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Story of Jackson Guitars

June 17, 2008 · 2 Comments

A guy named Grover Jackson owns the Jackson Guitar Brand.  Jackson Guitars started with the “Rhoads” V model guitar, originally designed and used by guitarist Randy Rhoads.

Jackson Guitars has become known for its slender and elegant models, these guitars have an aggressive look and they are pretty popular with harder rock and metal music players.

During the Fall of 2002, Fender has purchased Jackson/Charvel, and manufacturing plant was moved to the Fender factory in Corona, CA.

If you are a fan of hard rock or metal music, and trying to decide which electric guitar to pick, I’d recommend buying a used Jackson guitar.  I like the sound and quality.

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Cort Electric Guitar Review

June 16, 2008 · 2 Comments

One of my friends has asked my opinion about Cort electric guitars.  I have never played a Cort electric guitar, but will stop by one of the local guitar shops and try one out.

Cort electric guitar prices seem pretty reasonable, and there are some good reviews at guitar review sites.

While searching youtube for cort guitar videos, I’ve found this test video for cort electric guitar:

I was wondering if anybody owns a cort electric guitar, and would like to share their views on it?

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Free Guitar Lessons by Gibson

June 1, 2008 · 1 Comment

There are many websites that offer free guitar lessons.  Most of them are packed with ads, affiliate offers, etc.  It’s rare that you find a quality free guitar lessons site.

Since the day I’ve played a Gibson Les Paul Standard, I’ve been a big fan of Gibson Guitars.  Gibson’s website has a Free Guitar Lessons section.

If you like to watch the video of a 16 Note A Minor Pentatonic, or 12 Bar Blues or even a Standard 12 Bar Blues, Gibson’s guitar lessons site is a great place.

You can also download over 200 songs at Gibson’s Download Section.

It’s always great for guitar players to find free guitar lessons of any level online.  I hope Gibson takes this section seriously, and keeps adding more tutorials, videos and podcasts to their site.

Also if you play the classical guitar, remember to check Classical Guitar Sheet Music post I’ve written about free sheet music resources.

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Paco De Lucia , John McLaughlin , Al Di Meola Guitar Concert

May 31, 2008 · 1 Comment

If you haven’t watched this legendary guitar concert, you have to watch it.  Great three guitar players Paco De Lucia , John McLaughlin , Al Di Meola are playing together.

Enjoy the guitar:

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Pablo Sáinz Villegas Classical Guitar Concert in New York City

May 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Summer is almost here, and there are many concerts and tours starting around the country.  This tuesday (May 27, 2008, at 8:00 pm) Pablo Sáinz Villegas will have a classical guitar concert in New York City.

If you live in NYC or visiting, do not miss this classical guitar concert.

Here’s more information about the concert and Pablo Sáinz Villegas:

Location:

Merkin Hall
129 West 67th Street
New York City

Date:

May 27, 2008, at 8:00 pm

About Pablo Sáinz Villegas:

By capturing the Gold Medal Stotsenberg Prize at the inaugural Parkening International Guitar Competition, Pablo Sáinz Villegas has quickly established himself as one of the world’s leading classical guitarists. He has performed in over twenty countries and on such prestigious stages as Milan’s Sala Verdi, Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Concert Hall and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in New York. 
 
Recipient of more than twenty-eight international awards including the Andrés Segovia award, Mr. Sáinz Villegas has been soloist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony, the National Orchestra of Brazil and Orquesta de Radio Televisión Espanola, among others.  
 
Engagements this season include appearances with the New York Philharmonic, the Israel Philharmonic and concerts in the Lincoln Center in New York, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Musikverein in Vienna, National Auditorium in Madrid and Spivey Hall in Atlanta, among others.  
 

Phone for more information: 212-501-3303
Website: http://www.pablosainzvillegas.com/

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Fender Guitar Color Options

May 19, 2008 · Leave a Comment

I have been a huge fan of Fender Guitars since I had my first Classic Fender Strat.  I knew Fender had many color options, but I didn’t know how many exactly.

My favorite Fender color is sunburst.  Sunburst looks great on Fender strats.

I was browsing through Fender’s website, and found out about Fender Guitars Color Chart.  I’m surprised that Fender offers 100 different color options for their guitars, wow.

Anyways, if you are looking to purchase a new Fender, you know that you have so many color options.  What’s your favorite Fender color by the way?

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You Can Play the Guitar

May 10, 2008 · 2 Comments

People always have excuses for being lazy.  If you love the guitar and if you want to learn how to play the guitar, you need to practice.  Yes, if you are lazy, and not ready for practicing and putting some serious time into this, you might as well stop thinking about being a good guitar player.

Here’s some inspiration for people who’d like to learn to play the guitar but not sure if they can do it:

Anybody with a strong determination to succeed can learn to play the guitar.

At Guitar101 blog, I’ll share so many things about guitars.  I hope these will be helpful for many guitar players.

Thanks for stopping by, and hope to see you around.

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