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Entrada Archtop Guitar
Scott Tarulli
Berklee Professor Reviews Lefty Entrada

See Attached Video Review by Scott Tarulli of Boston, MA

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Vol. 4 - Ticket To Improv
gerald mckinnon
volume four

Super excellent

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The Jazz Lines
Jack Marchewka
Just getting started

Worked though the first two lessons of the Jazz Lines book (more to go), but it opened a door for me. I’ve come to understand there is a difference between theory and harmony. This is about learning harmony. If you want to play jazz learn harmony.

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Vol. 4 Wave
Mike Sanders - Las Vegas, NV
One of Conti's Best Solo Lessons

All of the Robert Conti DVDs are top-notch, but this one takes the cake. He takes what some consider to be a harmonically complex tune and breaks it done into the simplest of terms. From here, the viewer is taken through the lesson a few measures at a time, with each concept explained in detail and with care. Once you have the lesson under your hands, you not only have an impressive solo but an increased vocabulary of lines to use on other songs and a better understanding of how to approve improvisation over any song. Great fun and well worth the effort. If you are new to improvisation, I recommend learning from a few of Conti’s “Ticket to Improv” DVDs first as you will internalize the lesson much faster and have a greater understanding of the concepts presented.

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Preferred Gauge Strings
Jack Marchewka
My choice of strings

For my Entradas. These strings came with my Entradas so I’m sticking with them. Live the wound 3rd string. Great tone and playability!

Chord Melody at Its Best!

This is a great DVD to start building your chord melody repertoire. Mr. Conti walks you thru the classic “Since I Fell for You” and provides you with several ways to approach the tune using a series of different chordal harmonic arrangements. Besides learning to play the song several different ways, Mr. Conti is at the ready with his famous “Off the Sheet” tips. These are items that not part of the regular lesson plan, but are sure to help take your chord melody playing to an even higher level. Of the Chord Melody arrangements, this is my personal favorite, but after finishing the DVD, I purchased ALL the other Chord Melody DVDs as I was so inspired to learn more.

Vol. 1 12 Bar Blues

The first and best seller in the Big City Blues DVD series. Conti walks you through a complete solo over the standard 12 bar blues progression.

$14.95

Vol. 1 Girl From Ipanema

$14.95

Vol. 1 Green Dolphin Street

Almost guaranteed to be heard at every jam session or jazz gig – Don’t be like a deer in the headlights when it’s your turn to solo.

$14.95

Vol. 2 Corcovado (Quiet Nights)

Another Jobim favorite, Corcovado, or Quiets Nights of Quiet Stars in English was composed in 1960

$14.95

Vol. 2 Georgia On My Mind

Georgia On My Mind will forever be a must know blues tune for any jazz guitarist. Conti pulls out all the stops as he blows through the changes to this timeless classic.

$14.95

Vol. 2 Rhythm Changes

Conti tackles Rhythm Changes; this one’s a burner!

$14.95

Vol. 3 Blues For Alice (Birds)

  Blues For Alice, a Charlie Parker original and jazz standard from 1951

$14.95

Vol. 3 Bluesette

It’s Bluesette, a must know tune for any jazz guitarist. What more needs to be said?

$14.95

Vol. 3 One Note Samba

Conti keeps them coming with another well known Jobim composition

$14.95

Vol. 4 All Blues (Miles Davis)

All Blues, a composition by Miles Davis; you’ll hear it at nearly every jam session.  Be ready for the next one when it’s your turn to solo.

$14.95

Vol. 4 Satin Doll

Your right of passage into the world of advanced jazz guitar. If you’ve been through Ticket To Improv, Vol. 1, then we suggest Satin Doll as a good entry point into the advanced solo series.

$14.95

Vol. 4 Wave

Probably the second most popular Jobim tune next to the Girl From Ipanema, enjoy this beautiful solo over the chord progression to Wave.

$14.95

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