guitarinstructor.com
February 7, 2008
Just spotted this very cool site, www.guitarinstructor.com on truthinshredding.com:
GuitarInstructor.com is the newest and hottest online destination for guitarists of all styles and levels, featuring accurate tab transcriptions, exclusive video lessons, revolutionary video song instruction, and audio tracks for demonstration and play-along. Learn guitar at your own pace in the comfort of your own home. Download and print guitar and bass sheet music for 99¢, download or stream video lessons by world-renowned guitar teachers for $1.99, download or stream audio backing tracks for 99¢, and download or stream video guitar songs with on-screen tab for $1.99.
A quick initial browse reveals transcriptions or current songs and lessons from the likes of Joe Bonamassa, Greg Koch, Eric Johnson and John 5.
Nice.
StSanders Parody videos removed from youtube!
February 7, 2008
Spotted on guitarmx, the very funny parody videos of great guitar players by StSanders have been pulled by youtube:
Three videos were removed from my account just before the whole account came crumbling down. I’m not saying who contacted the YouTube demanding the removal of a video, but the info is there and some fans have already found it.
From wired.com:
Here’s a little recap to bring you up to speed on this issue, in case you haven’t been following along:
1. Certain guitarists took themselves too seriously.
2. Lots of guitar fans took certain guitarists too seriously, having read too many guitar-oriented magazines.
3. Santeri Ojala, a.k.a. StSanders, created brilliant parody videos in which these guitarists were made to look as if they played really, really poorly.
4. Viewers all over the world laughed out loud at the videos on YouTube, the Jimmy Kimmel Show, and both.
5. Someone, possibly Yngwie Malmsteen or his management, complained to Google about the videos, all of which were pulled from the company’s YouTube site.
6. We’re trying to figure out why the videos were removed, since parodies (and these are certainly parodies) are protected by fair use.
7. Google apparently isn’t answering its hotline today.
The Plek
February 1, 2008
I heard about the Plek machine years ago and even spotted some places n the UK who offered a ‘Plek Setup’. A computer controlled machine that could level your frets, cut the nut etc. with high precision, thereby making the guitar far more playable as if finished by a master luthier.
I had never seen one ‘at work’ though and decided to search on youtube and lo and behold I found a video of Wechter guitars using their Plek:
Tis very cool.
Rob Balducci studio video footage
February 1, 2008
Spotted over on truthinshredding, cool video giving an insight into Rob Balducci recording his new CD:
Kudos to Rob for being brave and humble enough for us to get a peek into the process.
bluesjamtracks.com – Prowling Blues
February 1, 2008
I missed the fact that the videos from the new Contemporary Blues package from bluesjamtracks.com are up on youtube ( though they are lower video quality natch), here’s one of my faves:
