Acoustic Guitar back issues from January 2007:
editor's note
Jan 01, 2007; ... If ever you wanted to take stock of the wonderfully varied world of the acoustic guitar, this issue would offer you a swell snapshot. Consider our feature articles, for instance: We have an in-depth conversation with Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers (beginning on page 40), sharing their ...
music notation key
Jan 01, 2007; ... Guitar tunings are given from the lowest (sixth) string to the highest (first) string; standard tuning is written as E A D G B E. Arrows underneath tuning notes indicate strings that are altered from standard tuning and whether they are tuned up or down. In standard notation, small ...
mailbag
Jan 01, 2007; ... november The amount of musical notation that you included in this issue made this an especially great month for lessons. The "Bourrée in E Minor" will keep me working for weeks. I have found that playing Bach pieces arranged for guitar has helped me improve my fingerstyle technique. The ...
correction
Jan 01, 2007; ... In the editing of Jane Miller's "Bossa Nova for Fingerpickers" lesson (Woodshed, November), an incorrect fingering was given for ...
Ripple
Jan 01, 2007; ... Words and music by Jerome Garcia and Robert Hunter, from American Beauty "Ripple" appeared on the Grateful Dead's sixth release American Beauty. Penned by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, the song pairs Hunter's philosophical musings with Garcia's laid-back, rootsy grooves. On the ...
Marc Atkinson
Jan 01, 2007; ... The Canadian Gypsy-jazz ace describes how to create solos by using guidetones. Since bursting on the Gypsy-jazz scene in 2000 with his independently released debut CD, The Marc Atkinson Trio I, the nimble-fingered guitarist from Canada's west coast has become one of most distinctive ...
Martin M-42 David Bromberg
Jan 01, 2007; ... The renowned flattop makers honor a folk-blues legend with a signature model and deliver an exquisite and exceptionally well-balanced M body. The M body shape is one of the few Martin body shapes that did not originate in the fabled Golden Age of Lutherie of the 1920s and '30s. Instead, ...
Trinity College TG-202
Jan 01, 2007; ... Payability, quality, and colorful tones come together for the fingerstylist in this affordable new 12-fret cutaway. Designing in the USA and manufacturing in Asia is common these days for everything from ukuleles to portable music players, but that wasn't true 30 or so years ago, when ...
Schertler David Amplifier
Jan 01, 2007; ... A compact combo with two bi-amped channels, spring reverb, a host of practical connection options, and crisp, clear tones. For more than 20 years now, Switzerland-based Schertler has developed state-of-the-art transducer technology in an effort to surpass the sound quality available from ...
Otis Taylor
Jan 01, 2007; ... By fitting his dark, potent lyrics to stark arpeggios and staccato strums, this award-winning bluesman creates an original, compelling style of "trance blues." "I have this theory," bluesman Otis Taylor says. "Everybody is capable of writing a great song, everybody. Because everybody has ...
Intro to Slide Guitar
Jan 01, 2007; ... Explore the funky, "vocal" sound of barrelhouse-blues guitar by wrapping a bottleneck around your finger and sliding into your notes. Slide guitar is not a complex art. Rather, the best slide players have always made simple harmonic and rhythmic motifs interesting and compelling by ...
KEEPERS OF THE FLAME
Jan 01, 2007; ... For the past two decades, folk-rockers Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have melded their contrasting musical sensibilities into a common musical language that speaks to millions. Upon the release of Despite Our Differences, their tenth studio album of new songs, the INDIGO GIRLS talk about their ...
HEART OF A MASTER
Jan 01, 2007; ... After nearly half a century as one of the world's most celebrated classical guitarists -both as a member of the Romeros and as a soloist-PEPE ROMERO reflects on his Spanish heritage, how to build technique, the correct understanding of time, the meditative approach to the instrument, and the ...
Glorious Gadgets, Solutions, & Contraptions
Jan 01, 2007; ... Legions of invaluable guitar accoutrements have lingered in the shadows for far too long. Here we give six-string accessories-including those that prolong your ax's lifespan, make playing it easier, and jack up its tonal juju-their long-overdue moment in the spotlight. Dig this stellar lineup of ...
Check Your Guitar's Neck Angle
Jan 01, 2007; ... If your action is too high and your bridge is too low, your neck needs to be reset. It's as simple as that-or is it? Here's how to determine what your guitar needs. Action height is an issue on any fretted instrument, but it becomes especially pressing for acoustic guitarists ....
Modern Vintage
Jan 01, 2007; ... A love for the blues led Michael Hauver to seek out old Stella guitars from the 1920s and '30s. Eventually, he decided to build his own, and today, he produces an entire line of instruments that combine vintage designs with contemporary construction techniques. At first glance, Michael ...
Crosspicking
Jan 01, 2007; ... Crosspicking with an alternate-picking pattern can keep your time steady while you embellish single-note melodies. Crosspicking is one of my favorite aspects of traditional flatpicking. You can use it to flesh out the melody of almost any song, fill open spaces in instrumentais, and ...
Paul Fischer 50th Anniversary Guitar
Jan 01, 2007; ... Paul Fischer began his career as an instrument maker in 1956 under the watchful eye of harpsichord builder Robert Goble. He later studied lute and guitar construction with David Rubio, before setting out on his own. Now he is regarded as one of the world's finest classical guitar builders, ...