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The January 2006 issue of Acoustic Guitar is on newsstands now. Access these features, articles, and lessons online: (To access special reader/subscriber features, including audio files and lessons, enter 2006 when prompted.) WHAT KIND OF CLASSICAL GUITAR DO YOU NEED? Ron Forbes-Roberts guides you through the critical factors to consider when shopping for a classical guitar, with suggested instruments to check out for a variety of skill levels and in various price ranges. NEW GEAR: Teja Gerken tests the new Durango B-46 Slope-shoulder Dreadnought and finds it an unbelievably great-sounding flattop with authentic vintage vibe and a price tag that’ll make you flip. Listen online as Teja puts the Durango through its paces. HERE'S HOW: Conquer Stage Fright: Is your fear of the bright lights keeping you from sharing your music with the world? Stevie Coyle reminds you that people really aren’t that scary, you can never be too prepared, and most importantly, it’s not about you, it’s about the music. LESSONS AND MUSIC TO PLAY: (To access special reader/subscriber features, including audio files and lessons, enter 2006 when prompted.) - THE BASICS: Sustained-Note Chords. David Hodge helps you create exciting new chords by simply holding onto a note or two when you change from one chord to another, with music to Green Day’s “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).” With lots of audio examples. - WOODSHED: Percussive Fingerstyle. Doug Young lays out percussive slapping and strumming techniques that will add driving backbeats to your arrangements. Hear Doug Young play the examples and his tune 'Back in the Groove.'  LUTHIER'S WORKBENCH: Teja Gerken reports on the 2005 Healdsburg Guitar Festival. READER'S RIG: Matthew Fox slides from rootsy fingerstyle blues to singer-songwriter fare with his Langejans grand concert and National Style O. Each month we feature one of our readers’ rigs in the magazine. To be considered, send a description of your setup to editors.ag@stringletter.com Also in the January issue: A feature lesson with blues veteran John Hammond, a Private Lesson with two-time International Bluegrass Music Association Guitarist of the Year Jim Hurst (with audio for his Lick of the Month), and an in-depth conversation with John Prine about songwriting.  Plus reviews of a new guitar by Ovation and the Ultrasound CP-100 amplifier; music to John Hammond’s “Come to Find Out,” John Prine’s “Angel from Montgomery,” and Eric Satie’s “Gymnopedie No. 1”; profiles of singer-songwriter Eliza Gilkyson and the Scots band Old Blind Dogs; and reviews of new CDs by Bruce Cockburn, Paul McCartney, Benjamin Verdery, Joan Baez, Marty Stuart, and others. Subscribers gain access to even more online features, including audio files and lessons, via the password included in each issue of Acoustic Guitar. http://www.acousticguitar.com Return to Top |
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BULLETIN BOARD New Instructional DVDs and Books for Guitarists - Homespun Video continues to release new instructional titles on DVD. The latest include Corey Harris Teaches Blues Guitar: From Mississippi to Mali, featuring fingerstyle riffs and solos in C, a slide lesson in open E, and flatpicking and fingerpicking pieces from west Africa. On Easy Steps to Blues Guitar Jamming, Happy and Artie Traum devote an hour and 45 minutes to helping you “Play Along and Learn!” Find out more at Homespun Tapes.com. - Although Preston Reed describes himself as a “play by ear” musician, his collaborator Bruce Muckala has succeeded in transcribing nine of the fingerstyle ace’s original compositions and presenting them in both standard notation and tablature in Preston Reed: Guitar Impact (MaraHaley Music). Reed’s famous slapping and tapping innovations are represented with special notation symbols for techniques like the “hammer on from nowhere,” “whunk-damp,” and “sound hole bongo.” The folio can be ordered from Preston Reed.com. Return to Top |
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WHAT'S HAPPENING 
The New York Guitar Festival’s sixth season of concerts, January 14–February 8, 2006, will include performances by Bill Frisell, Jorma Kaukonen, Vernon Reid, Taj Mahal, Pepe Romero, Eliot Fisk, Sonny Landreth, Rory Block, Cindy Cashdollar, Daniel Lanois, Jesse Harris, David Tronzo, Brandon Ross, Gary Lucas, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Michelle Shocked, and many others. Concerts—which will include an all-day marathon focusing on the guitar’s history in Spain, plus tributes to Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Elizabeth Cotten, Charley Patton, and Bruce Springsteen—will be presented in Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Joe’s Pub, The American Youth Hostel Concert Chapel, and a variety of other venues. The Festival supports outreach programs in New York City public schools. For more information, go to www.newyorkguitarfestival.org Return to Top |
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UPCOMING IN ACOUSTIC GUITAR February 2006: A feature interview with Jackson Browne: Thirty-three years into his recording career, the quintessential ’70s singer-songwriter has released his first solo acoustic live album, and he talks in detail about the intimate relationships between specific guitars, tunings, and songs—with words and music to “These Days.” Teja Gerken explores the history and innovations of Collings Guitars, “Lost Jim” Ohlschmidt teaches you how to fingerpick the blues like Mississippi John Hurt, and Pete Huttlinger offers practical tips to get you into some cool pop fingerstyle grooves; plus music to “Teach Your Children” and “Losing My Religion.” March: AG readers’ favorite guitarist (according to the 15th anniversary poll), Leo Kottke sits down with Teja Gerken for this month’s feature lesson, and Patty Larkin, Kaki King, Muriel Anderson, and Mimi Fox talk about shedding more light on women guitarists with the La Guitara CD and tour. Plus tips on buying a custom guitar, getting the most out of your amp, and helping your kids learn to play guitar. Return to Top |
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