Ends and Odds – Book Order Updates, AU LAB and more

Hey Everyone, I hope this finds you well!  Just a few quick updates. Book Orders and Lessons Learned The page has been a little light on lessons (minus the 12-tone post) lately, but I’ve been busy juggling a few other things and getting the book orders out the door are amongst them.  I had been … Read more

Guest post on Joe Gore/Seymour Duncan’s Tone Fiend and The Fortunate Demise Of The News Page

So, in typical GuitArchitecture “last thing first” style, the news page is gone.  It seems to make more sense to just put updates about gigs, recordings, etc. here.  I always forgot about the “news” aspect of the page anyway so (even with about 30 pages of updates and info in the hopper)  it’s not much … Read more

The GuitArchitecture (post) Holiday Book Bundle Sale is Done!!

02/09/12 . Thanks to everyone who ordered preliminary copies of the GuitArchitecture Books!!  The official versions have been released in print and PDF versions so the sale is now over!  I’m leaving the page here for historical purposes, but all book orders are now handled by LULU.com. . For the rest of the month of January … Read more

The GuitArchitect’s Guide to Modes: Melodic Patterns Book “Pre-Release” Now Available

02/09/12 . Thanks to everyone who ordered preliminary copies of the GuitArchitecture Books!!  The official versions have been released in print and PDF versions so the sale is now over!  I’m leaving the page here for historical purposes, but all book orders are now handled by LULU.com. . Hello Everyone!  I’m going to detail the specifics of … Read more

FnH Interview Online and other Guest Blogging

Hey all – a couple of brief news things: . 1.  My interview with FNH Guitars is now live on Live4Guitar, a very cool guitar blog with a paid lesson service as well.  I’m going to be posting some lessons and additional content there fairly regularly, so check back here or at Live4Guitar. . 2.  … Read more

Rough Hewn Trio Live @ Tribal Cafe Friday 4/15/11

Hi Everyone, Just a quick plug for a show featuring not one but two groups I’m playing in that’s happening Friday, April 15th at the Tribal Cafe (1651 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90026-5026 (213) 483-4458) from 7:30 pm – 11 pm. The Rough Hewn Trio –  an instrumental trio consisting of Chris Lavender on … Read more

Line 6 POD HD Bean Announced

Yesterday, Line 6 announced that they were bringing back the desktop version (i.e. “the bean”) of the Pod and upgrading it to HD. The page is here. No specs on the page yet – just some really general information. For those of you using the earlier Pod series – Line 6 did something interesting with … Read more

Rough Hewn Trio Pasadena Library – 1pm – Tues. 3/29/11

Pasadena, CA: The Rough Hewn Trio (Craig Bunch – Drums, Chris Lavender – Chapman Stick and Scott Collins – Guitar) will be playing a set of improvised and composed music at the Pasadena Library as a soft launch before our Tribal Cafe gig on April 15th. If you’re in the Pasadena area, and like improvised … Read more

New shows announced and other updates

Hey everyone, I’ve been lax on posting lately – but I’ve had a couple of irons in the fire and I’m trying not to singe anything. For those of you in the Los Angeles Area – I have some shows coming up  - First this Friday @ Beyond Baroque – Set with Ulrich Krieger and … Read more

Rough Hewn Trio – Some Live Excerpts

The Rough Hewn Trio –  an instrumental trio consisting of Chris Lavender on Warr guitar, Craig Bunch on drums and myself on guitar are getting back into the rehearsal cycle and gearing up for some shows this spring.  To get a feel for what the shows will be like here are some live excerpts from some … Read more

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