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I’M A GUITARIST
Welcome to I'M A GUITARIST, the personal blog of Richard Perkins.
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Previous Blogs
- Acoustic Apprentice 2009
- Acoustic Blues France 2010
- Bath Guitar School Band 2009
- Bath Guitar School Band 2010
- Bath Guitar School Band 2011
- Bath Guitar School Band 2012
- Blues & Beyond 2012
- Complete Acoustic Guitarist 2011
- Complete Acoustic Guitarist 2012
- Complete Electric Guitarist 2011
- Modern Electric Blues 2010
- Modern Electric Blues 2011
- Monsters of Rock 2009
- Rock Apprentice 2010
- South West Rocks 2010
- Sussex Rocks 2012
@bath_gtr_school on Twitter
- "A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open." - Frank Zappa http://t.co/vThc2KsJUn 11 hours ago
- Just taught 'One Way Or Another' by Blondie: youtu.be/mFerLNdpwO4 You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 18 hours ago
- Just taught 'Touch Too Much' by AC/DC: youtu.be/pasdXZ6QEes You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 1 day ago
- Just taught 'Low' by Cracker: youtu.be/gYdlqjiQPAc You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 1 day ago
- Just taught 'Teach Your Children' by CSNY: youtu.be/wx4AATLY7L8 You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 1 day ago
- 1996: Blues guitarist Johnny Guitar Watson died of a heart attack while on tour in Japan; collapsing mid guitar solo. youtu.be/hLNvBWOGI2g 1 day ago
- On this day in 1970, Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Deja Vu'. youtu.be/c7goifK_2qY 2 days ago
- On this day in 1966, The Beach Boys released their album 'Pet Sounds'. youtu.be/-E4FRtrD9aQ 2 days ago
- Just taught 'Whole Lotta Love' by Led Zeppelin: youtu.be/jRiGOjHFsgg You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 3 days ago
- Just taught 'The Hunter' by Free: youtu.be/EtI3QKmLps0 You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 3 days ago
@imaguitarist on Twitter
- I think this book store has taken the title of @orzelc's book 'How To Teach Relativity To Your Dog' too literally. http://t.co/zvQaPxYIGU 1 day ago
- RT @ITVLauraK: Remember in all of this- corporation tax is paid on profits, NOT sales - of course the two are linked, but tax costs not cal… 2 days ago
- @propertystyling Also, I fly to NY next week and I've booked my return bus in advance. I never take a train from airport - rip off! 2 days ago
- @PropertyStyling If coming back from Heathrow I always take the bus back to Bath. 2-3hrs. Fairly comfy and once a you're on you are on! £20? 2 days ago
- Technology rocks! @CatherineQ tweets a Space Flight Now link and I stream the live Atlas launch via iPhone straight to the Apple TV. 3 days ago
- Snow atop of the Brecon Beacons in May! http://t.co/Y48bRj0cQV -- Cool! // via @mattbotwood 3 days ago
- RT @mattbotwood: The conditions at the top of the #breconbeacons this morning on.fb.me/13kLSzT Snow in mid-May in Wales!? #photography 3 days ago
- “@robinince: two shows in Bath coming up in ten days rondotheatre.co.uk” @WeLoveBath A must see show! 3 days ago
- @PradaAndProzac ...just like a normal Saturday night out in Bath then?! #TooHonest 4 days ago
- @PradaAndProzac If I'm honest, when I am parched a good cup of tea beforehand helps get any job done well!! #honest 4 days ago
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Recent Posts
- Ricky Gervais Launches ‘Learn Guitar With David Brent’
- Commander Chris Hadfield’s Top Guitar Space Videos!
- Metal Legends Black Sabbath Announce December 2013 UK Tour
- HMV saved by Hilco in rescue deal worth ~£50m
- Tribute to Jimi Hendrix made from plectrums unveiled in London
- Eric Johnson Kicks Off 6-Date UK Tour
- G7th Launch The Vocal Capo
- Introducing: TC Electronic String Economy
- Brit Pop Heavyweights Settle Differences To Perform Teenage Cancer Trust Gig
- Richard Branson Launches New Label – Virgin EMI Records
- Name That Chord, Chimp!
- Slash records a rockin’ take of ‘Angry Birds’ theme tune
- Guthrie Govan demos the TC Electronic Ditto Looper
- Roy Buchanan: Greatest Unknown Guitarist in the World
- A musicians worst nightmare: 1965 Gibson ES335 crushed in airport loading dock
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Category Archives: Magazine
New Slash album set for May 22 release and new video trailer
Slash’s second solo album is to be released on May 22nd in the UK and will be available exclusively in a ‘fan pack’ format with Classic Rock magazine. The fan pack will include a 132-page magazine dedicated to the guitarist and … Continue reading
Posted in Magazine, Music, News, Video, Website
Tagged Alter Bridge, Apocalyptic Love, Brent Fitz, Classic Rock Magazine, Eric Valentine, Fan Pack, LA, Myles Kennedy, Ray-Ban, Second album, Slash, The Conspirators, Todd Kerns, You're A Lie
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Fat Bottomed Girls – Queen ~ Total Guitar Video Lesson
Total Guitar have put together an awesome eight-part video tuition package of the Queen track ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’, which can be found on the bands 1978 album ‘Jazz’ and has recently been performed live on Brian May’s Anthems tour of … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson, Magazine, Total Guitar, Video, Website
Tagged Anthems, Anthems Tour, Brian May, Charlie Griffiths, Fat Bottomed Girls, Guitar Lesson, How To, HowTo, Instructional Video, Jazz, Kerry Ellis, Magazine, Queen, TG216, Total Guitar, Tuition, Tutorial
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Rock And Roll – Led Zeppelin ~ Total Guitar Video Lesson
The guys at Total Guitar have put together another great five-part video tuition package. This time we have Led Zeppelin’s awesome ‘Rock And Roll’, which can be found on the bands fourth album entitled Led Zeppelin IV, originally released in … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson, Magazine, Total Guitar, Video
Tagged Charlie Griffiths, Future Publishing, Guitar Lesson, Guitar Techniques, Guitar Tuition, Issue 215, James Uings, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Music Radar, Robert Plant, Total Guitar June 2011, Total Guitar Magazine, Video, Video Lesson, YouTube
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Radiohead – The King of Limbs Newspaper Album (Incl. photos)
If there was ever a moment when I could confess to being an absolute geek, it’s now! At about 12.45pm today (Wednesday 27th April) the door bell rang and I wondered who could it be? Hmm?, I thought, I didn’t have … Continue reading
Posted in Magazine, Music, News, Review, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged Album, Colin Greenwood, DHL, Ed O'Brien, Geek, Jonny Greenwood, Newspaper Album, Nigel Godrich, NME, Phil Selway, Photos, Radiohead, radioheadchile, Richard Perkins, The King of Limbs, Thom Yorke, TKOL, Unboxing
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Live And Let Die – Guns N’ Roses ~ Total Guitar Video Lesson
The guys at Total Guitar have put together a great six-part video tuition package of the Guns N’ Roses cover of Paul McCartney and Wing’s James Bond movie theme ‘Live And Let Die’. These videos accompany Issue 214 of Total Guitar … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson, Magazine, Video, Website
Tagged Future Publishing, Guitar Lesson, Guitar Techniques, Guitar Tuition, Guns N' Roses, Issue 214, James Uings, Linda McCartney, Live And Let Die, Music Radar, Paul McCartney, Phil Capone, Slash, Total Guitar Magazine, Video, Video Lesson, Wings, YouTube
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Trev Wilkinson ~ Fret-King Lounge Interview
Guitar Techniques editor Neville Marten interviews Trev Wilkinson, the man behind several decades of guitar innovation and the Fret-King, Italia and Vintage brands. Trev provides a unique insight into his life at the forefront of the electric guitar industry and … Continue reading
Posted in Magazine, Music, News, Video, Website
Tagged Danelectro, Electric Guitar, Fender, Fret-King, Gibson, Guitar Techniques, Italia, Lounge, Music Radar, Neville Marten, Trev Wilkinson, Vintage Guitars
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Play Guitar Now!
Guitar Techniques magazine, arguably the best guitar magazine on the planet, has just produced its fourth ‘Play Guitar Now’ DVD and magazine package. The guitar tuition is brought to you by award-winning guitarist Stuart Ryan who expertly guides you through … Continue reading
Kit Morgan ~ Guitarist Extraordinaire
Kit Morgan is a professional guitar player, composer and producer who lives in Bristol, England. Kit has travelled the world with the likes of Vanessa Mae and Ian Anderson and is currently working with ’70s cult band Curved Air. I … Continue reading
Posted in Magazine, Video, Website
Tagged 2 Far GTR, Bohemian Rhapsody, Curved Air, Facebook, Future Publishing, Ian Anderson, Jocasta, Kit Morgan, MySpace, Queen, Solo Guitar Arrangement, Total Guitar Magazine, Vanessa Mae
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Premier Guitar (Online Magazine)
Check out this excellent monthly guitar magazine: Premier Guitar The magazine is available online for free and is packed full of awesome guitar lessons, gear reviews and the latest guitar related stories. Check out their website: http://www.premierguitar.com Follow them on Twitter, too. … Continue reading
Posted in Magazine, Website
Tagged @premierguitar, Free Guitar Lessons, Gear Reviews, Guitar, Online Magazine, Premier Guitar, Premier Guitar Magazine, Twitter
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