!  Let’s do a crossword!Screen shot 2009-10-01 at 12.37.47 AM

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Set List:

  • Will Dick – April Come She Will by Paul Simon
  • Will Dick & Brendan Burns – Lovers In A Dangerous Time by Bruce Cockburn
  • Brendan Burns & Will Dick - Depart by Brendan Burns
  • Bob Ward – Prelude No. 1 in E Minor by Heitor Villa Lobos
  • Bob Ward - Magic Serenade by Brian Johanson
  • Brendan Burns, Bob Ward & Scott Pittman by Egg Radio by Bill Frisell
  • Bob Ward, Will Dick, Brendan Burns & Scott Pittman – Stairway to Heaven by Page/Plant
Will Dick Will & Brendan Bob Ward Bob, Brendan & Scott performing Egg Radio The Led Zeppelin Finale
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  • examining a guitar for cracks 
  • examining the “true” of a neck
  • changing strings
  • cleaning the fretboard
  • input jack repair & maintenance
  • maintaining proper humidity
  • pickup adjustments
  • fret erosion and dents
  • problems associated with the nut
  • saddle adjustments
  • how to set intonation
  • tremolo-bar spring adjustments
  • fret buzz fixes
He also suggested the following resources: 
Jay was also kind enough to give participants a 10% Guitober Discount on all Accessories at Mr. Music.  
Jay, explaining the different bends possible on a guitar neck Jay, demonstrating how to evaluate a guitar Jay, showing how to make a repair with household tools
Thanks Jay!
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  • pedal ordering & signal flow
  • true-bypass effects
  • making your own cables
  • effects without any pedals
  • & demonstrated all his gear
Here are some links from Joe:

The top 3 guitar fx brands I use:

  • Zvex - All those great weird effects. Great Video Clips of each pedal in action
  • Xotic - Distortion, Overdrives, and Boosters     More Great Video Clips of pedals in action by top Guitar Players
  • Eventide - The be all end all of effects processors

Books I recommend:

Some Websites:
Thanks Joe!

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If you have any questions about any of the material, feel free to ask your guitar teacher, or Jason himself, for more information.
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  • Alex Meyer
  • David Ullman
  • Ben Fox
  • Jason Boyle
  • Livia Merrill
  • George Bell
Alex Meyer & David Ullman performing and original composition Ben Fox & Will Dick performing "Miserlou" Jason Boyle performing "Stairway To Heaven" Livia Merrill & Brendan Burns performing "This Train" George Bell performing "The General"
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Thanks Darcy for Guimazing tour!!

Decorative Parchment used to be used inside guitar sound holes for deocration Darcy presenting one of the many guitars at the MFA Alex, playing an antique guitar Emma examining an antique guitar Will shredding at the MFA Guitars seemed to have gotten bigger, haven't they?

Darcy Kuronen is the autor of Dangerous Curves, a companion book to the MFA guitar exibit in 2000.

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Will started things off with a demonstration and explanation of Travis Picking and the Carter Family Flick.  Bob Ward, then followed a brief history of finger-style guitar and a demonstration of different techniques.  Below are a few assets from the class:

Will Dick

Will Dick

Bob Ward

Bob Ward

 

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