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Old Guitar Blog

• Help us make Jamorama better. February 16, 2010
  The Jamorama team is totally dedicated to your guitar playing education. In fact it’s our purpose for being so we tend to take it rather seriously. We know we are not perfect so won’t get it right all the time. But we also know that with your help, we can become the best guitar lessons [...] […]
  Moses
• NAMM Show Part II January 18, 2010
  Hello, Jamorama Students and fellow Rockstars, Yesterday we took in our final day at the NAMM show. Being Saturday, it was the day where the big crowds turned out to see the big name artists and the big changes taking place in the world of music gear. After seeing pretty much everything that’s being exhibited this year [...] […]
  Jon
• Jamorama at NAMM ‘10 January 15, 2010
  We’ve landed in NAMM! No not the Nam of the 1960’s – NAMM the music trade show. NAMM is short for National Association of Music Merchants and their annual show is one of largest music product trade shows in the world. It’s held every January in Anaheim, California, and sees thousands of exhibitors and tens of [...] […]
  Jon
• Learning to play the guitar with Jamorama in 2010 January 11, 2010
  2010 is here and the Jamorama Team are very excited about what 2010 has in store. It’s always awesome to hear about progress that has been made and read the feedback regarding your learning and playing. During the Christmas and New Year period we really got the impression that many new guitarists out there are experiencing [...] […]
  Moses
• Pearl Jam concert a stellar evening! December 10, 2009
  November 29 and the RSR staff found themselves car pooling to Jon’s home for an amazing pot luck dinner and some quiet drinks prior to the Pearl Jam concert. With full bellies and for some, a mild beer glow, we headed off to the AMI stadium eager with anticipation about the night ahead. Parking wasn’t a problem [...] […]
  Moses
• Learn like a Real guitar Hero December 3, 2009
  Last week I had a quick look at some custom guitar hero controllers as well as the YAMAHA EZAG stringless guitar, a "guitar" that falls half way in between a stringless controller and a learning tool with l.e.d.'s to illustrate where you place your fingers upon the neck. Guitar Rising is a music video game where the player plays a real gui […]
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• Help Wanted: Online Community Manager November 19, 2009
  We’re hiring an Online Community Manager, experience necessary. Rockstar Recipes is an award winning Christchurch, New Zealand-based Company that produces online educational resources to teach people to learn to play musical instruments. We have over 60,000 members and more than 330,000 page views a month. We’re hiring someone to run our 3 online communities […]
  Jon
• Relics November 3, 2009
  It's a funny old world that's for sure. While some of the population seems hell bent on preserving their youthful good looks, brainwashed by the shallow whimsies of Hollywood`s plastic people, or even their own vanity; the world of the guitar is steadfastly running in the opposite direction. There is currently no botox available for guitar - but Ke […]
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• Beginning with the major pentatonic November 1, 2009
  In the last post called Jamming I I introduced you all to a movable pentatonic minor blues box. It's the foundation of most blues rock guitar and a really very highly versatile scale that will allow you to play licks, phrases and motifs across the neck. BUT it's definitely a scale with a dark and minor character: moody, doleful and chock full of […]
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• Paul Ubana Jones Fingerpicking October 30, 2009
  In the late eighties Paul and his family moved to New Zealand, which is still their permanent home. He has continued to perform internationally, to growing acclaim. Concert performances include opening for the likes of Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo’, Tuck and Patti, and Crowded House. Understandably Paul's "off the hook" skills […]
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