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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
- At @Stage2Studios ready to rehearse for @Bathfestivals Party in the City on Friday 24th May in Parade Gardens. @bath_gtr_school on at 6:30pm 1 day ago
- "A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open." - Frank Zappa http://t.co/vThc2KsJUn 2 days ago
- Just taught 'One Way Or Another' by Blondie: youtu.be/mFerLNdpwO4 You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 2 days ago
- Just taught 'Touch Too Much' by AC/DC: youtu.be/pasdXZ6QEes You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 3 days ago
- Just taught 'Low' by Cracker: youtu.be/gYdlqjiQPAc You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 3 days ago
- Just taught 'Teach Your Children' by CSNY: youtu.be/wx4AATLY7L8 You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 3 days ago
- 1996: Blues guitarist Johnny Guitar Watson died of a heart attack while on tour in Japan; collapsing mid guitar solo. youtu.be/hLNvBWOGI2g 4 days 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 4 days ago
- On this day in 1966, The Beach Boys released their album 'Pet Sounds'. youtu.be/-E4FRtrD9aQ 5 days ago
- Just taught 'Whole Lotta Love' by Led Zeppelin: youtu.be/jRiGOjHFsgg You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 5 days ago
@imaguitarist on Twitter
- I do love a good rummage in Poundland. I found Supergrass is 10 on DVD (2 disc edition) - I love this band. I Should Coco is a great record! 34 minutes ago
- It is interesting to see US tweets saying 'pray for Oklahoma' and UK tweets 'thoughts are with Oklahoma'. The very same thing in my mind. 3 hours ago
- RT @Slate This time lapse video of the Moore tornado is absolutely bonkers: slate.me/163kyxx 13 hours ago
- “@MaxWeedon: “@imaguitarist: “@MaxWeedon: The Doors - The End youtu.be/1b26BD5KjH0” Classic!” << aye. RIP Ray :(” Sad news. Legend. 13 hours ago
- “@MaxWeedon: The Doors - The End youtu.be/1b26BD5KjH0” Classic! 13 hours ago
- “Live video of a large tornado that's forming to NE of Oklahoma City in US news9.com/story/22301266…” - Just streamed live footage to Apple TV! 13 hours ago
- RIP Ray Manzarek - founding member and keyboard player of The Doors, has passed away age 74 13 hours ago
- “@Whatleydude: 120 photos over five years of my #EmptyUnderground shots now have a home - emptyunderground.com” - I love the underground. 1 day ago
- @azazell0 Ha! I get it... I also learned that nursery kids have bogeys and are not very steady with knives and forks so prefer to use hands! 1 day ago
- I remembered today that I had lunch on Thursday with two children called Tiger and Constantina. Poor little kids at nursery school. 1 day 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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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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