Winter NAMM Show 2007

A photojournalistic romp through the 2007 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California featuring a collage of photos of memorable images, Mel Bay associates and standout products. Check out scenes from Mel Bay’s 60th Anniversary Concert and guitar giveaway. You’d be smiling too if you’d just won a John Pisano model Eastman guitar! Thanks to all of those who visited the Mel Bay booth. See you next year! more

Gear Review

BOSS MICRO BR

by Lee "Drew" Andrews

I have a good friend who travels for his company a lot, and I mean a lot. He wanted a nice little processor to use on the road with his "Traveling" guitar. So, after looking around, comparing features and 'Coolness' of a few ... more

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Classical

Etude No. 5

by Johannes Tonio Kreusch

For the February issue of Guitar Sessions, I've chosen to present one of my own etudes. I´ve composed a whole bunch of etudes, each of which is focused on a specific technical or musical aspect. Through my own practicing and teaching experiences...more

1.  John Jackson - The Video Collection

John Jackson grew up in rural Virginia, listening to the older musicians around him and the blues stars whose records he heard on his family's wind-up phonograph...

2.  Pickin' Like Chet: Chet Atkins Vintage Classics, Vol. 1
3.  Judicael Perroy in Concert
4.  Guitar Quick Licks - Ritchie Blackmore: Classic Rock, Key of G
5.  Early Jazz For Fingerstyle Guitar

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Mel Bay's Guitar University: Best Thumbpicking Solos

The MBGU Fingerstyle series is designed to provide intermediate to advanced fingerstyle guitarists with a wide variety of attractive solo repertoire pieces. The material contained in these volumes is ideal for performance at professional...more

Jazz Guitar Photo Chords

by Corey Christiansen

Never wonder how to play certain jazz chords on guitar again with this easy-to-use and comprehensive text. Also an excellent reference book, this book presents a plethora of chords and voicings commonly found used when playing jazz guitar. Virtually every type of jazz chord and its inversions...

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Rock Guitar Photo Chords

by Corey Christiansen

Rock chords including power chords, barre chords as well as open chords are taught in standard notation, tab with accompanying photos. Anyone can learn the chords that have been heard in rock 'n roll for decades with this foolproof method. Presented in a logical order with brief dialogue on how to play...

Price: $5.95    $4.76
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Rock Guitar Photo Chords

by Corey Christiansen

Learning the blues and the chords that are commonly used has never been easier. This book presents blues chord voicings along with applications in a logical, sequenced order. Dominant seventh, minor, minor seventh, chords and many others that are used in the blues are presented in standard notation...

Price: $5.95    $4.76
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