Resonator for the Rest of Us: Rob Ickes Demystifies the Dobro
Oct 27,2009
IF JERRY DOUGLAS IS THE MUHAMMAD ALI of the Dobro, then Rob Ickes is like the instrument’s Michael Jordan. Through his work on four solo releases, with his bands Blue Highway and Three Ring Circle, and sessions with a Who’s More...
GITs Dean Brown Maps the DNA of the Great American Groove
Jul 1,2010
“EVER BEEN TO THE EXPERIENCE MUSIC Project in Seattle?” asks Dean Brown. “You gotta go. They have that big Hendrix exhibit, and one cool thing you can do there is listen to famous Hendrix tunes with the different tracks More...
Robot Invasion Further Experiments with Diminished Transformers
Jul 1,2010
IN LAST MONTH’S LESSON [“Diminished Transformers,” June 2010 GP], we explored the concept of unfolding a diminished 7 chord into four dominant 7s, an idea we can attribute to Pat Martino. We compared this process to More...
10 Things You Gotta Do To Play Like Roy Buchanan
Aug 1,2009
HE WAS THE RAREST OF BREEDS—A GUITARIST’S GUITARIST WITH AN innate grasp of bittersweet country sounds, wailing blues licks, sophisticated jazz harmonies, and balls-out rock and roll, all presented with spine-tingling tone, More...
A Lap Slide Lesson with Jerry Douglas
Apr 19,2005
As Jerry Douglas’ shiny tonebar skips and dances across the strings of his growling resonator, funky blues licks echo through his attic studio. Built over a two-car garage, it’s a spacious, bright space filled with custom More...
Quick Licks April 2010
Apr 1,2010
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