STUDENT NEWSLETTER 7 Aug
2007 
I hope this letter finds you all happy, healthy, and in tune.
Here we are in The Summertime and August is here already. Less than five months till Christmas! Encourage someone you love to play music. If they start now they will be playing Christmas songs by Christmas.
Practice is everything in playing guitar well. Playing songs is fun but it is not practice. Working on things you don't know yet is practice. Playing songs is just playing. Learning songs that are not a challenge to you is not going to raise your level of ability. Most guitar players learn how to strum a few chords and are very content. They can not conceive playing guitar could be any more fun than it already is. But the more you can play the more fun you can have. Take a complicated piece and learn it note by note. It may take a while, but it is so worth it. An old jazz guy once said that if the audience was not bopping their heads or tapping their feet that the band needed to try harder. Remember how much fun it was learning new things when you first got your guitar? It is still fun. There is always something new to learn. By learning one new thing every day (bar of music, new chords, rhythms, styles) and the repetitions to burn the info into your subconscious, it will make the having fun part more fun. It might be time to review Guitar Lesson Number One. FAQ
Student Dave K. and The Fat Cats Band played Poppy's Garden Cafe last Saturday night in McKinney , TX and will be back there again on August 24th 7 to 11pm. Check their website for directions: http://www.poppys-gardencafe.com/index.ht It is good to support local music and fun to know the band. Go see Dave and introduce yourself. You will have a blast. Good food too.
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I am proud to be affiliated with Guitar Center. Now you do not have to drive across town any more they will bring your gear to your door. If you click thru to their site from mine I get an advertising credit! Guitar Center and Musicians Friend are owned by the same folks. Worlds largest music company. Please click on the link from my website to go there. Thank You.
Oh Boy! LOOK OUT! Here on Tuesday from Denver, CO is a 100% original 1978 Gibson Les Paul Standard in Cherry Sunburst (aka 'Cheery Burst' or 'Clown Burst'). This is a rock and roll monster guitar. Very good condition.
Here last Friday from Chicago is another one of those black scary rock and roll guitars that we all love. A 1981 USA Gibson SG with the rare side input. Ebony Black custom color! WOW!
Here yesterday from Georgia is another SBRRG a 99% original 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom. Fantastic guitar!
The search for the perfect tone never ends. But after years of consideration, trial and error this is my rig more or less. It is not easy to find the original vintage stuff anymore, so this is the new equivalent.
Every bit of my new gear comes from MusiciansFriend.com or Guitar Center for the past eight years. Best prices, selection, and return policy there is. AND they bring it to your door! If you click thru to MUSICIANS FRIEND .com or Guitar Center.com from this web site to buy something, I get an advertising credit and it does not cost you a penny extra! Musicians Friend and Guitar Center is where I get all my new gear. Click on the link below to go there. If the link does not appear on your browser go here and click on the MusiciansFriend or Guitar Center link at bottom of that page.
Always Stay Tuned. A lot is going on around here!
Rock On,
Joe "TheGuitarman" Pacciano, C.G.P.
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