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Graeme trying some improv on his alto sax. He's been playing for 2 months.

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Improvising a "melodic" solo is one of the greatest challenges for any guitarist, prog or otherwise. This is because it's so personal, requiring the player to draw both upon their knowledge of the fretboard and their own interpretation of "soul." Some of the great melodic prog players are Steve Howe, David Gilmour, Steve Hackett and lesser-known, but supremely gifted soloists like Bill Nelson (ex-Bebop Deluxe) or Roine Stolt of the Flower Kings. In this improv, I was playing over a rhythm ...

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A quick demonstration of a hard-rock tone from the amazing PRS Sweet 16 amp. The overdrive you hear is a combination of the 16's tube-preamp gain and a Danelectro Transparent Overdrive pedal. The guitar is a Jeff Beck Strat with dimarzio Area-series single coil pickups. The Sweet 16 has a million other great tones, too, including many blues, clean, and fat, soulful rock sounds. The solo, meanwhile, is a fast blues-scale break, blending typical licks from '70s and '80s speedsters like Gary ...

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A brief prog improvisation in E minor (Aeolian) combining various modal ideas, chord shapes, and tensions. Guitarists like Steve Howe (Yes), Robert Fripp (King Crimson), Steve Hackett (Genesis, solo), and Alex Lifeson (Rush) are probably best known for this lyrical soloing approach. And for you gearheads, I'm using an Ibanez AG95 archtop guitar fitted with Seymour Duncan "Phat Staple" (alnico) pickups and a digital-rack preamp system. --pete prown

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Pete Prown (of Guitar Garden and also Sir Clive & the Raging Cartographers) playing some modern flamenco-style guitar on a Seagull S12 Coastline 12-string acoustic. It's an excellent and affordable instrument crafted by Godin Guitars from Canada. Really nice neck and playability. Stays in tune really well, too.

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An enchanting composition by HP Newquist from the Guitar Garden album, SECRET SPACE. Featuring Newquist and Rich Maloof on acoustic guitars and Pete Prown on lead guitar and Roland guitar synthesizer. Available at cdbaby.com and itunes.

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A dark, moody prog track from the Guitar Garden album SECRET SPACE, featuring guitarist Pete Prown. Available at cdbaby.com and itunes. (www.guitargarden.net)

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"Evil Surf" from the surf band, Sir Clive & the Raging Cartographers. The track features blazing lead guitar work from Pete Prown. Get the album GUITAR SAFARI! at cdbaby.com or itunes.

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"Attack of the Mysterons" from the surf band, Sir Clive & the Raging Cartographers. The track features blazing lead guitar work from Pete Prown. Get the album GUITAR SAFARI! at cdbaby.com or itunes.

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Ethereal progressive-fusion from guitarist Pete Prown and GUITAR GARDEN, from the second album "Secret Space." Get the record at cdbaby.com, or download songs on itunes. (www.guitargarden.net)

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