Thursday, July 10, 2008

What I learned from Guitar World the best magazine this month

I Barely finished reading the issue of guitar world the best magazine and I wanted to share a couple of of the things I learned in that month’s issue.

I always learn a lot from Guitar World and this issue was no different. As was common, I learned something great just from reading one of the interviews. The consultation comprised with jazz guitar ace chuck Martino. And while the whole interview was enlightening, at that place was one part in detail that I liked. If you read my post on listening (click here if you haven’t), you know that I'm a big advocate of listening to everything to make you a better guitar player. But Pat Martino made a comment that takes it even a step further and think it is such a great point. He says:

“As an improviser, you ask to experience the moment—and that includes everything in the bit. Abide by the citizenry around you—the bandleader, the bartender—what they wear, how they deal with people, the simple continuity of their presence. As you do that, you’ll see how you affect them, and you’ll play and act accordingly. You need to study the reality of the moment, and i.e. very rarely about analysing modes and intervals.”

Great stuff!

Another thing I acquired Big Dipper* the lesson “10 affairs You Need to Do to Play Like T-Bone Walker.” I learned that T-Bone Walker was the originator of the “lazy” bend. I did a post on this technique titles “Bluesing your bends”. But the article had a bunch of other great blues playing tips.

I also learned a good deal about guitar amplifier cabinets you bet their construction affects your sound. We're all always trying to get the most of our chant and I believe we sometimes overlook the small thinks like amp locker construction. These articles helped analyse however a different types of construction affect your sound apathetic agencies. An very cool article.

I also learned that cowboys can act jazz! (See the extended lesson “Wester Swing-Roping in the Rip-Roarin’ Riffs of Cowboy Jazz”.)

There were also a lot of additional avid lessons like Larry Carlton’s extended deterrent example on the blues, which was moderner then you might think. And there was a great mini-lesson by Herbie Hancock on adding pedal tones to the highest note besides the lowest note (the technique is called “pedal”.)

Altogether it comprised a great issue. For more information on guitarist magazine interpret ah post “My Thoughts on Guitar cartridge clip*”.

No comments:

Post a Comment