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Gibson HD 6X Pro Digital Guitar with a Traditional Les Paul design unveiled
In Gears on August 27, 2008 at 10:33 amGibson debuts its latest HD 6X Pro electric guitar that is a perfect amalgamation of tradition meeting modern technology. 
The Gibson HD 6X Pro Electric Guitar sports a traditional Les Paul design so that the musician doesn’t have to compromise on his skills by playing on some weird digital hybrid. The pickups on the HD 6X are a new ‘Hex’ system created by Gibson that uses 6 small humbuckers positioned under each string at the bridge that send 6 individual signals to studio-grade preamps allowing them to be immediately digitized. Gibson HD 6X Pro Electric Guitar ‘Les Paul’ logo These digital signals are then sent to a Breakout Box, known as “BoB,” through a special ethernet port designed by Gibson called ‘MaGIC’ that can carry up to 32 bi-directional channels of audio over a single cable. The BoB can then be connected to a multi-channel sound card where the guitar can be recorded with a piece of professional software such as Cakewalk SONAR which is included with the instrument. 
Playing the Gibson HD 6X Pro Electric Guitar The new Gibson HD 6X-Pro Guitar System comes with all the equipment and music making softwares needed to explore the limitless sonic possibilities it affords today’s guitar players. The Gibson HD 6X Pro Electric Guitar with a Traditional Les Paul design is available for purchase right away and costs around $5,000. 
The Gibson HD 6X Pro Electric Guitar sports a traditional Les Paul design so that the musician doesn’t have to compromise on his skills by playing on some weird digital hybrid. The pickups on the HD 6X are a new ‘Hex’ system created by Gibson that uses 6 small humbuckers positioned under each string at the bridge that send 6 individual signals to studio-grade preamps allowing them to be immediately digitized. Gibson HD 6X Pro Electric Guitar ‘Les Paul’ logo These digital signals are then sent to a Breakout Box, known as “BoB,” through a special ethernet port designed by Gibson called ‘MaGIC’ that can carry up to 32 bi-directional channels of audio over a single cable. The BoB can then be connected to a multi-channel sound card where the guitar can be recorded with a piece of professional software such as Cakewalk SONAR which is included with the instrument. Playing the Gibson HD 6X Pro Electric Guitar The new Gibson HD 6X-Pro Guitar System comes with all the equipment and music making softwares needed to explore the limitless sonic possibilities it affords today’s guitar players. The Gibson HD 6X Pro Electric Guitar with a Traditional Les Paul design is available for purchase right away and costs around $5,000. Jamey Aebersold
In Bio on August 27, 2008 at 9:48 amJamey Aebersold (born July 21, 1939) is an American jazz saxophonist and music educator. His “Play-A-Long” series of instructional book and CD collections, the first of which was released in 1967, are an internationally renowned resource for jazz education. As of 2007 more than 120 of these collections have been published by Aebersold, who currently teaches musical improvisation at the University of Louisville. He is also an adept pianist, bassist, and banjoist. He also holds membership in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the oldest and largest music fraternity in the world. [edit] Play-A-Long Series Most of the volumes in Aebersold’s “Play-A-Long” series feature a selection of 10-12 jazz standards, though some focus on scales, standardized chord progressions (like the blues), or original compositions by Aebersold’s collaborators. The books contain charts for the tunes in question, transposed as necessary for instruments in C, B-flat, E-flat, and bass clef. The recordings normally feature a professional rhythm section (typically piano, bass, and drums, occasionally including guitar) performing an improvised accompaniment (or “comping”) to each song. Melody instruments like saxophone and trumpet are omitted, enabling a jazz student to practice playing the song’s melody, and improvising over the song’s chord changes, with accompaniment. (Related examples of this format include the “Music Minus One” series and the popular pastime of karaoke.) The piano and bass tracks are typically panned to opposite channels, so that a pianist or bassist can easily omit the recorded piano or bass part by muting the appropriate channel.
The 5 Blues patterns
In Blues, Technics on August 21, 2008 at 12:25 pmThe Blue note is in Blue, of course.
Pattern 1 (Circled black), Pattern 2 (Black & White), Pattern 3 (White & Black)
Pattern 4 (Circled Black), Pattern 5 (Black & White)
la Tonique est en Noire
The Blues Mystery
In Blues, Scales on July 10, 2008 at 5:25 pm“The Blues are a simple music and I’m a simple man. But the Blues aren’t a science, the Blues can’t be broken down like mathematics. The Blues are a mystery, and mysteries are never as simple as they look!”
– BB King, interview by David Ritz [1]
Chromatic semitones 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Minor X – X X – X – X X – X – X
Pentatonic Minor X – – X – X – X – – X – X
Blues X – – X – X X X – – X – X
Pentatonic Major X – X – X – – X – X – – X
Mixolydian X – X – X X – X – X X – X
Major 1 – 2 – 3 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 1 (8)
Major (other naming) I – ii – iii IV – V – vi – vii I
Chromatic semitones 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Pro Reverb specs (silverface) AA1069
In Gears on March 26, 2008 at 1:34 pm
pro reverb silverface
Model/Circuit Number: AB668, AA1069
Years of Production: 1968-1982
Era: Silverface
Configuration: Combo
Controls: Silver, forward facing w/ blue labels
Knobs: Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 – 10
Faceplate
- Front: 68-76: Normal: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Bass – Vibrato: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Bass, Rev, Speed, Intensity – Pilot Lamp 76-82: Normal: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Mid, Bass – Vibrato: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Mid, Bass, Rev, Speed, Inte
- Rear: 68-76: AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse (2A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack, Reverb Jack, Reverb Out, Reverb In 76-82: AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse (2½A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Line Out, Tube Matching Adj, Vibrato Jack, Reverb Jack, Reverb Out, Reverb In, Hum Balance
Cabinet
- Dimensions: 68-69: 19½” x 26½” x 10” (49.5 x 67.3 x 25.4 cm) 70-82: 19½” x 26” x 10½” (49.5 x 66 x 25.4 cm)
- Hardware: Black strap handle, 5½” Chassis straps, 16” tilt-back legs, corner protectors, glides (68-71) or casters (72-82)
- Handle: Black Strap
- Feet: Glides
- Corners: Chrome Corners with Lip
Covering Material
- Tolex/Tweed: Black Tolex
- Grill Cloth: Blue White Silver grille cloth w/ aluminum frame (68-69) or w/o aluminum frame (70-80)
Logo: Grille mounted, raised, chrome & black script
Weight: 58 lbs. (26.3 Kg)
Speaker
- Size: 2 x 12
- Impedance: 4 ohms
- Model: Oxford 12L6, Oxford 12T6, Utah 12
Effects: Reverb, Tremolo
~Watts: 40 or 70 (late models) Watts
Tubes
- Pre amp: Normal: 7025 Vibrato: 7025, ½ 7025, Phase Inverter: 12AT7 (long tailed), Other: Reverb Driver: 12AT7 Reverb Recovery: ½ 7025 Tremolo: 12AX7 (photoresistor)
- Power: 2 x 6L6GC
Bias: Fixed, adjustment pot (AA668?) or balance pot (AA1069)
Rectifier: 5U4GB, Some ’78 and ’79 models had a solid state rectifier.
Comments: * Some of the PRO RVB AA1069 Circuits (Silverface with the Mid control) came with a solid state rectifier. * Fender switched back to the blackface era cosmetics some time in 1980. Pro Reverbs produced between late 1980 and 1982 have a black control panel and silver sparkle grille cloth. * A Boost switch, master volume, and hum balance control was added before Pro Reverb was discontinued.
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