SPONSORS – Visual Sound Effect Pedals
Once again, I woke up (REALLY late) this noon and found another AMAZING Christmas present!
My sponsored Visual Sound Effect Pedals for myself (and Greek Guitar Power) had arrived in a nice hefty box ! 
I did not even have to carry it – my brother dropped it off at my studio…
Everything I wanted to use and try out was included -8 packages all together
Many sincere thanks to Visual Sound for trusting me with their equipment !
Stay tuned for photos from the unboxing – Christmas is EARLY this year!!!
INSTRUCTION – Listing of Contemporary Guitar Techniques
I am asked VERY often about the technical requirements for playing contemporary Electric rock/Fusion guitar – so i made a little list for you!
· Alternate Picking
· Crosspicking
· Chordal Picking
· Legato
· Sweeping
· Tapping
· Pick & Fingers
· Wide Stretches
· String Skipping
· Left-hand Tapping
· 8-Finger Tapping
AUDIO TRACK – “The Promised Land” from CD “Orbital Attempt” (2009)
Let’s get thing rolling , as far as my new Instrumental CD is concerned!
Here’s an audio track for your listening & downloading Pleasure!
SPONSORS – Brand NEW Schecter electric guitar (for students) !
I must admit, that these last few days have been VERY interesting,
at least as far as various Sponsoring and collaborations with major music-related companies!
Just received a BRAND new, smashing SCHECTER guitar – to be used by my students during our guitar lessons!
I am VERY excited about it – not to mention how excited my students are!
Pics are forthcoming!
Ioannis Anastassakis – FAQ Part 1…
Ioannis, I am confused! WHERE are YOU located currently?
“I am in Greece – specifically in Athens. That’s where I live and teach. Although I enjoy travelling and performing around Europe, I DO have a stable “base of operations”!
Ioannis, I was wondering if you could give me some GUITAR LESSONS….
“Probably – at the very least, we can definitely meet, chat and do some guitar playing together. I’ll assess your playing level & discuss your music goals and we’ll either work together or I will refer you to one of my MORE ADVANCED students that teach using my method”
Hi! I am a big fan of your music and I was wondering if you could give me some advice on how to get REALLY good on guitar…
“Yes! GET A COMPETENT GUITAR TEACHER! That’s the best advice anyone can give you at any level of playing. Make sure you note that I said COMPETENT – that means STAY AWAY from imaginary-rock-star has-beens and the like and get someone that enjoys teaching and communicating his/her knowledge to you! Also, make sure he is proficient in the style you want to learn. Don’t buy the crap that “you need to learn classical guitar firstto learn electric” or that “you need to get good in Jazz if you want to become a better rock player”
Ioannis, I have an AMAZING CD recording and I am looking for a record company! I see that you are heavily involved in Wild Rose Angel Productions! Can you help release my CD with this record company?
“Probably not… This is something that I do ONLY for my advanced guitar students. These are ALL young guys that I have been working with for at least 2-6 years and I have invested a lot of time in their musical development (plus we are good friends)!
Please , do not take it personally, it has NOTHING to do with your playing level or technique – this is a “service” that is only available to my advanced students”
Ioannis, I am looking for a manager and I see that you are professionally managing some guitar players! Can you manage me?
“Again, probably not… This is something that I do ONLY for my advanced guitar students. !
Please , do not take it personally, it has NOTHING to do with your playing level or technique – this is a “service” that is only available to my advanced students “
Ioannis, I am a professional player looking for some sponsorings and I see that you have managed to abtain an AMAZING number of sponsorings for an instrumental guitarist! Can you help me get some sponsorings for myself and/or my band?
“Once again, this is something that I do ONLY for my advanced guitar students.
Please, do not take it personally, it has NOTHING to do with your playing level or technique – this is a “service” that is only available to my advanced students.
However, if you send me your demo I can make some suggestions on which companies to approach for sponsoring, depending on your style of music “
Ioannis, YOU SUCK! I am 10,000 times guitarist better than you!
“Well, good for you – the world needs as many great guitarists as possible! Good luck with your career!”
SPONSORS – EMG Pickups!
Woke up (late) this morning and found an AMAZING early-Christmas present!
My sponsored EMG pickups for myself (and Greek Guitar Power) had arrived in a nice hefty box !
Everything was included – 81s, 85s, 707s and more !
These are amazing pickups and I honestly cannot wait to install them on my guitars!
Many thanks to EMG for trusting me with their equipment !
Here are some photos from the unboxing – Christmas is EARLY this year!!!!
SPONSORS – Jim Dunlop
I am very happy to get my (and Greek Guitar Power) Wah Pedals sponsoring from Jim Dunlop!
These are amazing pedals, and I could not wait to get my hands on them!!
The specific wah pedals I got are the Zakk Wylde Wah and the
Dime Cry Baby from Hell!
Pictures from the unboxing coming soon!
Many thanks to Jim Dunlop for trusting us with their equipment and
to Anastassis Kagmakis for his help!
GGP – Posters for the first GGP Festivals of 2009
Just ordered the first posters for the January 2009 GGP festivals. They should be here in a couple of days!
Stathis has done a great job in updating the design of the posters with the new members and it’s good timing that we get them now, just before Christmas season!
GGP – Custom Guitar Picks!
Had a very comprehensive and productive meeting with the rest of the GGP gang today!
It seems we decided we will be makign a nice banch of custom Greek Guitar Power guitar picks to be giving away at out festivals!
As soon as we come up wth a couple of cool designs, i’ll be posting them here for everybody to comment on!
GGP – Custom T-shirts!
Been trying to figure out the best way to produce some custom T-shirts for the GGP team and fans – we ALREADY have a few requests for them!
Theodore seems to think that having a very stylish, ambroidered t-shirt would be the best choice – I am torn between that and a regular heavy-metal style of T-shirt, featuring our handome faces and our guitars!
No definitive desicion yet!
TOP Player Choice – Chris Brooks
One of my favorite contemporary electric guitar artists is Chris Brooks -
an excellent Australian guitarist that plays a mean progressive style of electric guitar!
Check out his WWW site and tell me what you think of his playing!
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