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Sanel Redžić Plays Complete Bach Partita BWV 1004

Bosnia- Herzegovina guitarist Sanel Redžić plays Partita II, BWV 1004 in d minor [all 33 minutes] by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Redžić’s YouTube. Nice video, directed by Augustin Pesnon, guitar by Otto Vowinkel. The monumental second violin…

2016 Dominelli Double Top Guitar (Sold)

SOLD.  2016 Double Top Guitar by Marcus Dominelli Top: Spruce-Inner/Nomex/Cedar-Outer Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood 630mm scale (shorter scale length) Bridge Indian Rosewood, Honduran rosewood binding and armrest, Ebony head plate Spanish cedar neck, Macasser ebony fingerboard, V-jointed headstock Elevated fingerboard, Soundport w/magnetic cover Gotoh…

Pepe Romero Lesson: Rasgueado on Guitar

An impromptu lesson in rasgueado technique for guitar by Pepe Romero. Keep watching through to when he start playing. Romero has some impressive and strong rasgueado but keep close attention to his relaxation tips as that is the key! Watch…

Microphone Comparison on Classical Guitar

The excellent Slovenian guitarist and tech wizard Uroš Barič  via his site guitarise.com made this great video on mic comparisons. You can view it on his YouTube to jump to different mics with ease. See the full rundown and specs at Uroš’ post: Ultimate Classical…

Fabio Zanon Plays Polonaise by Bobrowicz

Brazilian guitarist Fabio Zanon Plays Grand Polonaise, op.24 by Polish guitarist, composer Jan Bobrowicz (1805–1881). Contemporaries called Bobrowicz “the Chopin of guitar”. This video comes from the amazing GuitarCoop and their fantastic YouTube Channel. Zanon is a legend of the guitar…

Drew Henderson (8-String Guitar) Plays Weiss

The excellent Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays Fantasie by German lutenist and composer Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750). Drew is one of my favorite guitarists and Weiss my favorurite lute composer! Actually, last year I got a chance to go to Dresden and…

Marcin Dylla plays Nocturnal by Britten

Marcin Dylla plays Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70 by English composer Benjamin Britten (1913–1976). This comes via the fantastic Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Here Dylla is playing a Gabriele Lodi Torres Guitar Model Spruce  Britten was a central figure 20th-century British classical…

Book Review: Traversing the Fretboard by Sean Thrower

Traversing the FretboardUtilizing the CAGED System in More Ways than One.by Sean Thrower Buy the book via Amazon: Traversing the Fretboard I was very pleased to receive a copy of Sean Thrower’s new book focusing on fretboard theory and knowledge. Thrower…

Sound: Crash Course in Physics

If you don’t already know about the excellent YouTube channel “CrashCourse“, they offer easy to absorb videos on complex science, physics, history, politics, psychology and more. This one is about sound and in collaboration with PBS. It has nothing to…

An Interview with John Williams

Three 20-minute long video interviews with the amazing guitarist, John Williams. You can also read/buy his biography via Amazon Kindle: Strings Attached: The Life and Music of John Williams. I don’t know why the actual physical book isn’t available, glad…

McAllister Lesson: Vibrato on Guitar

Matthew McAllister gives a lesson on vibrato for guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. Great lesson with much information regarding the bigger-picture in terms of using vibrato in the context of music in general. If you’re looking for a technique…

Guitare Alla Grande 2016 by Heather Morand Clark

Guitare Alla GrandeOttawa, CanadaFebruary 11-14, 2016By Heather Morand ClarkPresident of the Guitar Society of Toronto The weekend of February 11-14 saw students from nine Ontario and Quebec schools gathered in Ottawa for a weekend of concerts featuring the incomparable Czech…