George Van Eps

George Van Eps was one of the pioneers of unaccompanied solo seven string jazz guitar.  However, he first cut his teeth as a rhythm guitarist in swing era bands. His mastery of swing era rhythm guitar and deep understanding of chord scale fingerings is well documented in this instruction book: The George Van Eps Method for Guitar


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