Dan Patlansky Guitar Weekend Summary

AH Dan Pat

Just after his tour with the great JOE SATRIANI local legend DAN PATLANSKY ran one of his Guitar Weekends – a weekend long workshop where Patlanksy would share some of his knowledge with eager guitarists.

He hosted two Guitar Weekends in November this year in the Western Cape and Free State. Each weekend had space for 30 guitarists to spend three days with Dan and his band in a series of workshops and one-on-one lessons designed to improve guitar techniques for beginners, intermediate and experienced players alike.

The workshops covered:
• Improvising
• Licks and Riffs
• Chords & Harmony
• Tone and Gear

A semi-private lesson is included where the student covers what he or she wants to cover. There are also many hours of jamming with other people that have the same passion for guitar playing.

Jaco, the manager of the Paul Bothner Music store in Stellenbosch went through on the Saturday and set up an expo stand where the guys could test of the latest gear in the industry. Paul Bothner Music sponsored a Boss ME-80 as a lucky draw prize; A huge congrats to John Astbury who the pedal


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