Charlie Christian, born on this day (July 29th) in 1916. Listen to Kevin Whitehead’s tribute on NPR’s Fresh Air. The excellent Charlie Christian site Solo Flight returned just in time for the centennial, after a seven year hiatus. And if you’d like a tutorial on Christian’s style, check out Garry Hansen’s Charlie Christian – Legend of the Jazz Guitar, courtesy… Read more →
NAMM Show 2015
Headless guitars are awesome. Les Paul knew it in 1956. This guitar convinced me.
The history of music is mortal, but the idiocy of the guitar is eternal.
Top 10 players I dug while still in my teens: 1. Wes Montgomery 2. Michael Roe 3. David Gilmour 4. Eric Johnson 5. Bill Frisell 6. Joe Satriani 7. Jim Hall 8. John Pizzarelli 9. Vinnie Moore 10. Mike Stern Top 10 players I heard after I’d already been at it a while, who made me rethink something (or everything)… Read more →
3 Note Per String Scales in C Major Learn each mode/position on it’s own, then play the page as written. Read more →