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Jazz Guitar Soloing the Cellular
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Jazz Guitar Soloing: The Cellular Approach

Jazz Guitar Soloing the CellularSher Music Co. calls it “the ultimate practice book for serious jazz guitarists.” The Cellular Approach introduces a practical method for developing the ability to create convincing jazz solos in a wide variety of playing situations. It takes actual jazz lines recorded by master players and then slices them up into small “cells” that can be re-combined into longer lines to fit almost any harmonic situation. This enables the player to improvise his or her own lines that sound just as interesting and melodic as the masters, without resorting to simply copying others. Fingerings and string choices are often given too, making it particularly valuable to guitarists who want to actually master their instrument.

Jazz Guitar Soloing: The Cellular Approach, by Randy Vincent (www.shermusic.com).

St. Vincent” guitar
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St. Vincent Guitar

St. Vincent” guitarThe Ernie Ball Music Man Annie Clark “St. Vincent” guitar has an ergonomic body shape made from lightweight African mahogany, diMarzio mini-humbucking pickups, and custom wired five-way switching. The 25.5-inch scale guitar also features signature knobs, inlays, molded pickguard, gun-oil finished rosewood neck, 10-inch radius fingerboard, and Ernie Ball’s trademarked 4-over-2 headstock and exclusive super smooth modern tremolo. It’s available in black and St. Vincent blue.

www.music-man.com

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Two-Pedal Page Turner

CT-Airturn-Duo-with-ShoeAirTurn’s DUO is a wireless two-pedal foot controller that can provide hands-free page turns on any Bluetooth tablet, smartphone, or computer. The two ATFS-2 pedals can also be used as a trigger for audio, effects, and lights, and other applications. All controls and LEDs are on top for optimum visibility. The BT-106 transceiver has a six-button membrane switch that can be removed and used as a multi-mode handheld remote control. With the new micro USB charging port, most android phone/tablet chargers will charge its battery.

www.airturn.com

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NJ Retro

RetroBC Rich Guitars’ NJ Retro series electric guitars—Warlock, Mockingbird, and Bich (pictured)— are a throwback to the classic NJ models of the 1980s built in Nagoya, Japan. The NJ Retros feature maple neck-through-body with mahogany wings. The 25 5/8-inch scale neck has a glossed modern C shape, 12-inch radius rosewood fretboard, jumbo frets, BCR diamond pearl inlays, 43 mm graphite nut, and dual action truss rod. The traditional three-per-side headstock has an old-school trinity logo and die-cast tuning keys. Each guitar in the series is fitted with BCR1983 Classic Reissue humbucker pickups in neck and bridge positions, with separate volume controls. Other controls include master tone and three-way toggle.

www.bcrich.com

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Vexter Double Rock

One + One = Four

Vexter-double-rockWhen musician J.Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) requested two Box of Rock pedals in one box with two stomp switches, Zvex knew he was on to something. They’ve taken his idea and made it even better. With the Vexter Double Rock you can adjust the sub frequencies (like distortion) and you can convert either channel into a Zvex Super Hard-On with a master volume. So it can be configured as two Zvex Distortrons cascaded, two Super Hard-Ons cascaded, or a Box of Rock with a boost, or a Super Hard-On going into a Box of Rock.
www.zvex.com

SLG200 Silent Guitars
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SLG200 Silent Guitars

SLG200 Silent GuitarsYamaha’s innovative SLG200 Silent Guitars provide professional sound and feel that is perfect for travel, stage, and studio. The state-of-the-art design includes a satin mahogany neck profile, rosewood/maple top bouts, easy-access control panel, onboard tuner, and six-crystal under-saddle piezo pickup that can be blended with modeled SRT sounds with onboard reverb and chorus effects for just the right tone. The SLG200’s top bout can be removed, allowing the instrument to neatly collapse into a slim and sturdy gig bag. The Silent Guitars are available in steel or nylon versions and in three different colors.

www.usa.yamaha.com

Grand Auditorium
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Grand Auditorium Taylor Guitars

Trio of Tonewoods

Grand Auditorium Taylor Guitars has introduced limited run Grand Auditorium shaped guitars in a trio of stunning tonewoods. Options include quilted sapele (for projection and warmth), flamed mahogany (visual appeal and strong mid-range response), or blackheart sassafras (striking blonde and brown hues, plus dry, woody response), paired with a premium Sitka spruce top. Each model is a dramatic, hand-crafted Florentine cutaway. Attractive appointment packages accent these hand-selected woods—Indian rosewood binding and curly maple edge trim, and “Capstone” inlay of mother-of-pearl and rosewood on the fretboard and rosette. Each is equipped with Taylor’s award-winning Expression System 2 electronics, featuring a piezo pickup design that gives players authentic amplified acoustic tone. The guitars come in a hardshell case.

www.taylorguitars.com

Inventing the American Guitar
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Inventing the American Guitar: The Pre-Civil War Innovations of C.F. Martin and His Contemporaries

Inventing the American GuitarThis book traces C.F. Martin’s evolution as a craftsman and entrepreneur and explores the influences and experiments that led to his creation of the American guitar that’s played around the world today. Telling the story of how a European instrument was transformed into the American flat-top guitar, Inventing the American Guitar describes the early history of the American guitar design in detail. It includes essays by prominent writers and spectacular color photographs. It also contains fold-out pages of schematic drawings for two early Martin guitars: the Austro-German style Martin Guitar and the Spanish style Martin Guitar, plus 45 two-page color profiles of important guitars.

Inventing the American Guitar: The Pre-Civil War Innovations of C.F. Martin and His Contemporaries, edited by Robert Shaw and Peter Szego, www.halleonard.com.

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The Rocktron Velocity 100 LTD Guitar Power Amp

The Rocktron Velocity 100 LTD Guitar Power Amp

The Rocktron Velocity 100 LTD guitar power amp provides 55 watts of power per channel into a four-ohm load, or 40 watts per channel into an eight-ohm load. Velocity 100 LTD was designed for flexibility, reliability, and ease of use. It complements any guitar. Resonance control provides extra performance at the low end, while presence control opens up the treble and higher end, offering more “voice” when soloing. A power switch and two volume control knobs on the front panel make operation simple.

www.rocktron.com

PRS S2 Vela
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The PRS S2 Vela Guitar

PRS S2 VelaThe PRS S2 Vela offers vintage-inspired personality and tons of tonal textures. According to Jim Cullen, PRS Guitars National Sales Manager, Vela offers a different aesthetic in a PRS guitar. Its offset body shape is elegant and edgy. It comes with a PRS-designed Starla humbucker in the bridge and Type-D singlecoil in the neck. Its plate-style bridge with two brass saddles was designed to compensate for intonation.

www.prsguitars.com