"Jazz is supposed to be the most unselfish of art forms...you give yourself completely to make somebody else play their best. You try to do something to make them, inspire them to do something. So it is a matter of sacrifice." - Dizzy Gillespie, on approaching music with respect |
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**Les Paul "N" has a prototype new whammy bar!
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T
For several much more artistic renditions of my axes, please check out "Guitar Art"! Still feeling right-brained? Here's a very unique 3D slideshow of my collection.
Latest News and Timely Facts! [please click to expand or collapse] [last update: 12-18-11]
[items which have aged off are archived here] |
The Rolling Stone "Best Ever" Lists [please click to expand or collapse]Regular readers of Rolling Stone magazine know of their fondness for conducting polls to find out what the members of their huge readership are thinking, particularly about which [whatever] is the best of [time span].
Some categories have a hint regarding the #1 item in each list. Can you guess who was #1 in each?
I have been compiling and updating the links in this site for years, mainly as collections of bookmarks, to aid me in my own development as a musician and particularly as an instructor. Currently, the site's organization is as follows (made to follow along the menu bar). The all-caps RED words are on the menu bar, italicized, light blue) words represent sections under that menu bar item:
ABOUT ME - my own history, equipment, and influences;
MUSICIANS - guitarists' web pages, musician online communities, common musician injuries, music databases, and healthcare providers specializing in musician problems;
MUSIC - MP3 selections from prior projects, Rolling Stone polls, radio stations, Jazz from the Past;
SOURCES - guitars, amps, publications, equipment, music, lyrics, tablature, transcriptions, etc.;
FINDING MUSICIANS - the many ways to meet and jam with others, including Guitarist Communities;
MUSICIANSHIP - guitar schools, theory, lessons, practicing, technique, improvisation, chord melodies, chord substitution, and musical fluency;
AXE MAINTENANCE - everything you need to care for your instrument; also features sections on Luthiers and on the new PLEK technology;
LIBRARY that contains all handouts (PDF), links, etc. used throughout the site;
SITE INDEX that functions exactly like that in a book, except that you turn to the desired page much more quickly! This is a trial run, since I've never seen one of these before on a web site. What do you think?
HEY! Would you like the above list as a small, separate window that can remain open while you're getting accustomed to the menu bar? Well, then, click here! There's also a link called "menu guide", above the menu bar, that will give you the same window.
I really urge you to spend a little tile perusing the Site Index. It lists many items whose links are found either nowhere else, or can be difficult to run across. This mainly pertains to items which have lost their timeliness but not their relevancy (such as the passing of Les Paul in 2009). You might be pleasantly surprised at the items that lurk among the other links...
This may be stating the obvious, but just to prevent any possible misunderstandings, I get no compensation of any kind for maintaining this site and have no financial interest in any vendors whose links many appear here. To learn more about who I am and why this site is important please click here.
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