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Art and Lutherie Burgundy Spruce GT Review

Mark Lincoln recently got the chance to check out the Art and Lutherie Burgundy Spruce GT. This guitar falls in the $300-$400 price range making it accessible to nearly everyone. The real question is, for the bargain price, how well does this guitar stack up?

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• Jan 7th, 2010 @ 5:59 PM EST
• Posted by jbooth

Four New JamTracks

David Wallimann has just supplied us with four amazing new JamTracks for your lead playing pleasure. Here is a brief description of the new additions:

Chicken Pick Fun - This fast paced country backing track is perfect for those of you wanting to develop new pentatonic blues runs. Try to blend a G Major pentatonic with a G minor pentatonic scale for a very cool effect.

Deep Roots Blues - There is nothing like a slow heartfelt blues to master new ideas. This twelve bar blues in G can be used with both a G major pentatonic and G minor pentatonic. Develop short ideas and try to create a story with your lead.

Modulating Aeolian Keys - Modulation is a great exercise for the guitarist wanting to expand his fretboard knowledge. This backing track modulates from C Aeolian to D Aeolian. Listen to the drum fill which will help you know when the change of key takes place.

Jazz in F - Don't get fooled by the complexity of the chords use, this jazzy backing track is just an elaborate blues in F. You may use an F minor pentatonic and F Major pentatonic here. Let your ear be your guide while creating your lead...

The new tracks as well as hundreds of others can be found in the JamTrack section.

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• Jan 7th, 2010 @ 5:26 PM EST
• Posted by jbooth

Rock Guitar with Matt Brown: Three Octave Scales

Matt Brown returns to the JamPlay studios and his rock guitar series with a lesson on three octave scales. In this lesson, Matt demonstrates the major and minor three octave scale patterns around the circle of fifths.

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• Jan 7th, 2010 @ 3:59 PM EST
• Posted by Jason.Mounce

Mark Lincoln - A Song For You

Mark yet again brings his unique songwriting style to JamPlay with another original. "A Song For You" is a more difficult song that carry's a staccato Latin feel with a strong punctuating chorus line. This one is sure to bring some groove to your playing and will also allow you work on some stretching techniques.

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• Jan 7th, 2010 @ 1:19 PM EST
• Posted by Tyler.Rugh

Emil Werstler: Interview Part Four - Playing And Performance

In part four of our interview with Emil Werstler he discusses many topics pertaining to playing and performance. Emil imparts many insights throughout this interview so you are not going to want to miss this one.

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• Jan 6th, 2010 @ 7:52 PM EST
• Posted by AaronMiller

Collective Soul - Shine

David Wallimann is back with his second phase 3 song lesson. This time around he covers the cool classic rocker "Shine" by Collective Soul. David teaches the full song (including solo) and includes backing tracks and full notation.

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• Jan 6th, 2010 @ 7:17 PM EST
• Posted by jbooth

Rock Guitar with Matt Brown: String Skipping Etude

As a string skipping monster exercise, Matt teaches Heitor Villa-Lobos' Etude #1. Originally composed as an etude in arpeggios, Matt is using it as an etude for string skipping. This lesson will work both your right hand speed and accuracy along with your left hand reach development.

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• Jan 6th, 2010 @ 6:44 PM EST
• Posted by Jason.Mounce

Blues Lesson 83 with Hawkeye Herman

Now that you've got your barre chords down, you'll want to spend some time with Hawkeye's new lesson on chord relationships. Another fantastic lesson taught by a fantastic instructor. Enjoy!

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• Jan 5th, 2010 @ 3:37 PM EST
• Posted by nessa

Chris Liepe - Where Did You Sleep Last Night

Chris has brought his ingenuity in songwriting to this American folk song called "Where Did You Sleep Last Night". Also known as "Black Girl" or "In The Pines", this song will give you a great opportunity to add a rocking classic to your set list and will test you on how to be creative in writing your own leads as well.

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• Jan 4th, 2010 @ 4:25 PM EST
• Posted by Tyler.Rugh

Rock Guitar with Matt Brown: Right Hand Exercises

As a prelude to some upcoming, more difficult material, Matt is teaching some right hand exercises. These exercises are designed to help build your speed and accuracy on your right hand.

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• Jan 4th, 2010 @ 2:32 PM EST
• Posted by Jason.Mounce