Thanks for an awesome 2014! We’ve hit quite a few milestones in the past year that we’re proud of:
- Gained 15,000 subscribers to our YouTube channel…
- …and 1.2 million views and counting!
- Grown our mailing list by over 250%
- Released a bunch of great material, from launching Cracking the Code Season 2 to introducing the Masters in Mechanics seminars
To show our appreciation for the views, likes, purchases, downloads, and support for all we do, we’ve got a couple cool Happy New Year freebies for you!
D’Addario “Learn Fearlessly!” Video and Tablature
Since sharing our contribution to D’Addario’s “Play Fearlessly” project last month, we’ve had many requests for tabs.
So, we’ve made this a free download for all our mailing list subscribers!
If you’re on the list, we’ve already sent you the download link; if not, sign up now and we’ll send it your way! You can also watch the new version of this video, with slow-motion and chord overlays, here on YouTube.
A Gift From Derryl Gabel
We’re happy to share an incredible, mind-bending transcription of killer playing from Derryl Gabel: the amazing legato wizardry of his song “Tell Me”. One of the big challenges in sourcing transcription is whether or not it’s even accurate.
In Derry’s case, you have an absolutely A-list player who is also an A-list teacher, so you know that the documentation is actually correct. If Troy could clone himself, we’d have that version of him spend the next month on the killer legato tapping sequences in this solo. Barring any unforeseen advances in genetics, we’re content to have him work on episodes and lectures instead!
Derryl has generously made a download of the transcription + MP3s for “Tell Me” available to Cracking the Code viewers. It’s free for a limited time only, so snag it now — and if you dig this, go ahead and check out more of Derryl’s exceptional instructional work while you’re at it.
Episode 3 Eric Johnson “EJ Pack”
Just as we did for Episode 2, “Inside the Volcano”, we’re releasing the special download pack for Episode 3 in advance of the episode itself.
This exhaustive collection of 34 musical examples and 25 pages of performance notes is our most extensive download pack to date.
Check out our trailer of 13 timeless EJ trademarks, culled from the complete pack.
Set Your Pickslanting Straight
We’ve received so many questions about technical topics in the Antigravity seminar that we’ve decided to open up a limited number of slots for targeted, one-hour help sessions via Skype.
Since these are one-on-one, scheduling is on an ad-hoc basis. After signing up, let us know what your schedule looks like, and we’ll find a time that works.
A Note on Episode Production
The Kickstarter and the holidays definitely made a dent in our production schedule, and we know it takes us longer to get the episodes out than you would like. Had the Kickstarter met its goal, it would have given us an additional stream of revenue to commit to producing the show. We mention this only as a way of saying that our priority is to you, the viewers — and doing whatever we need to do to make the things you want to watch!
We’re always trying to exceed expectations in the quality of the work we deliver, and with a small team this means sometimes spending more time than we’d ideally like. We’re hard at work on Episode 3, and it should be out shortly.
Thanks for watching Cracking the Code!
— The Cracking the Code Team