1 - WINNING ROB CARLTON CD

Choosing the new Christian Indie label, "Higher Rock Music", Rob Carlton has now released his first solo project: "A Time Such as This". Rock? Jazz? Blues? This instrumental guitar masterpiece has it all! Here are the lucky winners of last weeks competition, who get Robs CD:

1 - Steve Saxton, State College, PA, USA

"I'd like to own this CD because I haven't heard much of Rob before (just some Corban stuff), and I'd like to hear more. I am 15 and started playing guitar about half a year ago" - Steve

2 - Paul Ciampaglia of Northfield, VT U.S.A.

"I would like to win the new Rob Carlton CD. Because good guitar music is hard to find in Vt."

So tell me someone, what's (not) happening in Vermont?


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2 - CURLY MAPLE MUSIC

http://www.clevernet.net/curlymaple

Inspired by Jeff Beck, Steve Morse, Joe Satriani and Nigel Kennedy, the work of Greigg Fraser is up for grabs this week. The lucky winner will get a copy of "Tech Noir", the latest original 12 track CD release from this Canadian guitarist.

Greigg turns his hand to electric, lap steel, mandolin, E-bow, and even percussion, to great effect, on this instrumental guitar album. He's joined by Paul Loeffelholz on bass and Brian Waters on keyboards & guitars. Brian & Greigg worked together on production & mixing in Toronto.

The result is not just a stunning demonstration of Greiggs virtuoso skills, but an album that makes compelling listening. The adrenalin starts pumping from the very first track. Heavy Rock meets synth & drives you forwards with compelling urgency... leaving you breathless at the end! Powerful riffs & evocative sound effects uniquely combine to entertain, inspire & tantalise you. One listen & you're hooked!

Just tell me your name, email, full postal address & reason why you want to win "Tech Noir" - if you're quick to reply, and have an original or humorous reason, it could be yours!

Check out Greigg Fraser at Curly Maple Music:

http://www.clevernet.net/curlymaple


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3 - GUITAR LESSONS ONLINE

From: Ulli Dirks dirks@muenster.de

Hi, my name is Ulli and I am a guitarist from Germany. I would like to introduce my site. It is called: GuitarLessonsOnline at http://www.guitarman.de

This site is for those guitarists, who are just starting to play the rock-guitar. I have created some exercises which are easy to play, but they really sound like

Rock :)

Every lesson comes with a midi-file, so when your PC is running under a WINDOWS OS you don´t need any pluggins. You can listen to what it should sound like. You can download all the lessons for free, and than you can work with it on every PC that comes up with a browser like Netscape or Internet Explorer.

Come along to:

http://www.guitarman.de

Ulli Dirks

webmaster@guitarman.de


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4 - TUITION AID

Looking for something that marks the notes actually on the guitar while you learn? Something you can peel off again when you're a pro, without damaging the guitar?

Check this out:

http://www.vicnet.net.au/~easyjamn/info.htm


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5 - GUITAR TAB? SHEET MUSIC? FREE SONGS?

Why wait, when you can get it now?

Check out Sunhawk.com, oh yeah, free software too! http://www.sunhawk.com

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6 - FRANKSTON GUITAR FESTIVAL

Who?
The best performers in the country playing the best Australian and International Manufactured Guitars.

What?
Exhibitions, play offs, guitar workshops, youth guitarist awards, concerts and much much more.

Where and When?
March 25 - 28, 1999 at the Frankston Cultural Centre and other prime venues on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia

More Info: http://guitar.frankston.vic.gov.au/
Artistic Director Bill Dettmer
dettmerw@ocean.com.au


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7 - NEW TAB SITES IN 2000 GUITARS DATABASE

the Tab Side
http://members.xoom.com/tabside/
AC/DC, Korn, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Smashing Pumpkins, Violent Femmes


†he þunk Heavy metal archives
http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/land/2213
Rage Against The Machine, KoRn, Nirvana


Gook's Guitar TAB
http://welcome.to/gook
Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Green Day, Soundgarden


Maestro guitar tablature arranged by Joe Paparone
http://www.musicarrangers.com/guitar/tabs/
For 35 years Maestro Joe Paparone was introduced by Australian stage and television as "Australia's leading guitarist". This in itself is enough to make his guitar tablatures special. But Joe is also a world class arranger of great works for big bands and symphonic groups. He specialises in Latin American and swing.


Smokin With The Dog
http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/basement/5539
Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young, Hootie & Blowfish, Bob Seager, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Moody ßlues, ßeach ßoys, Green Day, America


Dave's Awesome Guitar Page
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stage/8535
Over 200 quality guitar tabs for lots of popular bands. About 80% of which were done by (Dave) personally!


Hardcore's Guitar Tabs
http://www.angelfire.com/bc/paulsworld
Orgy, Limp Bizkit, Korn, Deftones, Rage, Fear Factory


Steve McWilliam's Guitar Pages
http://www.consult-eco.ndirect.co.uk/guitar/tab.htm
pick up some acoustic tab arrangements for free here. Also on the same page are the midi-files of the same tunes so that pickers can hear how the tune sounds before they have a go at it


These are all new entries in the 2000 Guitars Database:
http://fly.to/2000guitars


Check out all the latest database entries here:
http://cf.vicnet.net.au/guitar/GitSearchResultsNEW.cfm?guitar=


or all the TAB sites here:
http://cf.vicnet.net.au/guitar/list.cfm?category=Tablature


Submit your site here:
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~guitar/addsite.htm


And don't forget Guitar Notes in your search for TAB:
http://www.GuitarSite.com/search.htm#tab
Based on the OLGA archives, there are 40,000 or so listed TABs.


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8 - PYRAMID STRINGS TO THE RESCUE!

http://www.pyramidstrings.com/

Got a sad story here from Niko of Sevran in France. The prize he won in this newsletter earlier this year didn't show up - the supplier just didn't come up with the promised goods. It has a happy ending, though, as Paul at Pyramid Strings has saved the day by offering Niko a set of Pyramid Strings instead:

"That's the thing that is great about this string business - the Pyramid strings are so much more musical than the commonly available strings "out there" made by the big guys. They put smiles on peoples faces upon hearing same. The mass produced strings by the big makers are the result of 25-30 years of "How do we make them cheaper and faster" without regard to tone. The result is hundreds of thousands of sets of strings that are mediocre - the player having little or no choice - they all copy one another."

"Pyramid is a small producer of guitar string only maybe 2000 sets/month. Tey are made the same way they were made in the 50's and 60's without compromise in materials and construction. Premium strings that are simply more musical because they are the kind of strings that made the music that everyone knows and loves in the first place!"

Thanks to Pyramid Strings for their continued support.

You'll have more chances to...

WIN A SET OF STRINGS for yourself in future newsletters... stay tuned!


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9 - CLASSICAL GUITARIST PROFILE

GSP recording Artist Philip Hii has performed extensively in the United States, Mexico, Germany, and New Zealand. His Bach CD has received rave reviews from critics in Germany, England, Japan and the US. It was chosen as one of Guitar Player Magazine's picks of the month which says, "His passionate rubato and penetrating tone contribute to a thrilling performance." The Washington Post calls the CD "exciting" and "dazzling." and Acoustic Guitar Magazine calls him "the Heifetz of the classical guitar." Read more:

http://www.delmar.edu/music/hii.html

see also "The Classical Guitar Home Page":
http://www.guitarist.com/cg/
This includes tips for beginners (see next article)


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10 - BUYING YOUR FIRST CLASSICAL GUITAR

From: http://www.guitarist.com/cg/begin/guitars.htm

Has the guitar a solid-top or a laminated-top? (The "top" is the face of the guitar, the surface that has the soundhole in it.) Solid-tops are the only choice for the best guitars, but a laminated-top can be sufficient for beginners. If you do buy a laminated-top guitar, you shouldn't pay much over $150 for it, since adequate used solid-tops can be found for $200-$300, and good new solid-tops start at around $300.

Try to get help from an experienced guitarist, maybe a friend or your teacher. An experienced guitarist will be able to check the guitar for:

1. Playability: neck is not warped etc
2. Intonation: that it plays in tune
3. Tone: that it makes a fairly normal sound
4: Structural integrity: that it's not coming apart at the seams!

Continues…
http://www.guitarist.com/cg/begin/guitars.htm


More on Classical Guitar:
http://www.GuitarSite.com/contents.htm#guitars


Further Classical Guitar Resources links, tabs:
http://www.GuitarSite.com/classical.htm


Classical Guitarists:
http://www.GuitarSite.com/bands4.htm


Classical Guitar TAB
http://www.GuitarSite.com/tab/Classical/


Flamenco
http://www.GuitarSite.com/flamenco.htm


Classical Guitar at the 2000 Guitars Database
(94 entries)
http://cf.vicnet.net.au/guitar/GitSearchResults.cfm?guitar=classical


add yours:
http://www.GuitarSite.com/addsite.htm


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11 - THE BLUES SCENE

The place on the Net for Blues CDs.

http://www.bluescene.com/

Their top selling albums include:
Jonny Lang - Wander This World
Keb' Mo' - Slow Down (Grammy Award Winner)
Joanna Connor -Slidetime
Eddy Clearwater - Cool Blues Walk
Sherman Robertson - Going Back Home

This site has articles, CD reviews and sound clips.
Indie Blues, too:

Sean Chambers - Strong Temptation
Joining the ranks of Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd is an exciting hard-edged guitarist making big strides in the ever-widening Blues-Rock field. Sean Chambers has over a decade of experience behind him...

http://www.bluescene.com/seanchambers.htm

Greg Koch - Defenestrator <
After nine years of pounding the gristle with my band, Greg Koch and the Tone Controls, I decided that a new combo and a more aggressive attitude, both in terms of music and promotion, was needed to overcome the gauntlet of indifference which stands in the way of any band&rsquo;s success.

http://www.bluescene.com/gregkoch.htm

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12 - BUDDY GUY: BLUES LEGEND

Take time to listen to the latest CD from the legendary Buddy Guy: "Heavy Love"

http://www.bluescene.com/buddyguy.htm

"Buddy Guy, along with Otis Rush and Magic Sam, have helped move the blues guitar into its postmodern era. With a style some believe built similar to B.B. King, Guy was both a popular session player and a successful solo artist. Jimi Hendrix is said to have admitted to being profoundly influenced by Guy, while Eric Clapton has called him the greatest blues guitarist ever. In fact, few blues musicians today can match Guy's ability to make a guitar solo the ultimate blues statement."

Learn more about Buddy from these sites:

Buddy Guy's Legends Online
http://www.buddyguys.com/
Chicago blues guitarist Buddy Guy's web site, including information about his internationally known blues club, Buddy Guy's Legends.


The concert photography of Steven Tackeff
http://www.tourphotos.com/buddyguy.htm
photos of Buddy Guy and other artists and bands.


Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang Live in Concert
http://nyrock.com/reviews/lang_guy.htm
As if Jonny Lang hadn't already planted the crowd firmly in Blues Heaven, plenty more followed from the legendary Buddy Guy.


Buddy Guy; a Tribute to this great artist
http://www.geocities.com/bourbonstreet/7338/
This tribute site features: Buddy Guy's upcoming shows, showreviews from past Buddy shows, Buddy's discography, lyrics from Buddy songs, lots of Buddy photo's, interviews with Buddy.


Harry's Blues Lyrics Online: the Buddy Guy pages
http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/kowalski/112/artistswithsongs/buddy_guy_1.htm
Harry's Blues Lyrics Online, lyrics of Buddy Guy blues songs and many other blues artists, many with Real Audio soundclips. Lyrics sorted on artist, title and topic(s). Furthermore blues terms and language defined and explained, the blues tree, blues history, a blues books selection on the Blues Bookshelf and more


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NEXT WEEK...

Win yourself a Praxax By Twanger
Check it out:
http://www.twanger.com


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If you want to include your own article for the next newsletter,
just email the Editor Neil Shedden
with your humour, tips, tricks, reviews...
all articles are credited to the original author, and you could win a prize!

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