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Hot Club Jazz Guitar Strings

February 22, 2016 by eastsideAdmin Leave a Comment

Hot Club Jazz Guitar Strings

savarez-1510-1.gif“The original Argentine strings were those used by Django during the years when he wielded his Selmer Maccaferri guitar. These strings although giving excellent tone were prone to early wear and breakage. These were still available until only a few years ago. The New Concept” strings now available incorporate modern winding technology, though not giving way to quality of tone. Providing a harder wearing, smoother string that delivers that elusive Hot Club Jazz tone that other strings just cannot live up to. Used by many of the great current Hot Club Jazz artists today they are without doubt the most popular. Once used most do not go back to earlier varieties.” – HotClub Trading

I use these strings on my D hole and petit bouche (oval hole) guitars. I use the heavier gauge on the D hole and the lighter gauge on the  petit bouche. The because the oval hole has a 26 5/8″ scale the lighter gauge works. This longer scale has more tension giving these strings more snap.

cart-logoI get my strings form Strings and Beyond by mail. They are hard to find locally. Below are the gauges they have

Gauge:
1610 Extra Light Ball End – 10 14 22 28 36 45
1610MF Light Ball End – 11 15 23 29 37 46
1510 Extra Light Loop End 10 14 22 28 36 45
1510MF Light Loop End – 11 15 23 29 37 46

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Past and Present Guitar Students

June 4, 2015 by eastsideAdmin Leave a Comment

Past  and Present Guitar Students

I am creating a page for people to discuss past guitar lessons with me.

Please share your experiences below as well as any other thoughts on the subject of guitar lessons or music lessons in general.

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Guitar Techniques

February 8, 2015 by eastsideAdmin 3 Comments

Thoughts about guitar lessons

Basic guitar techniques If you are a just starting to play guitar there are some basic concepts you must learn before you can begin to play. That includes things like how to hold the guitar, tune the guitar, hand placement and how to use a guitar pick. Below are examples how to correctly hold the pick. The pick is held firmly between the thumb and the index finger.

 

 

 

 

The pick strikes the string on a diagonal with a movement from the wrist not from the arm.

The CAGED chord system I use the CAGED chord system to start learning chords. As seen below the five first position chords that form the basis to create many other chords that can be used anywhere on the neckcaged-chordsBelow is a simple example how A major can be changed to A minor, A7, and A major 7. Many other chords of complex harmonies can be created using the CAGED system.
chord-change

Pentatonic scales as a platform for all scales The pentatonic scale forms much of the melodies in modern music. Using this basic form in it's many variations and placement on the neck can also be used to create other scales as seen below where A pentatonic scale is also C major diatonic.pentatonic-diatonic-scales

Techniques for advanced students If you are a intermediate or advanced student Milwaukee Guitar school can take your abilities to the next level. Our teachers are experience guitarist whose backgrounds offer a treasure trove of ideas and techniques to help you on your way.

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Hot Club Jazz

February 8, 2015 by eastsideAdmin Leave a Comment

Hot Club Jazz

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Artwork by Megan Olezcak

 

A true world music born of Rromani (gypsys) on the roads from Western India, through the Middle East and Eastern Europe picking up the music where ever they went. Mix in the musette of Paris and American jazz, which was a world music of its own. All brought out in the music of Django Reinhardt whose repertoire is Hot Club Jazz.

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George Prichett’s GibsonL4C

February 8, 2015 by eastsideAdmin 9 Comments

gibson-l4cGeorge Prichett's Gibson L4C

From the fifties to the mid eighties George Pritchett was Milwaukee's premier jazz guitarist. I am fortunate to be able to perform with GeorgeGeorge Pritchett jazz guitaristPritchett's old Gibson L4C. A vintage instrument that sounds better every year. It has been restored from it's original tattered condition having been left and forgotten in an attic where the roof leaked. It's sweet voice now rekindled and ready to sing.
Learn more about George Pritchett here

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