Visit Jim's new mega jazz guitar web site -- www.jazzguitarhardball.com
"Be inspired to perform, practice, and restore!"
"IslandFunhouse is a full-time ebay and New England community leader in vintage guitars and parts. Customer service is a top priority...phone 401.419.0621".
Building Legacies in the Jazz Education and Vintage Guitar Worlds...Our Goals are to Positively Influence Both Jazz Education and Vintage Trading!
IslandFunhouse is a consignment specialist for both local and name artists.
Jazz Players take note! IslandFunhouse is home to the new reissue Evans AE-100 Gold Amplifier! Go to our website to read more...it is incredible!
THE SHOP -- IslandFunhouse is owned and operated by Jim Bastian, a college-level jazz guitar instructor, performer, and vintage guitar enthusiast. IslandFunhouse Vintage Guitars + Parts has been involved with both jazz education and the vintage guitar/parts market and now celebrates ten years of e-commerce! ...."We specialize in the Gibson archtop parts, Barney Kessel model, PAF's, tuners, cases, and music education books. We value and encourage self-employed entrepreneurship and are a modern-day example of the 'mom and pop' e-store! Along with trading in vintage parts, we actively pursue performing, writing, publishing, teaching, and recording. Playing music, selling parts, doing restoration work in our shop...this is what we do full-time! Vintage case restoration a specialty! Be sure to make us one of your 'favorite sellers'. "
THE BOOKS -- Jim has 10 years of college-level teaching experience, and is the author of ten published jazz studies texts, for guitar and trumpet. Among these is the internationally best-selling 3-volume set "How to Play Chordal Bebop Lines, for Guitar". A project that was funded by a college grant, this work is a ground-breaking method for developing chordal style improvisation, in the style of Wes Montgomery. "Book II Advanced Chordal Bebop Lines" and "Book III Chorded Solos Workbook" are now available...for the serious practioner of this style. The texts are available on ebay and by several major jazz education distributors
NEW AND VINTAGE PARTS -- The Sultans of Pickgaurd Accessories - we offer the most complete line of custom high-end pickguard accessories on ebay....for all of the archtop models. Many Gibson Custom Shop parts are available here, including archtop guards and brackets. Guards are available in solid ebony with binding and several types of tortoise (and confetti) with binding.....we offer the highest quality guards available on the planet! We can also have a guard custom-made to your specs: Our luthier has many standard patterns but a pickguard can be made to order based on your tracing. The finest D'Angelico reproductions are available. We offer a complete line of genuine Gibson pickguard brackets...all sizes and finishes...some NOS and some vintage. Vintage parts on sale all the time.
THE LESSONS -- available on site in Smithfield, RI. Call 401 419 0621 or email super400@hotmail.com.
"As a career musician, I have spent the last 35 years studying, performing, and teaching jazz guitar. In lessons, I am especially interested in working with motivated adult students who are pro and semi-pro. I have worked with many pro 'rockers' who wanted to incorporate the techniques and harmonies of jazz in their playing. Many of my serious jazz students have gone on to full-time playing and teaching careers. Over my career I have studied with top jazz educators...including Tom Carroll (OSU), Joe Negri (University of Pittsburgh), and Barry Green (University of North Florida).....in so doing I have amassed a large portfolio of lesson materials that offer my students a wealth of resources. Additionally, my 10 published jazz books provide even more valueable study of the masters. Call for details on lessons, tailored to your needs. Most of my students have commented that lessons really got them out of a slump and helped them move themselves to the next level".
THE MAGAZINE COLUMN: Click on the links below to read Jim's published magazine column JAZZ GUITAR HARDBALL....topics on practicing, developing as a player, jazz programs, collecting, vintage concerns, artist profiles, the evolution of jazz guitar education...much more!
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Jim performing at the Carolina Ale House (with '63 Barney Kessel Regular)
Click below for links to Jim's magazine columns.....
June 2009 - Forward Steps in Melodic Soloing http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Jun/Forward_Steps_in_Melodic_Soloing.aspx
May 2009 New Ideas on Practicing http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/May/New_Ideas_on_Practicing.aspx
April 09 T-Bone Walker part 2 http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Apr/Strollin_with_T_Bone_Walker_Part_2.aspx
March 09 T-Bone Walker part 1 - http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Mar/Strollin_With_T_Bone_Walker_Part_1.aspx
February 09 The Elvis Effect and Jazz Education - http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Feb/The_Elvis_Effect_and_How_We_Learn_Jazz.aspx
Dec 08 column: Wes Montgomery's solo on "SNOWFALL" http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Dec/A_Holiday_Theme_from_Wes_Montgomery.aspx
Nov 08 column: Wes Montgomery Octaves https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Nov/Wes_Montgomery_Octaves.aspx
Oct 08 column -- Exploring the Bebop style of Charlie Parker https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Oct/Exploring_Bebop.aspx
Oct 08 article -- Jim conducts an interview with Luthier Mark Campellone https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Oct/To_Make_the_Wood_Sing.aspx
Sept 08 Column -- John Coltrane's COUNTDOWN https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Sep/Jazz_Exercise_Countdown.aspx
Sept 08 Article -- Review of new import Stromberg Montreux Archtop: https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Sep/Stromberg_Montreux_Jazz_Guitar_Single_Cutaway_Review.aspx
August 08 column -- Down Home with Cal Collins https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Aug/Down_Home_with_Cal_Collins.aspx
July 2008 column -- Pentatonics Gone Wild.... https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Jul/Pentatonics_Gone_Wild.aspx
June 2008 column -- Ramblings about Originality .... https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Jun/Some_Ramblings_on_Vintage_Originality.aspx
May 2008 Article -- Review of "new" D'Angelico - http://digital.premierguitar.com/premierguitar/200806/?folio=134
May 2008 column -- "Rare Bird Jazz Amps" https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/May/Two_Rare_Birds_Jazz_Guitarists_Will_Love.aspx
April 2008 column on Tal Farlow: https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Apr/Tal_Farlow_Reluctant_Jazz_Great_and_His_Gibson_Model.aspx
March 2008 - Johnny Smith and the Gibson JS model: https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Mar/Johnny_Smith_Extraordinary_Man_Extraordinary_Guitar.aspx
Jan and Feb 2008 George Benson articles (parts 1 and 2): https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Jan/Being_George_Benson_Pt_1.aspx
https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Feb/Being_George_Benson_Pt_2.aspx
December + November 2007 issues on Perfect Pitch, Part One and Part Two: https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2007/Dec/Its_All_Relative_Pt_II.aspx
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