© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-alaskanway91 Recent reviews written by member alaskanway91 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_453706223236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - Jazz Licks Encyclopedia by Jody Fisher is a solid book for jump starting a collection of jazz phrasing on the guitar. In most fields of music improvisation, it is an expectation upon the student to analyze fields of sheet music in order to understand... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453706223236 Thu, 4 Dec 2008 04:50:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453706223236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453706092164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - Blues/Rock Soloing for Guitar is a book written to teach the guitarist a method for blues influenced rock literature of the last three decades in five short chapters. In spite of the title's ambiguity, this book is more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453706092164 Thu, 4 Dec 2008 04:42:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453706092164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453705895556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - David Oakes' Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques is a book written specifically for the development of rudimentary mechanics of classical or fingerstyle guitar. Make no mistake that David Oakes is a superb guitarist and great author... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453705895556 Thu, 4 Dec 2008 04:30:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453705895556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450374045316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - In music education publishing, there is no shortage of jazz harmony books. Although I have rarely read and worked through any books that do not offer some level of redeeming quality, few make an intuitive connection with the reader while keeping the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450374045316 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:03:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450374045316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450373848708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - Ethnic Rhythms for Electric Guitar is an inconspicuous looking book that is both an excellent resource book and challenge simultaneously. Author and guitarist Jean Marc Belkadi provides you with an impressive collection of rhythms arranged for solo... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450373848708 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 14:51:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450373848708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_125309652612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - Buried within the web pages of some internet music retailers is a classic VHS tape by a young Keith Wyatt, that is sure to be an instant favorite. When a person like Keith, who possesses both world class guitar ability and a superb teaching style is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~125309652612 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:25:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_125309652612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_139442556548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - If you have ever decided to learn jazz guitar, undoubtedly you have discovered some of the Latin influenced jazz standards, or Latin/Salsa (a widely defined term) standards. Some of the terminology, feel, and performance expectations of these rhythms can... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~139442556548 Tue, 1 Aug 2006 22:20:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_139442556548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_231089540740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - One of my favorite genres of guitar is classical guitar. But being that there just is not enough hours in the day to thoroughly study everything that you would like, the Ibanez GA5TCE Classical Guitar is a good choice for someone like me who plays enough... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~231089540740 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:39:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_231089540740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_142467763844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - If you have ever considered carving a living as a professional musician, then you simply must read "Going Pro" by Kenny Kerner. However, there is something that you should keep in mind prior to buying this book. People have made a good living in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142467763844 Mon, 6 Mar 2006 23:16:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142467763844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220680654468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - The Fender DG-16E-12 is an attractive and affordable 12-String Guitar that you can enjoy acoustically or plugged into an amplifier. You get some decent features at a very nice price considering that Fender has discontinued this guitar. The DG-16E... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220680654468 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:58:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220680654468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220671413892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - The Ibanez AS-73 is one of three initial jazz guitar models issued in recent years under the Artcore line. This particular model is inspired by the Gibson 335, but with its own unmistakable flair and style. I was originally given the AF-75 for Christmas... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220671413892 Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:26:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220671413892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220617608836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - "Beginning Blues Guitar" by David Hamburger is the first of three books of National Guitar's Workshop series in the study of the blues. The book offers a methodology to learning the blues both in theory and on the guitar. This particular publication... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220617608836 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:12:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220617608836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220618067588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - The Fender Standard Telecaster is the Mexican produced version of one of the most recognizable guitars ever made. Traditionally this instrument has been long associated with rock, country and blues music for decades. This particular version of Telecaster... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220618067588 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:34:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220618067588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_135396494980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - Allan Holdsworth is arguably one of the top five influential guitarists in the last 25 years and one of the best soloists to ever play the guitar. He is associated with his signature legato style that has influenced many including Edward Van Halen. Van... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~135396494980 Sun, 12 Feb 2006 06:11:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_135396494980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176313175684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - The Fender Standard Stratocaster is a Mexican produced version of an American musical icon. Although you are getting a brand name Fender Stratocaster, the money spent could land you an Asian made instrument with a few more goodies at that price range. If... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176313175684 Sun, 12 Feb 2006 05:13:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176313175684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141634997892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - Chord Progressions for Guitar is a handy book designed to introduce popular forms of rhythm guitar to a beginning guitar player. Super session man Tom Kolb has put together 101 chord progressions from rock to funk that emphasize traditional rhythms in a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141634997892 Fri, 2 Dec 2005 13:22:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141634997892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_146703814276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - "Guitar Soloing" is a comprehensive book that teaches single-note improvisation in a series of components. Daniel Gilbert and Beth Marlis teach in a manner not specific to any individual style of music as implied by the their selection of the rhythm... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~146703814276 Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:24:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_146703814276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140479336068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - Practice Trax for Guitar is an excellent book and CD that is designed for guitarists of intermediate ability and up to improvise single note phrases with instrumental contemporary music. The world class band featured on the CD from Musician's Institute... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140479336068 Fri, 21 Oct 2005 02:45:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140479336068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_148701089412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - In the world of music publishing, there is not a shortage of method books in the area of blues guitar. What is missing however are books that teach getting to the heart of replicating the great sounds of the blues in a straight line. "Texas Blues Guitar"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~148701089412 Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:23:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_148701089412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_165325737604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - "Modes for Guitar" is as every bit as impressive as the career of author/super session man Tom Kolb. Tom is a veteran of thousands of gigs and sessions and a respected educator at the prestigious Guitar Institute of Technology. Tom's book defines the use... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~165325737604 Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:13:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_165325737604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_144732753540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - "Harmony & Theory" is an abbreviated study of harmony that is aimed at the contemporary musician. "Abbreviated" in this sense should not be construed as somehow "less" because that's far from the truth. Being a guitarist and teacher who has been through... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~144732753540 Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:23:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_144732753540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_142480215684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - A quick note before you read this review. I originally posted this review admittedly with very sparse details. The ORIGINAL review garnered mostly "Helpful" votes. I have revised this review three times because based on the feedback, I concluded that I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142480215684 Tue, 15 Mar 2005 04:34:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142480215684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172715183748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - Pop open the bottles and get ready to cheer! Because Line 6 has just produced a product that will have the fans of small amplifiers dancing in the streets! The Spider II - 30 Watt Amplifier is a REMARKABLE little amplifier that is big on features and yet... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172715183748 Fri, 11 Mar 2005 04:57:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172715183748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_161558072964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - Rock Lead Basics by Nick Nolan and Danny Gill is a book that teaches the beginning Rock guitarist the tonality and technique of traditional Blues influenced Rock guitar. What this basically translates to is eight chapters of scales, step-by-step licks,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~161558072964 Sun, 30 Jan 2005 05:56:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_161558072964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160907759236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alaskanway91 - Beginning Jazz Guitar - is the first volume in a series of a four book method that teaches Jazz guitar. The book is wonderfully written by the very talented Jody Foster, who if you aren't familiar with, is an outstanding Jazz guitarist and educator. This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160907759236 Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:10:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160907759236?linkin_id=8003929