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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.

Conti Takes MP3.com By Storm!

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Robert Conti Takes Mp3.Com By Storm !

Email: [email protected]
Website: http://robertconti.toptempo.com
Music: http://artists.mp3s.com/artist_song/1057/1057208.html

Jazz Guitarist Robert Conti has reached the #1 Position Overall on the MP3.com website in only 1 Month after VisionMusic.com (the top Jazz Instruction Guitar Website on the Internet) and David Blumberg (the #1 Ranked Artist Roster Promoter on MP3.com for 8 Months) started him on the site. “It was a combination of being featured on MP3.com, David’s www.toptempo.com affiliate site front page, visionmusic.com, and a lot of really hard work that did it” Conti said.

His song “Death by Chops, Dis’ll Do It!”, The Guitarist’s Tour de Force From Robert Conti’s “Comin’ On Strong!” CD, Rocketed past all the Rap & Rock to NUMBER #1 on the WORLDWIDE TOP FORTY CHART at MP3.com! ! The Artist Snoop Dog was featured at the same time as Conti, and is currently #3 Overall on the MP3.com site.

As if that were not enough to celebrate, the Six additional songs below are rapidly moving up in other Top Forty MP3 Charts including the very popular Smooth Jazz Charts! ! ! The following four previously unreleased tracks have now been added to Robert Conti’s MP3.com page. Be sure to hear these phenomenal tracks: “The Forgotten Son” “The Vendetta!” “The Polyester Pirates” “The Hit Man!”

“A special thanks goes out to my brilliant MP3.com Artist Promoter David Blumberg who this never would have happened without him working hard in my behalf. His affiliate site feature made my stats go through the roof when he put me on the front page of www.toptempo.com

Conti’s Press Reviews include “Conti is a superior guitarist. A refreshing musical purity” (Billboard Magazine). “…a world-class guitarist…it’s as if he’s his own trio” (L.A. Times). “Conti, who possesses enough technique for two men, was dazzling” (Zan Stewart, L.A. Times Top Ten Jazz Concerts, 1992). “Conti shows plenty of heart as well as technique…go see him” (L.A. Times). “Robert Conti has impressive technique which produces fluent, effective improvisations using the whole range of his instrument. Conti is in complete control” (Ray Spencer, International Jazz Journal/London). “Brilliant, stunning!” (Dudley Moore, actor/musician). “Robert Conti is well on his way to become a legend in his own lifetime…a consummate master” (Albert Marx, Discovery Records). “Robert Conti’s technical facility is awesome” (Pete Mandrell, Downbeat Magazine). “Musicians of Conti’s caliber are a precious commodity. The chance to see such talent in an intimate setting is almost as rare as the number of people who possess that talent in the first place” (Dan McDonald, Florida Times Union). “An aggressive player designed to make his mark” (Bob Comden, L.A. Jazz Scene). “A fluid guitarist with a lush approach to melody” (High Fidelity Magazine). “Conti is one of the great musicians of our time” (Gerald Wilson, Musician Extraordinaire). “A guitarist TOUR-DE-FORCE, unerring technical command…we simply haven’t heard guitar playing this good in years. Make no mistake, Conti is a monster musician who’s got it all covered, a rediscovered genius” (Pete Welding, Guitar World Magazine). “Conti is an extroverted and powerful improviser” (Scott Yanow, The Jazz Link/San Diego). “A player of great virtuosity…and an imaginative composer as well” (David Franklin, The Jazz Times). “Ingenious harmonic conception” (Harvey Siders, L.A. Music Critic). “Robert Conti makes his mark by being dazzlingly clean-lined and lyrical” (Bob Young, Jazziz Magazine). “Robert Conti is a consummate musician who moves with ease from beautiful solo readings to straight-ahead jazz” (Jay Roebuck, Jazz Columnist/O.C. Register). “Conti is a musician of the highest order, possessing uncommon ability and talent, a singularly gifted man who sets the standard by which others are judged” (Otto Gust, President and Executive Producer/Time Is Records). “…effortless sounding” (Guitar Player Magazine). “Conti could be the greatest guitarist alive” (Duncan Blaine, MNH/CD Review). “Throughout, his quartet is superb. Conti’s touch is fantastic!” (Ralph Berton, The Music Box Magazine). “Warm assured playing…refreshingly innovative…luxurious chordal voicings” (Paul Hodgins, The Register). “This is more than a lounge act, it is a cultural experience” (Fifi Chao, Premier Dining Columnist/O.C. Business Journal.

The David Blumberg MP3.com Artist Roster has been the #1 Artist Management Group ( NMA) on MP3.com daily since May 10th, and is now also ranked #3 overall as well (a subdivision of his main roster). David’s Artists made over $85,000 in “Pay for Play” in the month of October alone, and his Artist Roster received over 2.4 Million listens/downloads that month. Blumberg’s Artist Roster now has the #1, and #2 Overall Mp3.com position with Conti.

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