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 .

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‘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 .

Yamaha APX500 II for your acoustic rhythm sound

this Yamaha APX500 II is quite famous and i like it. i tried this guitar last night on stage performance and i think I’ll put this guitar to my recommended-gear list. when you’re on low-to-mid budget, this guitar may could be on your top list.

the APX500II model

check out these pics i organized for this post, we can see that it has a nice modern look and finish. you might want to perform some acoustic style and you don’t wanna look too old with classic guitar, then this Yamaha APX500 II is going to be the guitar you are looking for.

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Yamaha APX500 II acoustic guitar steel strings

take a look to this black color one. we can take this onstage and perform it live and on standing position. its cutaway made us possible to reach high notes easily. last night’s performance was great, i was being able to perform well.

 

how does Yamaha APX500 II sound?

my last night performance was using a Roland JC 120 as monitor and the stage output was through behringer g100 DI box. it sounded beyond average but actually what i want is to have one direct mic output and i didn’t get it last night. the JC 120 wasn’t able to get the rich acoustic tone but it caught the notes clearly and the DI box delivered the tone successfully to outputs. i guess the Yamaha’s system 65 onboard preamp will work nicely through PA speakers. what i suggest you, (which i haven’t done it yet 😀 ) is, try to get the direct mic output for this guitar. this Yamaha APX 500II has a wide treble sound and tone clarity and we will get this sound by using direct mic output, while you can solve the lack of bass tone by equalize it through the on board preamp output. actually the preamp works fine and the other parts is nicely crafted.

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Yamaha APX500 II acoustic guitar anatomy

here you can take a closer look to its head-stocks, on-board preamp (powered by 9volts battery), the oval hole and its saddle bridge. i made brief video shootout so you can make a comparison >> yamaha APX500II

overall this guitar will meet your standard. it is highly recommended for singers who want to perform their vocal style with playing acoustic guitar on stage. this guitar will enrich your band performance while you don’t have to worry about your band’s mate tone get ruined by additional acoustic rhythm sound. I can assure you that Yamaha APX500 II guitar sounds pretty good on stage.

if you are a solo performer, this guitar is one of good options. its playability makes possible to play speed guitar-solo, while for me, i love to strum it hard, playing some rhythm and riffs. ( it was difficult to play some solo /speed-picking with this guitar when you play it in standing position, need more practice i guess 🙂 ). see you next post..