Acoustic Guitar Notes, 7/24/07

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KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD: BACK TO THE ROOTS After selling millions of blues-rock albums, Kenny Wayne Shepherd returned to the foundation of acoustic blues, recording and touring with many of his heroes. Here he tells author Orville Johnson about the greats who inspired him, and gives you exclusive glimpses into what he learned from playing with them. With audio examples. [MORE]

GUITAR KITS: BUILD YOUR OWN AX Building your own guitar from a kit is an adventure that you'll remember forever; it may also be easier than you think. [MORE]

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PRIVATE LESSON: RICK RUSKIN Pop fingerstylist Risk Ruskin demonstrates how he uses bass lines, percussive effects, and more to create an irresistable groove. With audio examples. [MORE]

NEW GEAR REVIEW: COMPOSITE ACOUSTICS GX PERFORMER Reviewer Doug Young found that the Composite GX Performer’s intelligent application of carbon-fiber construction results in an exceptionally playable and sweet-sounding grand auditorium. With audio examples. [MORE]

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FOR GUITAR PROS RECORD: ONLINE MUSICAL COLLABORATION How to hire session pros and collaborate online. GIG: ADVERTISE YOUR PERFORMANCES Getting the word out about a show is a crucial part of every performing musician's promotional efforts. TEACH: CHICAGO'S OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC Learn how this music school packs in guitar students of all ages. CREATE: JOIN A PERFORMING RIGHTS ORGANIZATION How organizations like ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC help you make money by licensing your music.

WOODSHED – HIGH-STRUNG TUNING LESSON Doug Young explains how high-strung tunings can make alternate tunings easier to learn. With audio examples. [MORE]

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THE BASICS: PICK UP SPEED Scott Nygaard shows you how to take a simple melody and expand it in seven different ways to create a whole new composition. With music to “Variations on ‘Lacrimosa’ from Mozart’s Requiem” and audio examples. [MORE]

WHAT'S HAPPENING Ani DiFranco Branches Out Into Poetry, Artwork Fiercely independent singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, who has forged a highly successful career on her own terms (which includes selling more than 4 million copies of her 17 self-released records), will soon unveil her first book, Ani DiFranco: Verses (Seven Stories Press). Due out September 11 (the same day as her new career retrospective CD, Canon), the book combines her poetry with her drawings. For more information, go to: www.sevenstories.com.

ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE CURRENT ISSUE AG unveils the new GuitarPro section, with articles about hiring session pros online, promoting your gigs, and how performance rights organizations help you make money; Bill Cory discusses the virtues and gratification of building your own ax from a kit; Adrianne Serna talks songcraft with acclaimed singer-songwriter Patti Griffin; and music by Steve Miller and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. COMING UP October Joe Gore uncovers the secrets of folk-rock legend Richard Thompson; Jeffrey Pepper Rogers talks tune creation with Martin Sexton; review of the beautiful Guild CV-1C; music to the Beatles’s “Nowhere Man.” November Carol McComb interviews David Bromberg; Kenny Berkowitz discusses songwriting with Mary Chapin Carpenter; review of the Takamine Flatpicker; and music to “The Water Is Wide.” SUBSCRIBE TO ACOUSTIC GUITAR!

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