Interesting guitar pics

This pic was sourced from the GUITARNOISE Blog at http://www.guitarnoize.com/blog/category/crazy-guitar-designs/ Check out their site for more crazy designs.

The following guitar pics are a collection of interesting designs I have come across.
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Don't Sell Your Guitar...

If you are learning to play the guitar or if it is already in your blood, there will come a time when you will obviously buy a guitar and then probably at some stage in your life due to circumstance or whatever trigger, want or need to sell your guitar.
I would like to advise you to never sell your guitar.
I had, over a number of years bought a collection of guitars including Stratocasters, Les Pauls, ES125, ES175, etc.
It was a great collection and I loved every one of those guitars.
As life will do, my situation changed and I sold them all.
For many years I didn't have a guitar but when the urge to play again caught up with me, I went around looking for another Gibson 175 like the one I owned before. I was in for a shock. The prices had increased not in line with inflation but as these guitars became older, they were highly prized by collectors and therefore became very expensive. So expensive that I couldn't spend the amount of money that was being asked.
All I have of my previous collection is photo which I look at often and invariably call myself an idiot. Even the Gibson SG I had which was not that popular at the time but because of it's age is very expensive.

So, my advice to you is don't sell your instrument, especially if it is a guitar you really like.

If you are thinking of buying a guitar and need advice, please don't hesitate to get in contact

In the pic you will see;

Fender Lap Steel (60's)
Fender Strat
Gibson Dove (Acoustic)
Gibson ES125 (My very first electric)
Gibson SG
Gibson Les Paul Gold Top
Fender Showman Amp

Not shown;

Gibson ES175
Gibson Les Paul Junior

This blog was written by Chris Alexander. Chris is a G4 GUITAR NETWORK teacher and operates from Croydon Park in Sydney. For more information on Chris check out his profile. CHRIS ALEXANDER PROFILE. You can also call us on 0405-274456

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Half Yearly Update and Reality Check - How is the guitar going?

I know don't say it but here goes... 'Can't believe its July already' but that just means we have a whole 6 months left to fulfill our goals for the year. So my question to you is where does your guitar stand in that equation? Are you better than you were 6 months ago? For some just starting the guitar was the goal so congrats but for most they want to be able to play something worthy of an audience.

So what about G4 GUITAR? What have we achieved in 6 months? Well let me see. 1st of January 2009 we had 5 schools. Northbridge, Lane Cove, Ryde, Gordon and Strathfield. All was well but in the interest of progress (and demand) we decided to expand further. We wanted to reach more students quicker. Setting up new guitar schools, finding great guitar teachers etc. takes a lot of time and energy. We were also faced with the doom and gloom of the world recession so we had to becareful. Not sure about everyone else but guitar lessons are as popular as ever. Probably more popular than ever.

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Here is what we did. We decided to give teachers a chance to teach from their own homes or studios using all the benefits and experience of G4 GUITAR. We were worried at first that perhaps it was risky because we were not able to see these teachers in action much of the time. But that quickly changed when we started getting feed back from their students. As a result we now have more than 20 teachers operation from their own locations around Australia. Locations include:*Sydney *Burwood *Castle Hill *Croydon Park *Gordon *Gosford *Lane Cove *Marrickville *Mascot *Narrabeen *Northbridge *Strathfield *Rosemeadow *Ryde *Wahroonga *Waterloo *West Hoxton *Adelaide *Brisbane *Perth and more on the way

FINDING A GOOD TEACHER

Finding a good teacher is not easy but we figure that we probably know a lot more about what makes a good teacher compared to someone who has never had a guitar lesson before. We are able to screen teachers and conduct an interview to see if they have what it takes. In 23 years I interviewed thousands of applicants and hire hundreds of teachers. That experience along with a great team helps us to find good teachers. Add to that the training and support we provide they are a pretty safe bet. In short we believe G4 GUITAR TEACHERS are among the best you will find.

Bottom line is we have gone from 5 locations to 25 locations in 6 months. I feel we are doing well but we all about constant improvement. As I often say 'Success about playing the game not staring at your trophies'.

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Michael Jackson and his contribution to the guitar world.

The news of Michael Jackson is just filtering through as I type. They say he has died but this is unconfirmed still. I know many of our younger students probably don't know much about Michael's contribution to the world of music and more importantly guitar. Jackson was at one point the bench mark of pop music success. To play with Michael was like being knighted by a King. But Jackson's taste in musicians and guitarists was exceptional. Only the best would do. Below is a blog I wrote some months ago.

Jackson although controversial does know a good guitarist when he hears one. His album credits read like a who's who of session musicians. So who are some of these names?

Jackson's 1979 release "Off the Ground" featured Larry Carlton and Phil Upchurch.

The biggest selling album of all time "Thriller" (1982), featured the legend himself Eddie Van Halen who at the time was the idol of every teenage rock guitarist including myself. Eddie put his signature on the song "Beat It" which is one the best known songs of 80's.

In 1987 "Bad" was release with Billy Idol's guitarist Steve Stevens. Stevens' contributed to the Jackson hit "Smooth Criminal".

In 1992's "Dangerous" was released featuring Guns n' Roses guitarist Slash. Slash makes his contribution on "Black or White" and "Give it to Me".

2001's "Invincible" was a flop by Jackson standards but came with some notable contributions from Carlos Santana who can be heard on "Whatever Happens".

So let's see which guitarist gets the Jackson gig this time around.

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FREE SPEED PICKING WORKSHOP in SYDNEY 10th July 2009

G4 GUITAR’s Ricardo Tampier presents a FREE Guitar Speed Picking Workshop at our Northbridge School on 10th July at 7.30pm.
You must register as this workshop will most definitely book out. To book please contact G4 GUITAR using one of the options below.

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FREE SPEED PICKING WORKSHOP in SYDNEY 10th July 2009

G4 GUITAR NETWORK - What does this mean for G4?

G4 GUITAR began in 2005 by myself in Northbridge. I have been teaching for 23 years now and in 2003 I sold my business in Caringbah Sydney to embark on a major project. I want to write a guitar program that would give guitarists of most styles (Rock, Pop, Jazz, Blues and even classical) some kind of structure. I found it frustratinf I guess that most teachers were using methods that were written 50 years ago. Guitar has evoled literally in light years over the last 50 years so it was time to create something fresh. Most guitar teachers I know feel the same but just didn't have the time to write a program. Instead they would just teach via the method they learned as a child or worse using no method at all and just making it up as they went along.

The G4 GUITAR METHOD although structure with levels and bench marks is not absolutely strict. Just strict enough to ensure students progress and stay on a clear path toward well define goals.

So back to the G4 GUITAR NETWORK. I wanted to ensure we were on the right track by initially doing all the teaching myself. I then gradually brought in teachers and developed the G4GUITAR Teacher Training program and judging by the comments from our students (see G4 GUITAR Student Testimonials) I could see we were again on the right track.

So we are now moving to the next stage and expanding the G4 GUITAR teaching program across Australia. We launched the G4 GUITAR NETWORK in May this year and now have around 20 teachers in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. So if you have friends or relatives in other parts of Australia let them know G4 GUITAR is coming. To see our locations visit G4 GUITAR LOCATIONS.

It is very exciting because each new teacher brings fresh ideas to the mix which helps us to continually improve what we do. We are taking full advantage of the internet tools and communicating on every level. With live in exciting times and G4 GUITAR intends to fully embrace today's technology to ensure our students and teachers get the best experience possible.

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How old can a child begin to learn guitar?

We are often asked the question of how old does a child have to be to start on guitar. At G4GUITAR many of our teachers can start students from 4 years old. Its not actually about the child its mostly about the teacher. A teacher needs to be trained in working with very young students. G4GUITAR Teachers are trained in working with young children and our success rate is around 90%. A child begins to learn music even before birth. Humans can hear after 20 weeks from conception. If you search the internet you will find hundreds of examples of young children learning and playing guitar.

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David Hart

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