Tone and Technique
Tone and Technique
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Episode 2: Michael Lemmo & the 1966 Gibson 'Trini Lopez'
Someone requested seeing a Trini Lopez in action so in case ya missed this a few months back, here's the loop master himself, host of Guitar Of The Day, Michael Lemmo with a beautiful, rare, 1966 Gibson 'Trini Lopez' and his trusty Ditto for some serious looping action.
Tone and Technique
Episode 1: Cody Wright and Two Vintage Fender Jazz Basses.
Cody Wright puts two vintage Fender Jazz basses through their paces (and thru his looper...!)
In a few short years, multi-instrumentalist Cody Wright has earned a reputation as one of the most innovative, soulful, and jaw-dropping young performers in the world. He played bass, guitar, and keyboards and was co-composer for the 2019 release of Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove. (Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC/Mac.)
He is known for his virtuosity on the electric bass using picking, tapping, and fingerstyle, along with his genre bending style and adaptability and onstage energy.
Cody has toured nationally & internationally with:
Eric Gales, Ghost-Note feat. MonoNeon, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Ron Holloway Band, Albert Cummings, Everyone Orchestra, Jeff Sipe & Billy Cardine, Jazz is Phish and James Brown Dance Party.
Cody even jammed with one of his heroes, guitar master Tommy Emmanuel, in 2014.
In 2015, Cody's viral video with Chaisaray Schenck on drums reached over a million views worldwide.
In 2016, Cody & the Eric Gales Band co-billed with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Dweezil Zappa at Guitare en Scene Festival for Joe Satriani's Birthday Bash!
In 2017, Cody & the Eric Gales Band shared the bill with Santana, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Zac Brown, Patti Smith, Mavis Staples, Jethro Tull, Snarky Puppy, and others at the Byron Bay Blues Festival in Australia.
In 2018, Cody joined Grammy-winning "conscious funk" ensembe Ghost-Note on the first leg of their "SWAGISM" tour.
In 2019, Cody joined the cast of Vic Firth Jams as the house bassist, recording videos with Steve Smith, Peter Erskine, Sean Wright, Alvin Ford, Jr. (Trombone Shorty), Lenny "Ox" Reece (DJ Premier), and Carlin White.
2019 also marked the release of Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove, featuring music by Cody Wright, who appeared on the supporting telethon in May 2019 on Twitch TV alongside Macaulay Culkin (Home Alone, Richie Rich), and pro wrestler Fred Rosser.
Tone and Technique
JP Cervoni: How to get Killer Classic Rock Tone
Blues player JP Cervoni looks into what makes great rock tone and how to achieve it.....and, he does it all upside down....!
Tone and Technique
Artur Menezes - Blues Chord Substitutions
Winner of the Gibson/Albert King Award for Best Guitarist by The Blues Foundation 2018, Artur Menezes takes you through the technique of chord substitutions. A native of Brazil, Artur moved to LA a while back and is now carving out a career as one of the big up and coming young Blues guitar players on the world scene.
Tone and Technique
Artur Menezes talks about modern Blues technique.
Brazilian Blues master guitarist, Artur Menezes chats about his love for and his approach to the Blues.
Tone and Technique
Blues
Guy King - Unique Blues Technique
Chicago based blues master Guy King talks about his technique, his inspiration and his favorite guitars. He also shows us some great original licks which combine Guy's unique blend of Blues and Jazz techniques.