Dr. Z Z28 w/Humbuckers

The last of the Z28 demos. This one showcases a Les Paul in open A tuning and an Epiphone Alleykat doing a variety of rockabilly, blues, and jazz. Thanks for listening. Enjoy!

DRZDemo2

This is the second installment of Z-28 sound samples. In this clip I'm using a PRS with P90s and a G&L Legacy maple neck strat. The tones are from the instruments themselves and my playing. Signal chain is as follows- guitar-cable-amp.
Thanks for listening and sharing with your friends.

DRZ Demo

This is a short sample of the incredible tones available in a Dr. Z 6V6 based amplifier. I really like the ability to get some drive with both my attack and pickup selection or clean it up using the same technique. Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!

Blogger Pictures

This is a shot from the last gig The Groove Motive did a few weeks ago. We're playing at the Capital Ale House Downtown next Friday evening. You should make it out!

Fall Guitar Classes at Andrews Music Studio

Andrews Music Studio

Fall 2010 Classes

 

• Intro to Reading Music on Guitar
  
  • An 8 week class that teaches beginning students to read music in first position on guitar. (Book included with tuition)
    
  • Class size is limited.
    
  • Ages 10 and up
    
  • Class meets for 45 minutes once/week
    

    
     

• Intro to Chords and Styles
  
  • An 8 week class that teaches open chords, barre chords, power chords and basic jazz chords.
    
  • Class size is limited.
    
  • Styles covered include: rock, blues, and jazz
    
  • Students will learn contemporary and classic rock songs, jazz and blues standards
    
  • Ages 13 and up
    
  • Class meets for 45 minutes once/week
    

    
     

    
     

    All classes are first come first serve. A deposit of $50 will guarantee a student's spot in class. Each student should be prepared to practice to get the most out of these classes as performance is part of the class. Tuition is due in full at date of first class. Tuition for each class is $150. There are no makeup classes offered for absences. Classes begin the week of September 13^th and conclude the first week of November.
    

    
     

    We also offer private lessons on guitar and bass. Please contact Mr. Andrews for lesson time availability.
    

    Questions??? Call 530-0811 or email x24guitarman@comcast.net
    

Hip and Tasty

I've added some decor to two of my fave guitars. The artwork can be found at Pin Ups Plus!
They have a great selection of pinups for adding to anything you wish to customize. I'm pleased with the results on my instruments. Whaddya think?

It's been a while

Friends and natives-

Greetings from the home station. I've been busy the past few months with a new gig, teaching and tweaking the studio. I've joined the band- The Groove Motive and we've played a steady set of monthly gigs. The band's as hot as the summer sun and a heapload of fun. The group guitar class has finished and a new influx of students has me covering the basics weekly with instruction.
Updates on gear are as follows- The Rivera had a bad preamp tube that caused the reverb to squeal like a banshee. A quick replacement and it's good as new. The Jensen Neodymium 12 inside of it has made the amp's clean a useful tool for the TGM shows. The Elixir cable sample has been a staple of my live rig and has worked flawlessly. I have not had any issues with noise or interference with this cable. Thanks again to Elixir for providing a great product for players to try and use.
I'm trying to get permission to link to D'Addario's website for stringing how-to's and relative info for the studio and my students. Each of us has a responsibility to our instrument to play fresh good sounding strings. I have D'Addario's on all of my electrics (XL10s) and even have their chromes on the hollowbody.
I've been recording all of TGM's shows at Breakers. I've been using a condenser mic for the room and taking a direct feed off the mixer for the vocals/keys. We've been using the recordings to tweak our live shows and hear our performances. It's a wonderful way to hear what you're putting out and whether the energy of the performance carries through to the recording as well.
The C.A.T. has been on hold a while. With the busy schedule for TGM and the lack of a viable drummer there has been little motivation for working on my original material. I appreciate all of the listeners who continue to visit our reverbnation page and support my music.
As a player who has the good fortune to play with other great musicians I hope you will take the chance to support live music anyway possible. I hope to sit in with Chicago Cy this Sunday at the Positive Vibe Cafe. This should be a fun jazz filled event replete with hollowbodies and standards.
Check us out if you're in the neighborhood.
thanks for listening and play on.