For modern players, the book is considered a "bible" for understanding the foundational techniques of jazz guitar before the arrival of the electric era and bebop. Plectrum Guitar | Rob MacKillop ~ Musician
With the advent of the amplified archtop guitar (the Gibson ES-150, 1936), the plectrum gained power and sustain. redefined the instrument’s vocabulary. Playing with a rounded, heavy pick, Christian created long, flowing, horn-inspired single-note lines that broke the guitar free from its rhythmic cage. His work with the Benny Goodman Sextet is the Rosetta Stone of bebop guitar; every modern jazz guitarist, from Barney Kessel to Pat Metheny, owes a debt to Christian’s plectrum. masters of the plectrum guitar
The book includes transcriptions of George M. Smith, Carl Kress, Dick McDonough, and Tony Mottola. Contents and Pedagogy For modern players, the book is considered a
Today, the lineage continues with players who blend traditions. channels the ghost of Eddie Lang with modern velocity, while Tommy Emmanuel , though famous for fingerstyle, wields a flatpick with a one-man-band ferocity on tunes like "Guitar Boogie." Julian Lage has reinvented plectrum technique entirely, using a tiny, almost hidden pick to create a vocabulary that is equal parts jazz, folk, and avant-garde. Playing with a rounded, heavy pick, Christian created
"Plectrum guitar" can refer to a long necked 4-string guitar tuned like a plectrum banjo. However, in this case, "plectrum guitar" www.campusfive.com Eddie Lang - Google Groups
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