VirtualWoodshed Videos

About the guitar: The instrument featured in this video is a classical guitar built by luthier Thomas Rodriguez of Richmond, VA. You can learn more about Tom Rodriguez instruments by visiting his website at www.rodriguezguitars.com About the recording: The guitar was recorded acoustically with an Audio Technica AT-4033 large diaphragm condenser mic placed near the treble side of bass bout and an Audio Technica AT-4041 aimed at the neck to body joint of the guitar. No EQ was uesd. A slight ...

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About the guitar: The instrument featured in this video is a Flamenco style guitar built by luthier Thomas Rodriguez of Richmond, VA. The instrument features cedar top and cypress back and sides in the Flamenco tradition. The guitar is extremely lightweight, loud and bright as this recording reveals. You can learn more about Tom Rodriguez instruments by visiting his website at www.rodriguezguitars.com About the recording: The guitar was recorded acoustically with an Audio Technica AT-4033 ...

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Brilliant young Virginia mandolinist Pete Frostic joins us to reveal the tricks of his trade on the mandolin. Pete plays with Old School Freight Train and he tours the world playing mandolin for a living. We are thrilled to have him on board as an instructor here at virtualwoodshed.com. In this seven part series, Pete will take you from zero to hero and have you jamming with friends in short order. Length: 11:52 Lesson Description: How to hold the mandolin, basic right hand technique, how to ...

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Length: 12:31 Lesson Description: This lesson is taught in the context of the classic fiddle tune Cuckoos Nest but nearly all of Brandons ideas can be applied to any tune you choose. There are enough great ideas and tips here to keep you busy for weeks. Included topics: Basic melody for A Section, Open string licks, Celtic influence, pull-offs/hammer-ons, Proper downstroke technique, pick control, Basic melody for B Section, Major 9 chords and inversions, More open string licks, Using ...

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In this video, famed guitar pickup winder Lindy Fralin personally demonstrates a set of his new Pure PAF replacement pickups against a set of his new Hum Canceling P-90 Replacements. Of the Pure PAF, Lindy has said "This is my favorite humbucker." He winds these to 7.5k in the neck position and 8k in the bridge and then hand-weakens the magnets to soften the treble and smooth the grind. They are clean and articulate with very good note separation. The parts used look like real pafs and the ...

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In this video, famed guitar pickup winder Lindy Fralin personally demonstrates a set of his Blues Special Strat replacement pickups against a set of his new Hum Canceling Split Blade Strat Replacements (Blues Output). The new Split Blades are a fully hum-bucking replacement for Strat® style pickups with all the high-end clarity you expect from a traditional single coil. They are available in three outputs (Vintage, Blues and High Output) and two colors (white and black). All 3 sets come with ...

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In this video, famed guitar pickup winder Lindy Fralin personally demonstrates a set of his stock output Strat replacement pickups against a set of his new Hum Canceling Split Blade Strat Replacements. The new Split Blades are a fully hum-bucking replacement for Strat® style pickups with all the high-end clarity you expect from a traditional single coil. They are available in three outputs (Vintage, Blues and High Output) and two colors (white and black). All 3 sets come with a 10% stronger ...

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In this video, famed guitar pickup winder Lindy Fralin personally demonstrates a set of his stock output Tele style replacement pickups against a set of his 5%/2% overwinds. This comparison is not scientific but it was recorded in a controlled environment with virtually no enhancement. The signal path for this demo was as follows: Guitar, VVT Lindy Fralin model amp with 1/15", SM57 mic'ed about 18" off the grill cloth, RNC Compressor, Mackie XDR preamp, Apogee Duet, Logic Pro on a Macbook ...

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Lesson Description: Brian discusses open G tuning, discusses main riff in the first half of this song.

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Lesson Description: A detailed breakdown of the electric guitar part for the hit song Drifter. In addition to showing you how to play the guitar parts note for note, Brian also discusses: power chords, palm muting, common double stop licks, Pentatonic blues scales in major and minor tonality, vibrato, hammers and pull off licks, and a detailed explanation of the solo in "Drifter".

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