Category: news

Upload guitar playing to internet

this was my promise a year ago and this time, i will fulfill it. yes, uploading videos to YouTube. i have to admit, that saving money for this blog purposes isn’t easy. but whatever. i just bought a camcorder yesterday and i think it is a great camcorder. what do you say if i bought a samson’s ZOOM Q3HD for this? haha.yes, as expected, this camcorder represents the fulfillment of musicians’ needs. it has a great audio recorder and the video format is in HD. I’ve read about it and it doesn’t support capture still images and we can’t use it as external camera device for laptops, still all you need is a bright studio to get your best image captured by it while you need minimum enhancement for audio since this camcorder are meant for best audio recording.my first tryout stuff for my first video is a Yamaha APX 500 II acoustic electric guitar. and i like the result. the audio is astonishing, while unfortunately i couldn’t get the best visual shot because i don’t have special preparation for visual. I’ll make it up soon.

so here’s my first guitar shootout recorded using ZOOM Q3HD

so what do you think about the guitar sound recorded by it? in my ears, the recorded audio was successfully delivered by the camcorder. i think that’s the way a Yamaha APX 500 II should be. some reviews said that this guitar is lack of bass tone, but i think this guitar suits exactly to singers who want to play it live onstage. i didn’t record via piezo pickups because piezo pickups are basically delivering the strings tone and only a little wood and guitar tube sound. what i want to share is how Yamaha APX 500 II sounds when it is played in front of you and i did it. i would have highly recommend you to get two outputs when you’re playing this guitar. one for piezo pickups and one more for direct mic output. the oval hole got the guitar some wide treble characteristic so i think it makes the guitar has standard sound for recording and live performance with mid-low budget on market.

yamaha apx 500 ii

what about the Yamaha APX 500 II playability?

well, it has cutaway so you can reach higher notes easier than jumbo acoustic guitar, and it has moderately low gap between the strings and the fret board which allow you to play fast picking accurately.

so what do you think about Upload guitar playing? which one needs more comments? the ZOOM Q3HD, or the Yamaha APX 500II ?
ps: i bought domain for the guitar learner site and guitar learning developments. it’s at www.theguitarlearner.com and, you know,.. just in case you haven’t know yet 😀

Carlos Santana gets hot in 2014

Carlos Santana ‘s career has become a success story . Gold and Platinum Awards has been the hallmark of his work . 3 Latin Grammy Awards and has won 10 Grammy Awards and the album Supernatural is one of the points of success of a Carlos Santana . supernatural album has sold over 25 million CDs worldwide have earned 15 times Platinum Award for album Supernatural . in 1998 the name of the Carlos Santana into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .

Carlos Santana in 2014

2014 would mean a lot to a Carlos Santana. This year Santana will be present in the multiple news . The first thing that ought to be followed is the publication of the autobiography of Carlos Santana by Little , Brown and Company . Santana autobiographical story begins in the city of his birth Autlan , Jalisco state , Mexico and the pilot started his music career from being a violinist until towards the pinnacle of success in 1969 Woodstock festival as a professional musician . This book will also share stories Santana music history with world renowned musicians : Buddy Guy , Freddie King , Harry Belafonte , Wayne Shorter , John Lee Hooker , Miles Davis , Eric Clapton , BB King , Otis Rush , Albert King , Herbie Hancock and Jeff Beck . This book also shares the inspirational story of santana and Archbishop Desmond Tutu , Cesar Chavez , Dolores Huerta and his father , Jose Santana . santana life story is a great realization of a dream of all people in the world .

corazon album 2014
things you can not pass up is the album of carlos santana entitled ” Corazon ” available on May 6, 2014. This album contains music collaboration with his wife , Cindy Blackman Santana , and talented musicians the world : Gloria Estefan , Ziggy Marley , Wayne Shorter , Lila Downs , Miguel , Romeo Santos , Niña Pastori , ChocQuibTown , Diego Torres , Soledad , Samuel Rosa of Skank , fabulosos Juanes Cadillacs , and more . this is Santana ‘s first Latin music album of his remarkable career . he made the tour for this album before the album,check it out at http://www.santana.com/Santana-On-Tour/

corazon tour 2014

Carlos Santana in this year also will start the tour of “The Voice , The Guitar , The Songs ” with an iconic musician Rod Stewart . Everyone knows the musical prowess of  living legends of American music Rod Stewart and Santana , they will come together in one package .

rod stewart carlos santana
‘The Voice. The Guitar. The Songs.’

here the ” The Voice , The Guitar , The Songs ” tour shedule :
Albany, NY Times Union Center May 23, 2014
Uncasville , CT Mohegan Sun Arena May 25, 2014
Pittsburgh , PA CONSOL Energy Center May 27, 2014
Buffalo , NY First Niagara Center May 31, 2014
Louisville , KY KFC Yum ! Center June 3 2014
St. Louis , MO Scottrade Center January 6 , 2014
Lincoln , NE Pinnacle Bank Arena June 7 2014
Eugene , OR Matthew Knight Arena June 31, 2014
Vancouver , BC Rogers Arena August 2 2014
Calgary , AB Scotiabank Saddledome August 4 2014
Edmonton , AB Rexall Place August 5 2014
Winnipeg , MB MTS Centre 8 August 2014
St Paul , MN Xcel Energy Center August 10 2014
Denver , CO Pepsi Center August 12, 2014
Kansas City , MO Sprint Center August 14, 2014
Rosemont , IL Allstate Arena August 16, 2014
Washington , DC Verizon Center August 19, 2014
Wantagh , NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater August 20, 2014

It has been traversed by the great Carlos santana and this year is a big move for him . I’m sure that he will makes more inspirational music history .