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| ID: | 695 |
| Title: | A Guitar Teacher's Blog |
| URL: | http://blog.littlerockjams.com |
| Feed URL: | http://feeds.feedburner.com/littlerockjams/HSat |
| Category: | Entertainment: Music |
| Description: | A blog that discusses all things related to becoming a better musician, including guitar lessons, chords, and scales. |
| Address: | 10720 N Rodney Parham Rd |
| City: | Little Rock |
| State: | AR |
| Postal Code: | 72212 |
| Phone Number: | 501-312-1800 |
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| Top 3 Posts from 2011 - 2012-01-09 20:06:24 |
| Happy New Year to all! Another year is past. I hope everyone out there made a lot of progress over the last year. If not, now's the time to get started on making 2012 a great year for your music! Here are the highest viewed posts from 2011... Backing Tracks Here are the backing tracks we posted in 2011. By far, these were viewed (heard?) more than any other post when viewed as a whole. If you jammed to these in 2011, I know you had a good time. If you missed them, grab your guitar and enjoy! My Life and Music Series Last year, I asked several people who make their living through music write about their career path. For many people, music is a hobby (to some, a passionate hobby), for others, they've been blessed to be able to do what they love for a living. Check out the series if you've thought about doing the same! DIY Tube Amplifier Build Last year, I decided to finally bite the bullet and build a tube amp. I've always been interested in how tube amps work, how to mod an amp, add new components, etc. So in 2011, I build a Gilmore Jr. 1/2 watt tube amp. We're about half way through the video posts, so get up to speed on the build and watch for upcoming videos. Bonus Articles Those were our Top 3 for 2011. Here are a few more personal favorites that I want to show some additional love! Yoda was a Jedi Master. I think if you applied his Jedi teachings to learning a musical instrument, well they serve you young padawan! Music Lessons are what we do at Little Rock Jams. And as much as we would prefer to have students attend every lesson, we know life get's in the way sometimes. Here is a great post on what to do if you miss your music lesson. Guest Post on Deft Digits - Discover a Guitarist Series. Practice monster, and all around cool guy, Joe Walker started a great series in 2011 called "Discover a Guitarist". Guest writers share their love for their favorite guitar players. I had the pleasure to write about one of my favorites, Prince. Check it out! Good Luck in 2012! There you have it. Hope you have a great year! If you are in Little Rock and are thinking about music lessons in 2012, give us a call. We have great teachers and programs for Guitar, Bass, Drums, Voice, Piano and Banjo. |
| DIY Amp Build - Video 1 - 2011-12-15 18:19:12 |
| Subscribe to our blog feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes us happy! Be sure to check out all the articles in the DIY Amp Build series! The amp Gilmore Jr. 1/2 watt is finished and I love it! In fact, I haven't played any of my other amps since. I have about 20+ hours of video that I've edited to bite size portions. The videos will document the amp build and some of the troubleshooting I had to do when it was blowing fuses. In this first video, I'm mounting the power and output transformers, bothMercury Magnetics. If you haven't looked into Mercury, check them out. I heard nothing but good reviews about them and I can confirm them. The amp sounds great! To save time, the videos will have sections that go into overdrive as I do some grunt work. Throughout, you will see comments and tips related to the build and sometimes, just funny thoughts I have during the build (especially after I shocked myself). Thanks for reading and viewing! Let me know what you think. |
| DIY Amp Build - Video 2 - 2011-12-15 18:14:29 |
| Subscribe to our blog feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes us happy! Be sure to check out all the articles in the DIY Amp Build series! This is the second video of my Gilmore Jr. 1/2 watt tube amp build. This video is just mounting of the on/off switch and the standby switch. I like it because I had Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane tracks playing in the background. A tip for you .... When testing the sweep of the switch to determine the ON/OFF states, make sure you mount them correctly so that both are in the same position when on or off. I'm mentioning this because when I mounted the tone controls, I reversed them. I'll tell you more about that and what I did in the next few videos. |