Bath School of Rock
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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 4 hours ago
- Just taught 'One Way Or Another' by Blondie: youtu.be/mFerLNdpwO4 You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 11 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: News
Ricky Gervais Launches ‘Learn Guitar With David Brent’
British Comedian Ricky Gervais has brought back his character David Brent in a video teaser to promote a new series of online guitar lessons on his YouTube channel: The Ricky Gervais Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/plumplard The series is due to launch on … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson, News, Video, Website
Tagged David Brent, Learn Guitar, Ricky Gervais, YouTube Channel
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HMV saved by Hilco in rescue deal worth ~£50m
The troubled music store HMV has today been saved by restructuring company Hilco for a estimated £50m. The music and DVD retailer, which is the UK’s last surviving music store chain, first ran in to trouble back in Jan 2013; … Continue reading
Tribute to Jimi Hendrix made from plectrums unveiled in London
A brand new portrait of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix has been made entirely from 4,000 Fender plectrums, and is on public display for the very first time in London from this week. The mosaic, which measures 105 x 80cm, was created by … Continue reading
Posted in News, Website
Tagged Ed Chapman, Fender, Jimi Hendrix, Mosaic, People Hell and Angels, Plectrum, Pop-Up Shop, Portrait
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Eric Johnson Kicks Off 6-Date UK Tour
Renowned US guitarist Eric Johnson begins his second UK tour in a year this week; only his second tour of these shores, ever! The 6-date tour kicks off at the London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire on 3rd April and finishes … Continue reading
G7th Launch The Vocal Capo
Award-winning capo company launch a revolutionary new product this April 1st: The Vocal Capo. The vocal capo works in exactly the same way as a conventional capo works; slide the capo up and down the neck to the desired fret … Continue reading
Posted in April Fools, News, Video, Website
Tagged April Fools, Capo, G7th, The Capo Company, The Vocal Capo
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Introducing: TC Electronic String Economy
Last year we were gifted with The Phoenix Pro that included the powerful Morphic Phrase Technology, and this year TC Electronic have presented us with the laughs this April fools day. Introducing TC Electronics newest product, String Economy. The revolutionary software … Continue reading
Posted in Applications, April Fools, Music, News, Video, Website
Tagged April Fools, Effects Processor, Morphic Phrase Technology, String Economy, TC Electronic, The Phoenix Pro
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Brit Pop Heavyweights Settle Differences To Perform Teenage Cancer Trust Gig
Don’t worry this is not new supergroup called Blurasis, it is an unlikely live collaboration between Brit Pop heavyweights Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn at a Teenage Cancer Trust gig at The Royal Albert Hall, London. The Brit-poppers were involved in … Continue reading
Posted in News, Video, Website
Tagged Blur, Brit Pop, Feud, Graham Coxon, Liam Gallagher, NME, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Paul Weller, Teenage Cancer Trust
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Richard Branson Launches New Label – Virgin EMI Records
Richard Branson’s Virgin Records has joined forces with its Universal Music sister company, Mercury Records, to form a new record label called Virgin EMI Records. Branson’s newly formed Virgin EMI Records is an immediate contender for the UK’s number one record … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, Website
Tagged David Joseph, Elton John, Emeli Sandé, EMI, Island Records, Jake Bugg, Richard Branson, Ted Cockle, Universal Music, Virgin EMI Records, Virgin Records
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