It’s All About The Scales

If you want to be able to play great guitar solos you have to absolutely master scales. By master I mean you have to really internalize the scales. You have to be able to hear them in your ears and visualize them (on the fretboard) with your eyes.

Learn A Variety Of Scales

If you want your guitar solos to avoid the boredom factor then you will definitely want to learn more than just the basic pentatonic scale. It’s a good idea to learn all kinds of scales from blues scales to jazz scales to more exotic “ethnic” scales.

The Blues Scale

A great scale to start off with is the blues scale as it’s so often used in rock n roll music. The blues scale is a 6 tone minor scale. It’s just like the minor pentatonic scale except a flatted 5th is added to it.

An Example Of A Blues Scale

In the key of E, a blues scale includes the following notes: E, G, A, Bb, B, & D. It’s a good idea to not just learn the “boxes” but to learn what notes you are playing too. This will allow you to have a better idea of what you are doing so that you can make your scales more musical sounding.

Be Musical

In order to really have a great guitar soloing technique by mastering guitar scales you need to approach them from a musical stand point. That means not just playing scales up and down but only using them as a foundation for your melodic expressions. In order to do this well you will need to be thinking in terms of notes, not in terms of patterns.



By: Johnny Moon

If you have been looking for DJ equipment, you may be wondering where to go to find the best deals. It can be hard finding DJ equipment, let alone finding the best deals! This article, however will show you several options and sources which can allow you to find the best deals.

DJ equipment is not readily available, though it is popular, it is not as popular as televisions or computers, so finding DJ equipment won’t be something you will find on every street corner with stores!

So what are you to do? Some consumer electronic stores will have DJ products, and you may find turntables. However, often these equipment are the less needed belt drive versions. So basically you have a limited range of choice.

So what are the other options? One of them is direct mail. Many magazines dedicated to music and musicians have advertisements for DJ products.

The problem with this option is that you don’t see much information on the product. Though prices are great, often delivery for these items takes a while. So you could find yourself waiting as long as 14 days or longer for delivery.

Another solution is to go online, where you can find a great amount of stores selling DJ equipment. This is a great option due to the huge number of options.

Often online stores will have much better prices than retail equivalents. The saving the stores make by not needing expensive retail space, as well as, as many sales staff getting commissions, then they pass savings onto you!

The result is immense, and prices which are totally amazing, when compared with specialist stores. These online companies deliver, which is a bonus, and what’s more they generally can have a wider range of products.



By: Sarah Reddingworth

Hi.
I just bought some 7 records off eBay, but they have arrived stinking of smoke! I’ve had a look at different ways to remove smoke smells from different things, but not vinyl records. Does anybody know what I can do to get rid of it. it’s not too strong, but it still smells and i hate it!

Hope you can all help me, thanks a lot =D
Glyn
Also, how do i remove smoke from the sleeves. Will soap and water be ok, or will it damage them? I’m thinking it will be ok.

I’m trying to buy my boyfriend a turntable for his birthday. He’s very musical, plays multiple instruments and records his own music. He’s interested in sampling and has started collecting vinyl. I want to get him the best quality I can afford (max price range about $250) but I have no idea what to buy. I know he is currently using the Ableton Live 7 program for some of his other projects.

The Crosley Composer is a beautiful, wood-grain record player that is a perfect fit for any room in any home. The Composer adds a feel of sophistication that would never come from your basic department store entertainment center. Your guests will be fascinated at the sound quality coming from this compact unit. Just imagine the surprise when visitors notice that The Composer is actually an old-fashioned turntable AND modern CD player.

The Crosley Composer also has a built-in CD recorder that will record those vintage records and cassettes onto CDs. You will never again miss hearing your favorite songs just because you don’t have a turntable nearby. All of your records will be converted to CDs very quickly. This is the perfect solution for the music connoisseur who wants to listen to those old vinyl records at a moment’s notice. All of your records are now available in your car, computer, or home theater system with the touch of a button.

Crosley created The Composer as an all-in-one entertainment device by incorporating a record player that plays all three standard sizes of records as well as CDs, cassettes and the radio. The CD player even supports CD-R/RW, MP3, and WAV files for playback of virtually any CD recorded sound files.

This wonderful device is sure to brighten your day with its full range stereo speakers and the ability to be connected to various electronic devices. With auxiliary output jacks, you have the ability to listen to all of your vinyl records through your home theater system or any other device. The Crosley Composer also gives the ability to play any other device through its speakers using the auxiliary input jacks. Crosley has also given this high-quality audio device many other features such as a headphone jack, programmable 20-track memory, built-in EQ presets, and even a full function remote control for added convenience.

Crosley has introduced the Composer as a solution to every problem related to music playback. There is virtually no issue that cannot be resolved by this unique CD Recorder . Place the Composer in a well-lit location in any room of your home and see that everyone who passes it is surprised by the sound quality and features included in this hot little machine.



By: Barbara Wangelid

iPod is the latest sensation in the market and it has completely replaced the old portable devices for listening music. Transferring the latest songs to iPod is easy, you can just download the song and sync the iPod through iTunes and do the transfer. What happens when you want to Convert LPs to iPod?

Believe me, It is a great amount of work and in fact, very tedious. First you need to get all sort of cables to connect your turntable to your computer and since the most turntables don’t have an in-built amplifier, you might just end up getting a poor quality recording. No Joy. If you are not an expert in recording, you may buy sound card to get the quality recordings and It might not work as well.

You need to record from your turntable to your computer and then edit the recordings to save them in mp3 format. Then sync the iPod and transfer songs from your compute to iPod. This process takes really long time.

Now your don’t need to go through all this, there is a hardware device called LP to iPod Converter which does the job really easy. All you need to do is, play the LP and put your iPod on the dock of this LP to iPod Converter. By using this device, you can easily Convert LPs to iPod and save lots of time and hassle. This device automatically save the music to iPod in mp3 format and you are ready to listen it as soon as you finish the recording from turntable.

Apart from this, you can use this LP to iPod Converter to play your precious records and convert them to iPod If you want. This device also acts as a USB sound card. It means that you can connect this turntable to USB port of your computer and It will act as a sound card! What else you need?



By: R. K. Jain

From the 1969 Apple 45 (1813) … John Lennon Yoko Ono Rock 60’s Beatles vinyl 45 record turntable