Takamine Guitars is hitting the road in the coming weeks with a series of masterclasses across the UK and Ireland featuring fingerstyle guitar specialist, Stuart Ryan.

 

As a performer, Ryan has shared the stage with many of the world’s greatest acoustic players from Jon Gomm to Martin Taylor whilst as a composer his music has featured on Channel 4 television and the BBC in addition to many more media outlets around the world. He is known globally thanks to his regular columns in Guitar Techniques and Guitarist Presents Acoustic magazines.

 

In the exclusive masterclasses for Takamine, distributed in the UK by Korg, Ryan will guide fans through approaches to warmups and practise, getting acquainted with altered tunings and DADGAD and building and developing arrangements for solo guitar, as well as some performance pieces covering a diverse range of styles from across the globe. 

 

All those who come along will receive a gift pack including a Korg tuner, Takamine wearables and more.

 

Dates

 

Saturday November 12th            3pm     Music Bros. Ltd., Shrewsbury            

Saturday November 19th            3pm     Guitar Village, Farnham, Surrey 

Tuesday November 22nd           7:30pm     GAK, Brighton

Wednesday November 23rd       7pm    Symphony Music, Wigan

Tuesday November 29th             6:00pm          Steamboat Music, Limerick, Ireland

Wednesday November 30th        7pm    Music Maker, Dublin, Ireland

Thursday December 1st           7pm       Matchett’s Music, Belfast

Friday December 2nd           7:30pm       Acoustic Couch, Bracknell

Saturday December 3rd            3pm    Red Dog Music, Leeds

Thursday December 8th           6pm     Kenny’s Music, Aberdeen

Saturday December 10th 6pm     Sheehan’s Music, Leicester