New in Martin's Coffee Breaks: Guitar Setup
Tue, 07/30/2013 - 12:25pm
Greetings, we got a new video up in Martin's Coffee Breaks section: it's an in-depth look at guitar setup. They get into adjusting the truss rod and action on your guitar without damaging it, as well as other useful tips on guitar setup.
This was filmed in at luthier Jim Cunninham's workshop in Annapolis, Maryland who has worked on Martin's guitars in the past. Click on the image to jump right in!
Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons with Martin Taylor: Harmonics
Tue, 07/09/2013 - 2:45pm
In this sample video from Martin Taylor's online guitar lessons we'll get into a topic that Martin also mentions in his guitar lesson about tuning: harmonics. Martin talks in-depth here about playing harmonics and also covers sound waves, arpeggios, and how to combine natural and false harmonics.
Harmonics come from basic physics by modifying sound waves. Plucking a guitar string naturally oscillates at not one, but several frequencies (which are known as partials). Since the guitar string is long and thin, many of the partials are multiples of the frequencies which are called harmonics. These sounds made by long, thin oscillators are considered musically pleasing and are also fun to play. So let’s get started!
Talking with The Colonel & The Governor
Thu, 06/06/2013 - 11:23am
Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor have released a new video of them talking about their new album The Colonel & The Governor. Tommy breaks down the title and explains that he's "the Colonel" due to his status as a Kentucky colonel, and that he's always called Martin "the Governor" as it's a British term of endearment and also because Martin is simply "the best".
They talk about some of the songs on the album and there's footage of them playing as well. Martin talks about the process of taking existing tunes and transforming them into your own. "It's funny how you can just change a tempo, reharmonize slightly and it just goes into another direction", says Martin. They also talk about Martin's technique of using a piece of cardboard through the strings of his guitar as a way to mimic the sound of a steel drum on a Caribbean influenced song they do.
Martin Taylor on the Cover of Chitarra Acustica
Fri, 05/31/2013 - 1:25pm
Very proud to announce that Martin Taylor was on the cover of the new Chitarra Acustica magazine last month! There's a nice write up and interview they did with Martin, the only thing is that it's in Italian so you may need a translator if you aren't fluent. We've uploaded the article as a PDF which you can check out here or just click on the picture to read the full story!
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