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47 lessons and 27 Q&A responses added in the last month.
Blues with DJ Lesson 29: Wah Pedals
In lesson 29 of his blues guitar series, DJ discusses and demonstrates how to use a wah pedal. Importantly, DJ discusses when it may or may not be a good idea to utilize this creative tool.
- 4 Comments
- Jan 6th, 2009 @ 4:38 PM EST
- Posted by Jason.Mounce
Kris Norris - Improvises Over "Sickert"
We are proud to present Kris Norris in his first entertainment video! We introduced Kris in our latest blog video as our newest Metal Instuctor. The 3 improv solos over this track were totally throw and go. The track he improvises to is "The Life and Times of Sir Walter Sickert" and was written by Kris. The song is also featured on Magna Carta Record's Guitars That Ate My Brain. The album will be out on February 10th and also features a few of Kris' friends, including Devin Townsend, Paul Waggoner, and Ron Thal among others. Keep any eye out for Mr. Norris' warm up exercise lesson, it will be up soon and much more will follow. Drop Kris a comment and let us know what you think. Shred On!
- 6 Comments
- Jan 6th, 2009 @ 2:02 PM EST
- Posted by AaronMiller
Video Q&A with Jim Deeming
Jim Deeming has dug deep into the dark abyss of the video Q&A section and selected the following questions for a video answer:- Gigantesco asked about Eric Clapton Style.We hope you enjoy this batch of video Q&A answers.
- Bgremel asked about the pinky anchor.
- Scallywag asked about hand pain.
- Anton30 asked about classical vs fingerpicking.
- Lucasholland asked about finger exercises and touching unwanted strings.
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- Jan 6th, 2009 @ 12:10 PM EST
- Posted by jbooth
Blues with DJ Lesson 28: Slide
Returning to his blues lesson series with episode 28, DJ demonstrates the basics of using a slide. In this lesson, DJ discusses some rules for playing with a slide, as well as demonstrating a couple licks you can try out.
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- Jan 5th, 2009 @ 6:03 PM EST
- Posted by Jason.Mounce
Steve Eulberg Video Q&A
Steve Eulberg has dipped his hands in the JamPlay mailbag and picked out the following gems to answer for our video Q&A section.- Aseee asked about music composition and song writing.Feel free to ask the teachers your questions in the video Q&A section. We will try to answer as many of them as possible.
- Anton30 asked about walking between chords.
- Bgremel asked about scene skipping and the pinky anchor.
- Scallywag asked about hand pain.
- Anton30 asked about traditional fingerpicking vs classic style.
- Heavyd asked about lessons for alternate instruments.
- Lucasholland asked about Steve's chromatic scale exercise.
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- Jan 5th, 2009 @ 5:29 PM EST
- Posted by jbooth
Blues with DJ Lesson 27: Walking Bass and Upstroke Shuffle
DJ continues to teach some tricks of the trade in blues lesson 27. In this lesson DJ demonstrates how to do the Stevie Ray Vaughn style walking bass and upstroke shuffle. Grab your guitar and get ready to swing.
- 1 Comment
- Jan 5th, 2009 @ 5:14 PM EST
- Posted by Jason.Mounce
Joe Satriani - Up In The Sky
"Up In The Sky" is a song written by Joe Satriani. It appears as the first track off of Crystal Planet which was released in 1998. Nick Teaches the lead guitar parts and demonstrates the full song at the end with a backing track. Enjoy!
- 5 Comments
- Jan 2nd, 2009 @ 4:00 PM EST
- Posted by AaronMiller
DreamTheater - The Silent Man
Nick Greathouse teaches "The Silent Man" by Dream Theater. This beautiful acoustic song was the second single off their 1994 release Awake, and features a cool, short and sweet solo.
- 10 Comments
- Jan 2nd, 2009 @ 3:02 PM EST
- Posted by AaronMiller
Guitar Technique : Volume Swells
The one and only DJ Phillips is back with another lesson in his Blues guitar series. This time around he teaches another trick of the trade / technique called volume swells. Volume swells can help you add a unique and even spooky sound to your playing.
- 2 Comments
- Jan 2nd, 2009 @ 2:13 PM EST
- Posted by jbooth
Guitar Technique : Organ Licks
DJ Philips has just put the finishing touches on the 25th lesson in his blues guitar series. In this lesson DJ introduces a technique which he likes to call "Organ Licks."
- 1 Comment
- Jan 2nd, 2009 @ 1:52 PM EST
- Posted by jbooth