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Vol. 1 Signature Chord Melody Arrangements
Dr Kenneth Louis - Tampa, FL
He gets you playing

I have all of his stuff and have met him and Mike, part of his sales organization. I have almost every jazz method - my wife can attest to that. He lived in Jacksonville FL for awhile. I particularly like his chord melody material. Controversial using an extremely thin pick (Dunlop .38 mm). Almost a Suzuki approach - he gets you playing complete songs first, then adds back in the theory

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Entrada Archtop Guitar
James P Burke III
Plays so smoothly…Outstanding Customer Service

My Conti Entrada plays so smoothly and is so BEAUTIFUL too. Thank you for providing outstanding customer service. Including the personalized video of Robert Conti playing my actual guitar was so SPECIAL. No other guitar company has ever provided this HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED customer service. This was one of the best online guitar purchases that I’ve ever made. Thanks Mike for answering all of my questions and assisting with my patience during the building and processing period. I am now a PROUD owner of a CONTI GUITAR!!
James P. Burke III
Accokeek, Maryland, USA

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Entrada Archtop Guitar
Protean Polymath
A much-needed dream come true...

2024 - 2 Entrada Archtop Guitars

Wonderful guitars. I call them my “fraternal twins”. Both of my Robert Conti designed guitars play magnificently, and carry the sound of a full size electrified arch top with the amazing dual Kent Armstrong pickups, Fantastic workmanship. They are both stunning beauties. One cannot go wrong with purchasing such a guitar that is in the superlative. The best design of a guitar that has ever existed, a much-needed dream come true for the working, professional guitarist, or hobbyist. A special thank-you goes out to Robert Conti, for the videos showing these guitars in action, as well as Mike, and Steve for all their help and correspondence regarding my purchases of these very fine guitars. Plus, all the course materials that I have purchased over the years are available on the site to all who want to improve their improvisational skills.

2009 - Equity Model

Case closed, this is the guitar of the future. The appointments far exceed all my expectations and make all of my studies pertaining to jazz guitar a monumental pleasure. Many bell-like tones, bone nut, perfect neck, solid woods. All my other guitars are now on probation. Once you get your hands on a "Conti/Equity" guitar, there is no turning back.

-Protean Polymath, Kingston, NY USA

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Entrada Archtop Guitar
Scott Tarulli
Berklee Professor Reviews Lefty Entrada

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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.

Robert Conti’s Guitar Wizardy Has To Be Heard To Be Believed

Article by Dan MacDonald
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By Dan MacDonald

Superman may be faster than jazz guitarist Robert Conti, but he sure doesn’t sound as good.

Conti and his band entertained a gathering of less than 100 people Friday evening at All That Jazz.  The Ponte Vedra guitarist chose the local night spot to debut his new band of young men, all in their late 20s, before taking them on tour this fall.

Conti’s guitar technique is something that has to be heard.  To describe it would leave people thinking, “No one is that good.”

He is.

Rock guitarists are noted for the wicked speed at which they scream out solos.  For the most part, those guys crook their hand deep into the bottom of the guitar neck and do variations of a few basic patterns.  Conti is all over the instrument.  This provides new and different music with each stroke.

He could finish a beautiful portion of music, going from the top to the bottom of the guitar neck, before you could fill a shot glass with water.

From the first ripping run at the start of the show opener, Lover Man, until he bid his guests goodnight, Conti served a tasty brand of standards with a new sound.  Shadow Of Your Smile, which he performed twice during the evening, was especially effective.

When you’re fast, the upbeat quick paced songs are a natural.  It is when that style is coupled with a contrasting tempo that the true artistry is revealed.  While the ballad had a soft touch, this was not simply a chance for Conti to catch his breath.  Each guitar interlude was a full portion of music.

The two hour long sets on Friday (he performed Saturday as well) combined Conti’s love for the old jazz standards with his band’s enthusiasm for the jazz sound of today.

It’s an interesting concept, one that might work but that needs developing.

Conti’s band, which includes  drummer Jeff Tippins, Steve Saracson on keyboards and bass player Troy Millard, is a tight group that stayed with Conti at every rapid turn.  But the solos at times left something to be desired.

The synthesized keyboards were too loud and the sounds too hi tech.  Synthesized horns meant to be in the background, forced their way to the forefront.  Had they been any more bullish, they may have overturned some tables in the front row.

While the band didn’t get much of a chance to stretch during the first set, Conti gave them plenty of room during the second portion of the show.

All the players got a chance to show their stuff during Green Dolphin Street and Millard was featured in the medley of Four Brothers and Donna Lee.

Millard, who studied under Conti at one time, played a rather melodic bass during the medley.  His solos were interesting in that he’d make a pass, stop, make another run, stop again and go for the finale.  Each solo segment built up on the one that preceded it.

Jacksonville is a rock ‘n’ roll town.  Those who would like to see jazz get a stronger foothold should have taken a rocker to see Conti last weekend.  The sight of a guitar would have put the uninitiated person at ease and Conti’s ability would have made a jazz fan out of him after the first song.

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