Jazz/Fusion/Blues/Multi-Style drummer Charles David Stuart has been playing professionally and teaching for over 25 years. He was born in Detroit and began playing drums and percussion in the early 1970’s. He was performing by the mid to late 1970’s and started teaching privately in the early 1980’s. Adept in a multitude of styles and genres, his musical interests have always been multi-faceted. Charles has performed with many internationally known artists and shows. As a youth, he was a mega award winning drummer-percussionist in orchestral and jazz settings. 1985-1986 he attended WMU on a jazz scholarship and moved to NYC to perform and study privately between 1986 and 1987. Since the late 1980’s, Charles has been consistently involved in the eclectic music scene of his hometown Detroit, also nationally and internationally.
“Les Paul has been synonymous with Gibson for more than half a century thanks to the iconic guitar that bears his name, and the upgraded 2008 version could be one of the best ever.
Purists will be pleased to see the return of a fifties-style enlarged neck tenon, but other upgrades are less backward-looking. The neck itself has a brand new asymmetrical profile – thinner on the treble side – with the final hand-sanding process ensuring that no two models will be exactly the same.
Across the board, the hardware is impressively robust and road-worthy; a Neutrik locking jack socket, TonePros locking bridge and tailpiece, Dunlop straplocks and 18:1 gear ratio locking Grover tuners all come as standard.
Newly-designed controls include custom pots made by electronic gurus Bourns, while the Plek system ensures an optimum set-up. Available finishes include a range of bursts alonside Ebony and Goldtop options.”
-Article by http://www.musicradar.com-
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“The latest Ibanez ‘must-have’ was small in size but hard to miss at the Ibanez NAMM booth in Anaheim. The multicolor die-cast zinc case of the new Steve Vai signature distortion pedal makes sure it will stand out on even the most crowded pedal board. “However, some players may need less pedals in their rigs if they have a JEMINI,” said Lucian Tu of Ibanez. “The JEMINI is beyond versatile, with both TS9 Tubescreamer overdrive as well as the classic distortion tones long associated with Steve Vai. So you can achieve anything from just a subtle bit of overdrive boost to completely full-blown, all-out distorted tones.
Both the distortion section and TS9 overdrive are all carefully Steve Vai-tweaked and modified, the result of information gleaned from extensive touring with proto-types and constant consultation between Steve and our designers during that time.”
The JEMINI’s unique multicolor casing features on-off LED lights that surround the control knobs for exceptional visibility as well as a Vai symbol on the footpedals. The list price is $285.70
For more information, visit their web site at www.ibanez.com.”
Article from http://harmony-central.com
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Slipknot Edition: Paiste teams up with the world-renowned drummer extraordinaire Joey Jordison of the mega metal band Slipknot to create Black Alpha Cymbals • initially, Paiste launches the “Slipknot Edition”, which consists of Joey’s personal selection of Alpha models – creating a Black Alpha Set that features the core look and sound of Joey’s 2008/2009 touring set.
Synonymous with dependability, Alpha cymbals are well known for first-class sound and fair prices since 1992 • 2006, Read more »
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Dispelling the mystery and simplifying the complexity of Southern India’s classic Carnatic rhythmic system, Indian Rhythms for Drumset is the first book of its kind to apply authentic Indian rhythms to the modern drumset. Read more »
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The Gretsch White Penguin is considered by many to be the Holy Grail of classic electric guitars. Featuring all the glitter and gold of the Falcon, and the sleek styling of the Jet.
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This is your chance… Learn with Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, Derico Watson, Jamey Haddad, and more.
What would it be like to hang out with some of the best drummers in the world for a weekend? To attend small clinics, intimate master classes, incredible concerts at night featuring world-class drummers…and…to have the chance to sit in with a world-class band?
Attend drumFantasy.08: Saturday, August 23, through Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency indowntown Cleveland, Ohio.
