Monday, May 31, 2010

New Acoustic Guitar Song posted in Songs 101

The tab and video for an intro to an acoustic guitar song I'm writing was posted in Songs101 on the site. The song is called "undermine" it is played fingerstyle and is in Drop D tuning.

Thursday, April 08, 2010

Saturday, April 03, 2010

Frank Zappa Master Class

Sometimes as a guitar player I find myself guilty of not thinking about music as a whole and focus too much on the particular instrument that I happen to play. When I do this I find it helpful to dedicate some time studying composition or listening to music that is diverse and uses a wide range of other instruments. Frank Zappa's music provides a rich source of learning material in addition to being great music. You also get the added bonus of some amazing guitar playing as well. In that spirit I am sharing a Frank Zappa Masterlcass by Dave Frank. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. If you want more Zappa I recommend checking out www.zappa.com and a very cool site Dweezil runs called www.dweezilzappaworld.com

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Guitar Jam over Fusion Backing Track

A little guitar improv over a fusion jam track by YT user burnedoutgolfer. I am not a fusion guitarist as you can see but it is always fun to jam and practice improvisation and stretch your musical limits and play way outside your comfort zone.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Shred This TOO Guitar Contest

My entry in the Shred this Too youtube guitar contest. Cheers.

Sunday, June 07, 2009

Apple Blood Guitar EP

I plan to release an all guitar instrumental Ep called "Apple Blood" mid July 2009.
If you'd like to be notified of it's release you can email me (see main site desc for email) or DM me on twitter
www.twitter.com/jimifan
I anticipate digital downloads of the tracks will be available for free. It is a sombre album with a layered atmospheric vibe. I'm still working on cd artwork so if anyone has any ideas let me know.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Agile Guitar Demo #2

This is a second part to my video demoing of my new Agile 3000 guitar. This is just a few licks and riffs off the top of my head but I think it illustrates how the guitar sounds with some faster runs than the last video. I played straight into the computer through a Line6 Floor Pod Plus. This is pretty much noodling around so take it for what it is but I think it will give you some idea of the sound and maybe you'll hear a couple guitar runs you think are cool.