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Lick Library Update - Four New Licks

Nick Kellie was recently in the JamPlay studios for a film session, and we managed to get four great new lick library licks out of him. Today's update to the lick library features the following videos:

- Easy Blues Lick.
- Fast Sweeping Lick.
- Mixolydian Country Lick.
- Short Mixolydian Lick.

These licks and man others can be found in the lick library.

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• Mar 11th, 2010 @ 7:02 PM EST
• Posted by jbooth

Fender CD 140 SCE Review

Mark Lincoln has just completed another review, this time on the Fender CD 140 SCE. This guitar falls in the $300~ range. Can this budget guitar hold Mark's interest, or will he move on to something else? Read the review to find out!

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• Mar 11th, 2010 @ 6:23 PM EST
• Posted by jbooth

Ovation 6868 AX-5 Review

Mark Lincoln is back with a look at one of Ovation's guitars in the $1000+ price range, the 6868 AX-5. Mark really enjoyed this guitar in terms of both playability and appearance. Find out his full thoughts by reading the review.

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• Mar 11th, 2010 @ 6:07 PM EST
• Posted by jbooth

Beginning Electric with Chris Liepe: Tablature, Chord Charts and Musical Notation

Chris is back with his most information packed lesson to date. In this lesson, you will learn how to read tablature, chord charts and susical notation. With this basic introduction to these tools, they will drastically help you in your journey to learn guitar.

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• Mar 10th, 2010 @ 5:52 PM EST
• Posted by Tyler.Rugh

Three New JamTracks

JamTrack Wednesday continues, this time with two new tracks from Steve Eulberg. Today Steve has supplied us with the following acoustic goodness:

Snowy Afternoon Groove
Steve has prepared a bluesy backing track for your jamming pleasure. This track is perfect for either an acoustic or electric jamming.

Rakes of Kildare (Fast)
This track is Steve's rendition of the classic Celtic backing track "Rakes of Kildare." With this track you can play either the high or low melody version in the provided notation, or create your own Jam.

Rakes of Kildare (80bpm)
A slower version of Rakes of Kildare for those who want a more relaxed experience.

To access these tracks and more please check out the JamTrack section.

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• Mar 10th, 2010 @ 5:35 PM EST
• Posted by jbooth

Three New JamTracks

David MacKenzie has returned to the JamTrack world with three amazing new tracks. The following tracks are now available in the JamTrack player:

- R&B Funk Hybrid.
- Arpeggiated Rock Ballad in B.
- Modal Rock in A.

Well, what are you waiting for? Head on over to the JamTrack section and get your groove on.

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• Mar 10th, 2010 @ 4:59 PM EST
• Posted by jbooth

Five New JamTracks

David Wallimann has kicked his JamTrack production into high gear this week with five amazing new tracks. The following tracks are now available in the backing track section:

Relaxed Ionian Feel
This beautiful mellow backing track in the key of E Major will help you master the secrets of he Ionian scale.

F# Aeolian Dream
Explore the intriguing color of the natural minor scale with this jamtrack in F# Aeolian.

Aeolian Tribal Feel
This new backing will help you hear the color of the natural minor scale. Experiment with bends and new melodic lines.

Outside
This fusion funk backing track is the perfect musical bed to develop new musical phrases using the Dorian mode. Try playing outside of the scale every once and a while and experiment wit chromatic ideas.

Dorian Out
The Dorian mode will be handy in this funky backing track. Try developing new ideas with chromatic notes and keep it groovy!

These tracks as well as hundreds of others can be found in the JamTrack player.

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• Mar 10th, 2010 @ 4:26 PM EST
• Posted by jbooth

Kaki King - Doing the Wrong Thing

Kaki King is back with another song lesson. This time, she demonstrates and breaks down her song "Doing the Wrong Thing." Using altered tuning as a vehicle to express her music, this simple yet elegant song includes a fingerstyle right hand arrangement with a simple left hand pattern and percussive elements to round it all out!

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• Mar 10th, 2010 @ 3:41 PM EST
• Posted by Jason.Mounce

Kris Norris Artist Series: Betcha Can't Scale This

Kris shows you how to learn scales vertically and horizontally on the fretboard. He explains how you can also use these exercises to learn the note and interval names.

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• Mar 9th, 2010 @ 11:56 PM EST
• Posted by AaronMiller

Orville Johnson - Slide Guitar Lesson 3: Trouble In Mind

Your friend Orville Johnson has returned to his Phase 2 slide series with a lesson on the classic blues song, "Trouble In Mind." You will learn the standard way of playing and singing the song along with a fun little variation you can mix in. Enjoy!

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• Mar 9th, 2010 @ 6:03 PM EST
• Posted by nessa