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28: Gigs, Learning Jazz Standards & the Jam Session May 17, 2018

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We're back to duo format! The boys catch up on recent gigs, hangs and jams before pre-announcing (is that a thing?) a giveaway competition to help build a TGH community.

The big topic this week is Bruce Foreman's top 10 tunes for jazz beginers, and their thoughts and experiences. Finally Dan talks about listening in on a foreign jam sesh and the fear they can induce!

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Guitar Wank 99v - Brucey's Top 10 Standards

Stella By Starlight History - Mike Moreno

Peter Bernstein on Stella by Starlight

Beebs' Spotify Standards Playlist

Beebs' iReal Masterlist

ForScore

Mark Levine - The Jazz Theory Book

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27: Gibson Going Under? Nita Strauss Crowdfunding & Jake Willson on Composition May 10, 2018

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Ever expanding, the boys bring back Bronsy and add special guest Jake Willson for an in-depth discussion on the compositional process. They also wax sentimental over Gibson and chapter 11, Bronsy delivers some sick burns, before chatting about crowdfunding a guitar album and Nita Strauss' recent and ridiculously successful kickstarter campaign.

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26: Flying With Guitars and Dave Brons' Guitar Institute Experience May 03, 2018

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Smith n Beebs go deeper down the shred hole and catch up with Dave Brons. They ask him about his experience learning at the Guitar Institute in London. The guys also discuss flying with guitars, and Beebee's upcoming trip to the magical Fibenare factory in Hungary.

25: Epic Modes Discussion and Amp Modelling FU Apr 26, 2018

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Beebs and Dan follow up on their experiences this week with different amp modellers. Yes it's MORE gear chat, what on earth is going on here?

However all that pales in comparisson to the following epic modes rant. After weeks of threatening this topic, they finally discuss why so many guitarists get wrapped up in knots over modes. Strap in, we run a bit long on this one.

24: It's Like a Politically Incorrect Grandma - Amp Modellers, Guitar Education FU Apr 19, 2018

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Yet again NOT waking up at the crack of noon, Beebs and Smith talk guitar gear, GAS, and Dan's desire to get great recorded guitar tone.

We also discover why David was playing gigs in surgical gloves and follow up with more guitar eduction thoughts after Dan (momentarily) goes back to Uni.

Today we're brimming with your favourite 2009 internet memes, so grab your juggalo juice, coffee or beverage of choice and get another 60 minutes of guitar chat in your ear holes. x

23: The Ross and Rachael of guitar lovin' - Extra Minutes e04 Apr 12, 2018

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Good morning guitar geeks. We're coming at you bright and early this week!

Smith and Beebs follow up on the creativity discussion from last week.

They also find peace with questioning their love for the instrument, before pondering the potential differences between the UK jazz guitar colleges and modern/contemporary guitar colleges.

Other things concluded in today's episode: Beebs is falling apart, Tom is the Bebop Spielberg, Dan is the Ross and Rachael of guitar relationships and Bronsy just wants to get naked and shred.

22: It Snowballed into a 3-Way Apr 05, 2018

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Dan and Beebs are joined by a familiar voice and recount their tehcnical woes of starting a podcast.

More TGHQ updates before the big discussions on...

Content creation and quality vs quantity; compositional ponderings, and how do you get into the mental space of actually putting ass to seat to get guitar work done.

Most importantly if TGH were the Fantastic 4, who's who?!

21: Jazz Cabbage Hotel California - Extra Minutes e02 Mar 29, 2018

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Beebs and Smith attempt there first double-ender from across the Pennines. They ask who are the guitar heroes of today? Debate the pros and cons of the UK grade exam system and how to balance teaching to them Vs musical life skills. The famous bassist Dave Gilmour and the Millenial Whoop come up too.

TGHP 20: It's like a Peter Andre biography - Extra Minutes e01 Mar 22, 2018

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Long time no speak! Beebs and Smith sit down to catch you up with TGH in this new, off the cuff Extra Minutes podcast.

They briefly argue the merits of cats before going behind TGH scenes in the Thread of Doom, cruise ship work and ponder sight reading for guitar.

Dan compares Beebs' educational output to the literary greats and they also ask the question, 'just when is a thing you gone dun good enuff?'

Finally, what's up with the PRS Silver Sky and Beeb's Batman Forever nipples.

TGHP 19: Bonus Content - Gilad Hekselman Interview Mar 23, 2017

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Another bonus episode. Here, Dan and Beebee interview the truly amazing modern Jazz guitarist Gilad Hekselman.

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