Issue :: Late June - Early July 2009
Chop Suey :: Practice, Learn &  Play at TrueFire
TrueFire TV: June Happenings - See it now!

 

Take five and watch the video to the left to get squarely in the pocket with TrueFire this month.

We've got lots of new and cool to share with you including loads of fresh video guitar lessons, live performances, cool gear gizmos, plus six new releases of some of our best-selling TrueFire courses now on DVD! 

Practice Smart. Play hard.

TrueFire Buzz Spotlight Features Artist Features

TOP 3 PICKS
 

335 Blues

Jazz Anatomy

Vertical Soloing

NEW RELEASES
 

Ultimate Stick

Funk Fission

Electric Slide

NOW ON DVD
 

Jump Blues

Dirt Road Blues

Jazz Anatomy

Big Twang

Blues Alchemy

Vamps, Jams & Improv

TOP THREADS
 

Ear Exam...

Blues Expose...

Tommy Emmanuel...

GOOD NEWS
 

2009 Student Plans...

Night Classes...

String Skipping...

TRUEFIRE EAR EXAM

Week 8 of TrueFire’s 10-week Ear Exam! Win a Royale RL3 guitar!
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VIDEO PICKS

Unknown Hinson...

Clarke, Miller, Wooten...

Brady Muckelroy ...



Enver Ismailov...

New GP2 Issue Out!
A new issue of Guitar Player Magazine's online mag, GP2 is now live featuring 39 effects pedal tests. The SESSIONS lesson section, powered by TrueFire, features five of our most popular video guitar lessons: Stormy Blues by Larry Carlton, Jazzed Blues in F by Andreas Oberg, Swamp Funk by David Hamburger, Southern Jam by Jeff Scheetz and Big Twang Chicken Pickin’ by Joe Dalton. Lesson assets include video, tab, standard notation, practice rhythm tracks and Power Tab.



>> Check out the May Issue...

Soave Guitar Festival:
La Dolce Chitarre Vita



Originally founded to celebrate guitar collectors (new and vintage), in a very short time the Soave Guitar Festival became synonymous with avid guitar fans and music lovers in general, not just the collectors.

Now in its 15th year, the Soave Guitar Festival showcases some of the best pickers on the planet. Spearheaded by founder Pierpaolo Adda, his roster is always amazing, the fans are hugely appreciative, the wine is flowing and the music is alive and well within the walls of this medieval wine-making town.

Some you might know...
Tommy Emmanuel
Laurence Juber
Muriel Anderson

Monte Montgomery
Frank Vignola Quintet

Some to discover*...
Giovanni Palombo
Reno Brandoni
Massimo Varini

Franco Morone
Giovanni Baglioni

* Don't speak Italian? Never fear, the music will speak to you as if you were a native Italian!

 

Buono's Funk Fission
New TrueFire course from monster player and top educator Chris Buono - Funk Fission! Buono's curriculum is designed for intermediate to advanced players who dig and play any form of "groove-based" music; be it rock, blues, jazz, R&B, and of course funk. "Whatever your preferred style, Funk Fission will supply all of the individual elements you'll need to bring texture, groove and rhythmic energy to your compositions, performances and improv."

Enter the percussive, rhythmic, textured, chicka-whacka world of Funk Fission here ...




Pump Up Your Guns with BC's Guitar Gym
We're beta testing Guitar Gym to address the many requests we get asking for a more regimented series of lessons focused solely on improving the players' picking, fingering, speed and timing skills. So grab your guitar, slip into your spandex and let us know what you think by chiming in on our Guitar Gym forum thread...



Play with Stu Hamm!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to play with Stu? Are your recordings getting the lowdown they deserve? For a limited time, Stu Hamm is opening up his studio to musicians like you looking to add some amazing bass tracks to their music. That's right, Stu will actually play on your recordings but only for a limited time. Take advantage of this incredible opportunity to have one of the leading bass players record on your track.
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New Video Course! Steve Adelson's Ultimate Stick


Chapman Stick® player and teacher, Steve Adelson, is recognized as one of the world's top authorities on this unique and revolutionary instrument. With his many recordings, videos, podcasts, journalistic ventures and TV appearances, Adelson is spreading the word about the vast capabilities of Emmett Chapman's marvelous musical invention.

Steve has toured the world, performing at clubs and concert venues, showcasing his two handed, nine finger tapping approach. Playing simultaneous melodies, bass lines, chords, harmonies, rhythms and improvs, the music becomes a dazzling presentation of dynamic ideas in his hands.

"Ultimate Stick" is a comprehensive, beginner to advanced voyage, presented in 44 easy to understand segments. Starting with simple fretboard navigation and fingering geography, Steve illustrates the logic of the Stick's tuning and layout. Adelson goes through each hand's role, by exploring bass, melody and harmony step by step and then as a homogenous concept. Basic theory is explained and applied to achieve those hard to find complex harmonies.

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Six Best-Selling TrueFire Courses Now Available on DVD!
Hot off the presses! Six of our best-selling TrueFire titles are now available in DVD format. All DVDs come with a secure PIN to download text guides, tab, notation, power tab and practice rhythm tracks. All of the following 2-DVD sets list for $29.99 and are available now!
Jump Blues
2 DVD Set

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Dirt Road Blues
2 DVD Set

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Jazz Anatomy
2 DVD Set

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Big Twang
2 DVD Set

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Blues Alchemy
2 DVD Set

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Vamps, Jams & Improv
2 DVD Set

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