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Brad and Dmac Answer More of Your Questions

Happy Friday! Brad and Dmac end the week with more answers to your questions. Be sure to check them out!

- Geva Bar asks about notes,
- Aquiguillermo seeks advice on improving attitude,
- Sylvia questions Big Bends Nut Sauce, Caution: watch at your own risk!
- Abadcoverband asks about stage fright and more,
- and StephenWhan asks about fast picking. This one David answers alone.

We hope you enjoy these responses. Send in your questions and stay tuned for more!

Added Jul 18th, 2008 at 1:09 PM EDT | Posted by nessa

Mark Nelson Presents Hawaiian Slack Key Lesson 24

Mark Nelson has just finished the 24th lesson in his Hawaiian Slack Key series. In this lesson, you will learn the song Hi`ilawe. This is truly a beautiful Slack Key song that you won't want to miss. Head on in and start learning!

Added Jul 18th, 2008 at 12:51 PM EDT | Posted by nessa

More Brad and Dmac Video Answers have Arrived!

JamPlay's beloved Q&A duo is back! Brad and Dmac have a blast while taking on more of your questions today. Be sure to watch all of these responses as a couple feature short jam sessions at the beginning! You won't want to miss Brad and David's responses to:

- Jaron asks about amp settings,
- Bananachipz asks about overdrive/distortion pedals,
- Jerzi78 seeks advice on advancing through lessons,
- Stirlingc questions alternate picking,
- Skater742 asks about amps in general,
- and Felipe questions his treble/rhythm switch.

Stay tuned for more upcoming video answers from Brad and David!

Added Jul 17th, 2008 at 12:25 PM EDT | Posted by nessa

Mark Nelson Answers Your Questions!

Mark has taken some time to answer a few of your questions today. He covers:

- Jdemail78 asks about calluses,
- Bpruett asks about stringing his classical guitar,
- and Paigew seeks advice on a first electric guitar.

That's all from Mark! Keep your eyes peeled for more video answers coming your way!

Added Jul 17th, 2008 at 11:24 AM EDT | Posted by nessa

Learn the Minor Pentatonic Scale

In the last lesson of David's basic guitar series he introduced the pentatonic scale. Now David is back with a lesson on the minor pentatonic scale. In this lesson he will talk about how the scale is formed and it's relation to the major pentatonic.

Added Jul 16th, 2008 at 8:14 PM EDT | Posted by jbooth

Learn the Pentatonic Scale

We are proud to present the 23rd lesson in the basic electric guitar series with David MacKenzie. This time around Dave introduces the pentatonic scale. He talks about how the scale is formed and shows the A position. Please note that this is not the minor pentatonic scale, so if you only know the minor position this lesson may be quite beneficial to you.

Added Jul 16th, 2008 at 5:32 PM EDT | Posted by jbooth

Hawaiian Slack Key Lesson 23

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to another wonderful week here at JamPlay. Today, Mark has finished up his most recent Slack Key lesson, Expanding the Tuning. This is the 23rd lesson in the series and expands on the last lesson covering C Wahine tuning. You won't want to miss this one, Slackers!

Added Jul 15th, 2008 at 1:24 PM EDT | Posted by nessa

JamPlay Welcomes David Freshman

We at JamPlay are proud to introduce David Freshman, the latest instructor to join the JamPlay team. In the coming months David will be teaching a Phase 2 lesson series which he calls "Guitar Improvisation from the Heart." You should begin seeing those lessons shortly!

In the meantime, David has prepared 3 blues backing tracks for your jamming pleasure. The tracks are as follows:

Standard Blues Shuffle (E) - This backing track is a standard blues shuffle in the Key of E. This is excellent for playing along with using the blues scale.

Fast Blues (E) - This is a fast, heavy and dirty blues track. Again, the Blues scale works wonderfully, but feel free to experiment with other scales.

Fast Blues 2 (E) - This scale is similar to the first fast blues track but features different rhythm guitar.

Give David Freshman a warm welcome to JamPlay and have a great time with these backing tracks. As always the tracks can be found in the backing track player.

Added Jul 15th, 2008 at 1:12 PM EDT | Posted by jbooth

The Brennan Duet Arrives: The Black Crowes - " She Talks to Angels"

This is one of those songs that everyone has heard, even if they don't know who plays it. The Black Crowes released their first studio album in 1990, entitled Shake Your Money Maker. "She Talks to Angels" was track #8 on that album and has been a fan favorite ever since its debut. Mark Brennan breaks out his acoustic and covers this song front to back, including a full song demo. Along with the full demo, we have made good on the sneak peak we let everyone have a few weeks ago. Mark's wife Marla makes a guest appearance in the final scene for a second demo, lending us her vocal talents.

Chris and Rich Robinson wrote a beautiful song almost twenty years ago and its as strong as it ever was. We hope you enjoy "She Talks to Angels", and JamPlay would like to thank Mark and especially Marla for making this such a special lesson.

Added Jul 12th, 2008 at 10:12 PM EDT | Posted by VinnyB

Two New Backing Tracks

David MacKenzie has just put the finishing touches on two new backing tracks. This time they are as follows:

Country Track (A) - This time around Dave has prepared a track that fits more into the classical country style. It is a mid tempo track and is a blast to jam with.

Hard Rock Track (A) - This track simply screams hard rock. It is in the style of bands like AC/DC and KISS and a real treat to solo with. The tempo is a bit quicker in this one so get ready.

As always these tracks are available in the backing track section of the site. If you have any suggestions for future backing tracks please be sure to let Dave know in the comment section for this news item.

Added Jul 11th, 2008 at 6:59 PM EDT | Posted by jbooth