1104B. ADVANCED BLUES TECHNIQUES FOR THE CIGAR BOX GUITAR : Sunday, 11am-1pm, December 2 (one-day workshop)
Sunday, December 2, 2012
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
This workshop is designed for students who are familiar with the 6-string Guitar, and would like to develop or improve their techniques for Blues Slide Guitar on the 4-String Cigar Box Guitar (CBG). This course will cover the open tunings for the 4-String CBG, as well as numerous Blues Slide Guitar techniques such as proper form, staying in tune, vibrato, left-hand muting, right-hand muting, anchoring, modified Dobro techniques, and even beer bottle slide! Each student will be provided with tuning charts for the 4-String CBG as well as supplementary materials to help them employ the techniques discussed in class.
*A variety of guitar slides will be available for the students to use and compare in class.
*Students must have some basic 6-string guitar experience to take this course.
*Acoustic-Electric 4-String Cigar Box Guitars will be provided for students provided they register 24 hours before the class begins. Also, these can be purchased at a discounted price of $175 for students who register at least a week in advance. Otherwise the cost of the guitar will be $200 (purchase optional). These CBG’s are professional quality instruments made by MaduroBob Luthiery (www.MaduroBob.com).
Instructor: Justin Johnson
