Since the mid-1970s, almost every jazz musician has owned a copy of the same book. It has a peach-colored cover, a chunky, 1970s-style logo, and a black plastic binding. It’s delightfully homemade-looking—like it was printed by a bunch of teenagers at a Kinkos. And inside is the sheet music for hundreds of common jazz tunes—also known as jazz “standards”—all meticulously notated by hand. It’s called the Real Book.
Comprising six new models in total, the fresh AB2.6 series brings three-piece maple necks with a thin C profile and bolt-on construction, 24 super jumbo frets, Solar 18:1 tuners and 25.5" scale lengths.
With this Marleaux classic, no instrument is like the other. The customer’s wishes define the look and sound of the Consat custom. The customer can choose from countless exotic woods and different construction techniques. The highest quality craftsmanship guarantees perfect playability and a multi-faceted sound. People in the know praise the bass’s sustain and ability to cut through. The bass, mids, and highs are balanced and well-defined in every position of the fretboard.
There’s nothing better than playing a ukulele. Well, maybe playing two ukuleles could top it. Or three. Imagine being your own one-person band, comprised entirely of ukuleles! You don’t have to imagine, because this is actually possible. It only takes one small tool: a looper.
"Guitar EncycloMedia was written for the guitarist who has been playing a while but feels they don't know what they're doing. This 323 page book solves this problem simply and clearly with no staff notes or TAB required.” - Randy Roos, Associate Professor of Guitar, Berklee College of Music.
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"Bass EncycloMedia is filled with practical and highly musical techniques and information that will benefit bass players of any style and ability level, especially those who have passed beyond the 'beginner' stage. I am very impressed! " - Dr. Robert Cutietta, Dean of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California
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Every guitarist loves to play. But not every player loves to practice. John Frusciante loves both. “I love the guitar, and I really love practicing,” he says. “I do it just for practicing’s sake. I always have. I don’t do it because I’m trying to get faster or because I think it’s going to make me smarter or anything like that.” For Frusciante, the benefits of practice are a considerably bigger-picture.
Wampler’s Collective series pedals let musicians easily dial in rich, fat tones ideal for both beginners and professionals. The Triumph is a versatile overdrive based around the Digitech Bad Monkey and the Boss SD-1. Additional EQ stages have been added that allow a variety of different tones, as well as internal circuit changes that add polished glassy overtones. The Triumph offers a two-position voicing switch that selects smooth or punch modes, giving players two distinct flavors of overdrive.
Dennis played as a studio musician for several decades with the Wrecking Crew, He recorded with Joni Mitchell, The Carpenters, Brian Wilson, Barbra Streisand, Ravi Shankar, Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Julie London, Dusty Springfield, Dave Grusin, Quincy Jones, David Axelrod, Lalo Schifrin, Don Ellis, Tom Waits, Harry Nilsson, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Johnny Mathis, Cher, and Doris Day. He worked with many jazz artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Milt Jackson, Stan Getz, Jimmy Smith, Ray Brown and Johnny Mandel. He also played on more than 900 movie soundtracks.