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Buying Your First Guitar

If you’ve got the desire to learn to play the guitar and you’ve never played before or you have a child or other loved one that is interested in playing… Read more »

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Phil Keaggy, Divinely Inspired Guitar Virtuoso

One of my favorite guitarists that I learned about in the ealry 80’s was Phil Keaggy. Keaggy is an American acoustic (pick & fingerstylist) and electric guitaristist (blues/rock stylist) and… Read more »

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John McLaughlin – Jazz-Rock Fusion Pioneer

When I first heard John McLaughlin, I was in my early teens learning to play guitar and listening to a number of the well known Rock bands like Led Zeppelin,… Read more »

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Chuck Loeb, Crossover Jazz Guitar with Finesse

During the ’80’s and ’90’s when smooth jazz was popular and there was no shortage of Smooth Jazz radio stations, one artist really caught my ear, guitarist Chuck Loeb. What… Read more »

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Lee Ritenour, Jazz-Rock-Funk Guitar Genius

Before the days of the internet, young musicians had to learn about other up-and-coming talent through other sources like music magazines, radio, concerts, vinyl record stores that played the newest… Read more »

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Jimmy Rosenberg, Blazing Hot Acoustic Jazz Virtuoso

Guitarist, Jimmy Rosenberg has become one of my newest “favorite guitarists” which I had learned about from a Facebook post. I am completely flawed with this young virtuoso’s playing. Joseph… Read more »

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Jan Akkerman, Multi-Genre Guitar Virtuoso

I first heard Jan Akkerman In the early 70’s on a cool & comical instrumental rock tune called “Hocus Pocus” performed by a Dutch band called Focus. At that time… Read more »

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Brent Mason, Insanely Versatile Studio Guitarist / Virtuoso

I had a lot of guitar heroes since first picking up the guitar as a pre-teen. One of my most recent heroes is Nashville session guitarist, Brent Mason, who I’ve… Read more »

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Al Di Meola, Latin Fusion Jazz-Rock Guitarist Extraordinaire

Growing up in New York in the 1970’s, I had a lot of exposure to great music that was being played on our NY radio stations, one being a Jazz… Read more »

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Ritchie Blackmore, Blues-Rock Virtuoso

My musical influences run a wide range of musical styles from Rock to Indian Music. I believe there is so much value to be gotten and learned from in so… Read more »

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  • Buying Your First Guitar
  • Phil Keaggy, Divinely Inspired Guitar Virtuoso
  • John McLaughlin – Jazz-Rock Fusion Pioneer
  • Chuck Loeb, Crossover Jazz Guitar with Finesse
  • Lee Ritenour, Jazz-Rock-Funk Guitar Genius
  • Jimmy Rosenberg, Blazing Hot Acoustic Jazz Virtuoso
  • Jan Akkerman, Multi-Genre Guitar Virtuoso
  • Brent Mason, Insanely Versatile Studio Guitarist / Virtuoso
  • Al Di Meola, Latin Fusion Jazz-Rock Guitarist Extraordinaire
  • Ritchie Blackmore, Blues-Rock Virtuoso
  • Ted Greene – Guitarist Extraordinaire and Beloved Instructor
  • Pat Martino, Quantum Guitarist
  • Carlos Santana, Blues-Rock Latino Style
  • Larry Carlton, Master of Melody
  • Django Reinhardt, Gypsy Jazz Genius
  • Jeff Beck, Unpredictable Guitar Virtuoso
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