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RICHARD BARRETT Currentytouring withTonyHadley of Spandau fame,andhaving worked withFaces/Who drummer Kenney JonetRichie isafabulousguitarist.
SHAUNBAXTER On€oftheUKsmostrespectedmusic hastaughtmany educators,Shaun who arenowtop tutors,HisalbumJazz Metalwashailedasamilestone.
JONBISHOP ACMlJon hasmadeabig impression. with hisskillsin a varietyof playing styles.HisrecentalbumAcoustic Sketches boastsninedelightfultunes.
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IF LESPAULhadonlyhelpedin the developmentofthe solidbodyguitar andbeena half-decentclubplayer genius.Butheinvented onthe side,hed still befetedasa groundbreaking double-tracking andwasa brilliantguitaristandarrangertoo,whoadded a slewofnumberonehitsto his unparalleled roleof merit.Gibson,the guitarcompanywith whichLeshadbeeninvolvedfor around7oyears, wasdeeplysaddened by thelossofa friendandcolleague andsentus wordsfrom famousplayerswho,withouthim, mightnotbewherethey aretoday.Hereiswhatjusta fewofthemhadto sayabouta manwhose influencewassimplyimpossible to exaggerate... "I knou.;the amazing contributiorts Les Paul made to the art of making music,but if the general public knew hou muchofthat influenceis heardeuery day in the music that thea listen to, they would be amazed."JoePerry "LesPaul played until the day he died. That's the wag you kuea life.Youcouldtakeany oneofthe thingshe did and it would hauebeenenoughfor mostpeople. But the amount hepulled offis astounding."Derek Trucks "LesPauI uas a shining exampleof howfull one's Iife can be.He was so uibrant andfull ofpositiue energy.I'm huntbledto haueknoun andplayed with him ouer the years. He tuas an exceptionallg bri/hcnt mcn." Slash
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[email protected] Email: MtN0B SWrl{G. MAJOR SMII.E I havebeena reader sinceyou started and I have to say that the Django Reinhardt Minor Swingby John Wheatcroft in the September issuewas absolutelyfantastic.In fact it has reheatedmy passionfor playing; I cannot hearthis pafiicular piecewithout wanting to immediatelypick up the guitar andplayalong.I deft any lover of guital music l'lot to maFr'elat how energisingthis music is. \\4ren you hear the lnusic and playing of greats like Django, you want to be a part ofthat feeling and mood that they capture - is this not the reason we all started wanting to play the guitar? Pleasecontinue to include the odd classicpiece,whateverthe style,be itblues,jazz, rcck, metal, folk, etc. Popularsongsand instrumentals do either kick offor rekindle the need to play. All music is goodwhen played with the passion that DjaDgo gavc to the world. Keepit up GT - put the passionback into guitarmusicl Oh, and I would love to seesome mor.eChuckBerry. Steve WiIIi oms, Bticket Wood You'renotthe onlyone to have madesimilorcommentsSteve.Some formsofmusicjustput o grin on your faceand makeyou thinkthatallis right with the wold.That s definitely trueof Minor Swing.ld actuallysay that GT'swholepurposeis to highlight thepassionthat should alreadybe therein m usic.l aertainly think it i5in'our'kind of music and
B|IXIIIG GI.EVER ID t]le past I lbund that, despite on ning variotrs guitars for over five years and having so many books and magazines that I couldn't even keep track ofthem, guitar alwaystook a back seatto my othel vice. For vitually all my life I have been sedouslyiDto computergames- readingabout thcm, playing them, talking aboutthem. Theywerc almostlike a secondjobto me. whenever I sat do\a'n to play my Strat, I always thought I wouldbe more prcductive getting another 'achievenent' on my Xbox rather tlan learning how to playanewpiece. Sounds insaneI know, but rnentally nly mind thought that getting a high 'gamerscore' was more impoftant thall an)'thingelse. Then, three months ago I startedtaldng lessons;I had had elough ofnot going an).where.One of the fi rst things my tutor said whelr talking about pmctising was, "l bet you have a Playstation". I promptly corrected him that I had "an Xbox 360" and thought that it was an integral pat of rny life, my personality. I havealwayshad my video gamesto dependon, to entertain me they practicallyraisedmel But one week agoI sold my XAox 360 that I've had sinceDecember2nd2oo5 Oit too specific?). Ttvo weeksbeforethat I wassellint all nry tames on eBaya d raisedover €3oo that I spent on guitar elfects. I haven't played on a game for about two months and the amount oftime I have freed up is staggering!I've beenableto pick up the guitar at leastonce adayandpmctise, somethingwhich I only used to do weekly. Friends and family have
bythot I don't meonstylistically, ie rock,blues.jazzetc, but any music wherepeoplecate oboutgetting bettetasplayers.lnsomearca\ it's not coolta beseenas good'ot to coreobout theoreticolknowledgeor technical ability justthink how prcg wasdeidedwhenpunkcame olong.Sowe'llcorryon glorifying greatmusicianship, no morterwhat fotm it tokes.And enjoyoutChuck feotureon page 16.
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BTUEST GREAIIVE I recentlystartedto look for ways to spiceup mybluesplayingsoI 6 GuitarTbclmiques october2OO9
beenuDsupportive,callingme "crazy"or,"you are goingto miss it!" Well I might miss it. I also know I m nol gonna be a rock god,but al lcast I can gei better at sometiing I love doing! I'm not saying sell all your worldlypossessions,but at least don't spendallyour Limein frontofa TV. or playingon your XBox or wastingtime oDthe internet. Actually put some efioft in, it will pay itself back many-fold! I still think video gamesare valid as an art form and are grcat enteftainment. They just took up too much oftny time. Neilsutcliffe I'veneverbeeninto computergamesat all; ljust don'tget thepoint of the things.Butlhave mony ftiendt who obsolutelylovetheconsoles,or orc semiaddictedto WorldOfWor.roftetc.so I'm not aqains(themolollandlhat \ Videopames cetlatnlynotwhyyou get t" """i"Ei "in " LetterOfThe Month,Neil.But badinfluence! anyonewho rctums to the guitorfold from any other .
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