Reviews

PRS McCarty 58 Review

PRS McCarty 58 Review

Posted September 27, 2010 at 7:00 pm | 4 comments

Review of the PRS McCarty model that was launched at Experience PRS 2010.

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PRS JA 15 Review

PRS JA 15 Review

Posted September 27, 2010 at 6:00 pm | 2 comments

Review of the PRS JA15 guitar which was launched at Experience PRS 2010

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PRS SC 58 Review

PRS SC 58 Review

Posted September 27, 2010 at 5:00 pm | 3 comments

Review of the PRS SC 58 which was launched at Experience PRS 2010

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PRS ME Quatro Review

PRS ME Quatro Review

Posted September 27, 2010 at 4:00 pm | 2 comments

Review of the PRS ME Quatro which was launched at Experience PRS 2010.

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PRS NF3 Review

PRS NF3 Review

Posted September 27, 2010 at 2:57 pm | One comment

Review of the PRS NF3 guitar which was launched at Experience PRS 2010

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Experience PRS 2010: New Amps and Guitars Star at Open House

Experience PRS 2010: New Amps and Guitars Star at Open House

Posted September 24, 2010 at 10:54 pm | One comment

This morning, hundreds of Paul Reed Smith Guitars enthusiasts checked in to the Experience PRS 2010 trade show before lining up to grab a hot breakfast, some OJ and a cup of Joe, before finding seats in the Main Event tent housing the stage with it’s PRS backdrop, and master of ceremonies Paul Reed Smith who welcomed the PRS distributors, dealers, guitar enthusiasts and music media folks.

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Experience PRS 2010: Plant Tour, Guitars Galore and a Big Tent Jam

Experience PRS 2010: Plant Tour, Guitars Galore and a Big Tent Jam

Posted September 24, 2010 at 10:30 pm | 3 comments

Today, Matt Warnock, Editor, Guitar International and I focused most of our time on the operations and production side of the PRS guitar equation.

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Savassi Jazz Festival 2010: Guitars Galore

Savassi Jazz Festival 2010: Guitars Galore

Posted September 22, 2010 at 12:00 pm | One comment

Almost by pure coincidence I found myself in Belo Horizonte, Brazil during the first week of August, 2010, just as the city’s annual Savassi Jazz Festival was fully under way.

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Pro Music Guitar Seminar Brazil Summer 2010

Pro Music Guitar Seminar Brazil Summer 2010

Posted September 22, 2010 at 11:09 am | 2 comments

One of the coolest aspects to being a musician, educator and writer, is that I get to work with and meet countless amazing people during the course of my work week.

Posted in: Jazz, Reviews, Workshops and Events

UFSJ Inverno Cultural: A Brazilian Guitar Experience

UFSJ Inverno Cultural: A Brazilian Guitar Experience

Posted September 22, 2010 at 10:02 am | 3 comments

During my week long course on jazz-guitar improvisation, I meet with the students for four hours each afternoon on the University’s newly built campus extension which houses the music department. The students came from a wide variety of backgrounds, and were at various levels in their musical development, but one thing that they all shared was an eagerness to learn and an enjoyment of all things guitar.

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