I Took a Guitar Virtuoso to My Local Guitar Shop

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Ben Travers is the man
1:34 - The attitude of guitar playing transcends genre
2:58 - Ben's rock roots and Satriani abduction plan
4:50 - Harem Scarem was Ben's conduit to gypsy jazz
6:49 - The incredibly nuanced technique of gypsy jazz picking
9:25 - A trip to Carter's Vintage to try a real gypsy jazz guitar
10:52 - The string noise and resonance makes the sound
11:30 - The culture of gyspy jazz
12:34 - Ben's attraction to the minor sound
14:50 - Ben Travers new song featuring Paul Gilbert
16:45 - Our best Troy Grady cracking the code segment
17:38 - Ben's Opeth inspirations
18:36 - Brave New World is a band that must be heard
19:12 - The Minor 6th is the Django Reinhardt Sound
20:38 - Ben's plans to take over the guitar world
23:30 - How to make a 6-string guitar sound like a 12-string