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Comment on The five best guitar teachers on YouTube (Guitar Lessons) by Clive

Clive — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:37:57 +0000

I think the best teacher on YouTube is Andrew Wasson from Creative Guitar Studio. His lessons are the most thorough and he explains stuff way better than any other guitar teacher on YouTube I’ve ever seen.

Comment on The five best guitar teachers on YouTube (Guitar Lessons) by Kenny

Kenny — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:35:54 +0000

I’m sorry you were disappointed in the videos. I guess your definition of lesson and mine differ. I would define lesson as something that teaches the viewer a new skill or provides them with information they didn’t already possess. I certainly learned a lot from Clapton talking about how he achieved that great tone, from Angus Young explaining his style, and from Slash explaining how he plays American Man.

Comment on The five best guitar teachers on YouTube (Guitar Lessons) by Dan

Dan — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:35:38 +0000

Man, I’m really disappointed with this list. It’s nothing more than celebrity guitarists playing in front of the camera – there is not one actual LESSON in this lot!

Completely worthless.

Comment on The five best guitar teachers on YouTube (Guitar Lessons) by Dene

Dene — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:34:49 +0000

Yeah YouTube is great, Im going to be uploading some videos from there to put on my site.

Comment on The five best guitar teachers on YouTube (Guitar Lessons) by Kenny

Kenny — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:34:30 +0000

Thanks for the comments, Danny.

You’re right, YouTube is a great resource. And the TV is a great tip. If I’d been compiling a list of the top five guitar players on YouTube, I would have almost certainly put Hendrix at No. 1.

But the idea was to post videos of great guitarists actually giving lessons, hence the ‘teachers’ in the title. If I had found a video of Jimi giving a lesson on YouTube, I would have posted it at No. 1.

Comment on The five best guitar teachers on YouTube (Guitar Lessons) by Danny Lehrman

Danny Lehrman — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:34:15 +0000

I love the article and the way you put it together, but you and I both know Jimi Hendrix was the greatest most emotive and effortless player ever. He most definitely should be numero uno.

Comment on The five best guitar teachers on YouTube (Guitar Lessons) by Danny Lehrman

Danny Lehrman — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:33:54 +0000

I use You Tube video lessons all the time. You stole a good story from me!
It’s a great idea and it is free. The tv is a cool vibe to practice to. Theme songs and commercials.

Comment on Epiphone Byrdland by John Bernays

John Bernays — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:05:50 +0000

I find your “Blog?” great! I play a 1998 Eptphone Emperor-Regent, Natural. Now, the Guitar has been played & Loved in My Hands & Other Jazz Guitarists are Always Encouraged to Play her…now, I am wondering, the TOP is SO VERY GREAT SOUNDING, and folks like GEOFF LUTTREL at SF Guitarworks & Gary Brawley at Real Guitars (Where I Bought her) In SF say “This Guitar Sounds Much Better that most Epiphones!” Of course, 1998 is a KOREA-Peerless mfg. but COULD it have the HYBRED TOP as described Above, as a Guitar Builder once went all ENTHUSED trying to explain the UNIQUE method of SAW CUT used in the TOP after pointing out the DIMPLE by the Floating Bridge & the TIGHT GRAIN of the Spruce Top…
I use Daddario EJ-17 Bronze strings with the ACTION set EXTREMELY LOW, and play through a “CLEAN” Street Cube, or a Micro Cube. (At Home I Use a FENDER Pro-Jr. with EMINENCE “Little Buddy” Spkr.
I really love the Big Fat Sound, & with 2 Knobs on Guitar & Two on Amp I can get ANY TONE + SUSTAIN while I cmb my Hair & Pick my Nose, to the VAST AMUSEMENT of fans! (Started playing in ’58) TNX

Comment on Epiphone Byrdland by Andre Weigand

Andre Weigand — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:05:17 +0000

Like many others you describe the Epiphone Byrdland as a guitar with a carved solid spruce top. But in fact, this guitar has a laminated top, be it that there are only two layers and their grains run in the same direction, one is 4 mm thick, the other 1 mm. This is confirmed by Gibson/Epiphone. They sent me the following statement:

Is it a carved top in the same sence that the original Gibson Byrdlands were?…No. If it were, the price would have to be significantly higher and no longer fill the role of a high quality affordable alternative in the market place.

It is also not a laminate top in the classic sence. The industry standard of veneer material is about .025”(.635mm). Laminate tops are generally 5-ply with cross grain orientation, which get the thickness to about .125”, which is pretty standards thickness for musical instruments. This makes for a strong, durable and attracting top or back plate for a musical instrument, but are not particularly designed to enhance the tone of the instrument..

The Elitist might better be described and a “Hybrid” top, as it is certainly not a laminate top by industry norms. By using 4mm spruce as partially pressed, partially sculpted top, with the addition of the 1mm parallel grain veneer to add strength and rigidity, you get the best of both schools of construction. The nearly solid top with the supporting veneer which has the same grain orientation allows for much better top movement and tone, while maintaining durability and affordability.

I have an Elite Byrdland, and indeed, it is a very fine instrument, but I couldn’t resist telling you about the top.

Andre Weigand, Warnsveld, The Netherlands