An old musician’s joke goes “there are three kinds of drummers in the world—those who can count and those who can’t.” But perhaps there is an even more global divide. Perhaps there are three kinds of people in the world—those who can drum and those who can’t. Perhaps, as the promotional video above from GE suggests, drummers have fundamentally different brains than the rest of us. Today we highlight the scientific research into drummers’ brains, an expanding area of neuroscience and psychology that disproves a host of dumb drummer jokes.
The Performer series features thin, all-gloss, aged toner finish; brass inlays; FSC certified Ovangkol fretboard bridge and Cascade Bracing. FSC certified African mahogany back sides, and neck; FSC certified European spruce top; Fishman Flex Plus-T electronics; and a hardshell case.
In 1987 Ernie Ball Music Man created the legendary StingRay 5 bass. This 35th Anniversary edition has an ash body, a spalted maple top with thin maple veneer with a Spalted Sunburst finish. The roasted figured maple neck features an ebony fretboard, copper pearlescent block inlays and is finished in a high gloss for superb comfort and playability. High-output neodymium StingRay 5 pickups provide powerful low-end with a distinctive mid-range punch while the lightweight hardware delivers solid stability.
An arpeggio is a group of notes within a chord which are played one at a time instead of all at the same time. The word arpeggio comes from the Italian word arpeggiare, which literally translates as “to play on a harp.”Let's look at a simple arpeggio that has the power to quickly unlock big changes in your playing, whether you are a beginner or a seasoned musician.
This un-traditional guitar instruction book by Grammy-Nominated Music Educator Mike Overly, author of Guitar EncycloMedia,
With 50 timeless lessons, collected from daily interactions with in-person and on-line students, Guitar Fretboard Truth will truly revolutionize your guitar playing experience by giving you unique and insightful views not available anywhere else - and that's the Truth!.
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This un-traditional bass instruction book by Grammy-Nominated Music Educator Mike Overly, author of Bass EncycloMedia.
With 50 timeless lessons, collected from daily interactions with in-person and on-line students, Bass Fretboard Truth will truly revolutionize your bass playing experience by giving you unique and insightful views not available anywhere else - and that's the Truth!
Bass Fretboard Truth - as essential as your instrument!
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Australia’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have an extensive back catalog that embraces everything from ’70s stomping glam to thrash metal, surf music and jazz.
For many, however, the band is most readily identified as part of the ongoing revival of psychedelia and prog rock that has informed so many artists’ work, whether openly acknowledged or not.
Unfortunately, all us guitarists have to spend most of life away from the strings. We all know what it’s like to be stuck in transit, itching to get back home and play, or to be sitting at a desk somewhere, staring blankly at our screen as musical thoughts distract us from whatever we’re supposed to be doing. Let’s be honest: most of the time, we’d prefer to be jamming.
Do these stompboxes deserve their notoriety or did they just get lucky? And how do you get the best from them? Dan Steinhardt and Mick Taylor of The Pedal Show share their thoughts and tell us which pedals have gone under the radar over the years.
Kessel is best known as one of the greatest jazz guitarists in history. But from the early ’50s on, he built and maintained a second career as one of the most successful and noted studio musicians; his dates number in the thousands. In the ’60s and ’70s heyday of L.A.’s fabled Wrecking Crew, he played as many pop sessions as any guitarist on the scene, including dates for The Beach Boys, Sonny and Cher, The Righteous Brothers, Elvis Presley, and Lou Rawls.
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