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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
- Sussex Rocks 2013
- Sussex Rocks 2014
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- A must watch if you want to get GOOD at guitar FAST with @officialsrslytv! youtu.be/0FRdgDleH8A 3 years ago
- .@bath_gtr_school's Matilda Zanelli performs the 1982 Rocky III theme song "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor. youtu.be/gpdokK1E24E 3 years ago
- Wow! What an incredible instrument. youtu.be/IvUU8joBb1Q 3 years ago
- Happy Birthday, @Slash! youtu.be/1kQg6q1HL8U 3 years ago
- .@bath_gtr_school's Ivan Baines performs Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther" Theme on the bass guitar. youtu.be/XFID37WxKXY 3 years ago
- Go @GibsonGuitar! #PawnStars youtu.be/x2TWp_Bz5RU 3 years ago
- A signed @Hofner_Guitars bass allegedly signed by @thebeatles turns out to be a fake! #PawnStars youtu.be/zEfCgFVnlpM 3 years ago
- RT @DaddarioandCo: Standard Tuning, Open Tuning or Alternative Tuning? What's your preference? #tuning #opentuning #droptuning #guitar http… 3 years ago
- A @gibsonguitar SG 1961 Les Paul Custom owned by Les Paul's wife Mary Ford sells for $90,000! youtu.be/HSX-wRBuHrY #PawnStars 3 years ago
- A @gibsonguitar SJ-200 owned by Stephen Stills sells for $85k & Vic Flick sells his beloved @Fender Strat for $55k! youtu.be/6pQ-A6YPTvw 3 years ago
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- RT @bath_gtr_school: .@bath_gtr_school's @imaguitarist has donned a Ned Flanders style mo this #Movember. Watch the Mo shave off: https://t… 4 years ago
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Recent Posts
- Calling all guitarists – Sky Arts presents ‘Guitar Star’
- Fender Celebrates 60 Years of the Stratocaster [Video]
- Movember 2013: Bath Guitar School’s Richard Perkins Dons A Tony Iommi Style Mo For Cancer Charity
- Steve Vai to return to the UK this August
- Happy Birthday to NASA Rover Curiosity: Top songs about the Red Planet Mars
- Stuart Ryan releases new tuition book ‘The Tradition’
- Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World
- Reblog: The Real Value of a Guitar
- Steve Stevens teases fans with Flying Bulls Theme
- Rockschool Launch Hot Rock Guitar 4 & 5
- 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
- Applications April Fools Bath Guitar School Band Blog Blues Band Charity City of Bath College Competition Happy Birthday Holiday Lesson Magazine Monsters of Rock Movember Music News Photography Post #1 Q and A Review RIP Royal Wedding Technology Total Guitar Tour Uncategorized Video Website Workshop
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Tag Archives: John Mayer
Fender Celebrates 60 Years of the Stratocaster [Video]
Fender has created a brand new video to celebrate the Stratocaster’s 60th anniversary. The clip features appearances by some of the Stratocaster’s most famous endorsees, including; Jeff Beck, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Stephen Stills, Jim Root, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Raphael … Continue reading
John Mayer forced to take “indefinite hiatus” and cancel US tour
American guitar star John Mayer has been forced to cancel his first US tour in 2 years. The 18-date spring US tour was due to begin on March 15 but has been canceled due to the recurrence of a throat … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, Video, Website
Tagged Born and Raised, Canceled Tour, Facebook, Indefinite Hiatus, iTunes, John Mayer, Shadow Days, throat granuloma, Tumblr, Twitter
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John Mayer celebrates 10th anniversary of his debut Room for Squares
Room for Squares, John Mayer’s Columbia Records debut was released 10 years ago on September 18th, 2001. A message was posted on John’s Facebook page: “6 years ago, John returned to Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, GA, the venue that helped … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, Video, Website
Tagged Columbia Records, Grammys, John Mayer, Live, Room For Squares, Tumblr, Twitter, Your Body Is A Wonderland, YouTube
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Leon Russell and John Mayer “A Song For You”
Leon Russell, one of America’s finest songwriters and session musicians, who has worked with a countless number of stars including George Harrison, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones to name just a few, was inducted in to the 2011 Rock … Continue reading
Neon – John Mayer (Tabbed by John himself)
This tablature can be found online (link) and is reportedly transcribed by John Mayer himself. Nonetheless it is a great insight into John’s playing style on this track – Neon. Download tab via this link: http://www3.sympatico.ca/g403z/neontab.gif Neon – John Mayer … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson, Music, Video
Tagged John Mayer, Neon, Room For Squares, Tab, Tablature, Transcription
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Jimi Hendrix ~ RIP (1942-1970)
On September 18th 1970 the music world lost yet another guitar legend – Jimi Hendrix. Jimi died, aged 27, in the flat of his girlfriend, Monika Dannemann, in Notting Hill, London. Wonders will never cease about what musical delights Jimi would have created … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, RIP, Video, Website
Tagged 40th, Anniversary, G3, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, Little Wing, Monika Dannemann, Notting Hill, Rest in Peace, RIP, Satriani, Steve Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Yngwie Malmsteen
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