May 2010
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May 31st
April 2010
4 posts
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Apr 3rd
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March 2010
8 posts
Mar 24th
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5 tags
“I really am a big believer in trying to figure out ways to do things on your own...”
– Allan Holdsworth
Mar 18th
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February 2010
13 posts
Feb 24th
132 notes
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
9 tags
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“If someone refers to me as a shredder I just take it in the context it was...”
– Brett Garsed
Feb 11th
“To be honest, I just don’t have the time or the energy to...”
– Brett Garsed
Feb 11th
“I never wanted to be a jazz musician and have never claimed to be. My concept...”
– Brett Garsed
Feb 11th
“I don’t have the brain to understand the genius of his musicianship, I...”
– Brett Garsed on Michael Brecker
Feb 11th
“Seeing as no-one really buys cd’s anymore the only thing left to do is...”
– Brett Garsed
Feb 11th
Tuning in perfect 4ths (new standard)
Well, since Bob is out of commission till further notice, I’ve decided I’m gonna dedicate some of my time in studying the new standard tuning. What’s great about this tuning is that everything is symmetrical (the fretboard is easier to visualize), lead playing is easier as there are lesser shapes to memorize. The downside is, the barre chords are all removed and some chord...
Feb 2nd
Listenjazzchannel: Randy Newman - You’ve Got a Friend...
Feb 1st
Feb 1st
January 2010
27 posts
Sad
I can’t believe I don’t have a guitar again. Laguna failed me so bad.
Jan 29th
4 tags
“I put my Erotic Cakes CD into a pick-up truck and it turned into Optimus Prime.”
Jan 28th
Laguna problems
AGAIN. I fucking swear, I should’ve gotten a Carvin.
Jan 26th
Jan 25th
Lessons
I promise I’ll make some when I get a hundred subscribers. Hahaha.
Jan 24th
“Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get, but if...”
– Conan O’Brien
Jan 23rd
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Jan 18th
8 tags
Jan 18th
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62 notes
What a surprise, I actually predicted something
Guitar Idol might not push through. Suck.
Jan 15th
Jason's Guitar Saddle
I started this blog so I could cover my journey to GI and whoopie it’s been months. I want to get this early bird feeling out, so maybe I’m going to start to follow a bunch of people. I don’t really have much news out and reblogging stuff from the jazz channel is getting kinda old. I don’t really have photos to post, I suppose I just don’t feel they are special. Blah...
Jan 15th
Jan 13th
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Jan 12th
1 note
Jan 12th
Shred This Too, other entries!
I’ve been checking out all the videos (starting from the first one) and so far here are the ones that caught my eye! Marius Pop - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L54TG7-2VCc Patrick Amar - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YR1l6NFzJA Esgi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiqlbCVBIzY Jack Gardiner - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZsTSLhrxk8 Alex Berserker -...
Jan 10th
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118 notes
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“Only play what you hear. If you don’t hear anything, don’t play...”
– Chick Corea
Jan 7th
6 tags
“Doesn’t that fool know I recorded that song because I like it?”
– Cecil Taylor
Jan 7th
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