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The Fretboard Summit 2016

Welcome to the preliminary Fretboard Summit schedule for 2016!

Sessions are subject to schedule changes and additions but we think we’re about 90% complete. As of October 5, 2016, we still have some rooms and tickets available if you want to sign up. Just go to fretboardsummit.com. But act fast...

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12:00pm PDT

Opening Notes Main Stage (Aragon I)Jason Verlinde

12:30pm PDT

To India and Back with David Murray (Dehradun Guitar Company) Lecture Hall (Aragon IIIA)David Murray Arranging for a Duet with Joe K. Walsh and Grant Gordy Peghead Nation Room (Aragon III C)Peghead Nation • Grant Gordy / Joe K Walsh Hi-Fi Guitar: Engineering for Sound with Rick Turner Main Stage (Aragon I)Rick Turner

1:30pm PDT

John Dopyera and his Resophonic Wonders: The Original National and Dobro Guitars with Robb Lawrence Lecture Hall (Aragon IIIA)Robb Lawrence Forty Years of Guitar Making with Richard Hoover Vintage Vault (Aragon IIIB)Richard Hoover Fingerstyle Jazz with Mark Goldenberg Peghead Nation Room (Aragon III C)Peghead Nation • Mark Goldenberg

2:00pm PDT

Journey Through the "The Les Paul Legacy" with Author Robb Lawrence Lecture Hall (Aragon IIIA)Robb Lawrence

2:30pm PDT

A String Thing with Gabriel Tenorio (Gabriel Tenorio String Co.) Lecture Hall (Aragon IIIA)Gabriel Tenorio Myth Busting with TJ Thompson Main Stage (Aragon I)TJ Thompson The Building Blocks of Amplified Tone with Giovanni Loria (Black Volt Amplification) Vintage Vault (Aragon IIIB)Giovanni Loria Bluegrass Guitar Soloing 101 with Scott Nygaard Peghead Nation Room (Aragon III C)Peghead Nation • Scott Nygaard

3:30pm PDT

Guitar Voicing 101 with Dana Bourgeois Lecture Hall (Aragon IIIA)Dana Bourgeois The Early Days of Taylor with Tim Luranc Main Stage (Aragon I)Tim Luranc The Summit OM Guitar Unveil with T. Drew Heinonen Vintage Vault (Aragon IIIB) Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar with Tony McManus Peghead Nation Room (Aragon III C)Peghead Nation • Tony McManus

4:15pm PDT

Dinner Break TBA

5:30pm PDT

The Ballad of the Dreadnought Main Stage (Aragon I)Martin Guitars

6:30pm PDT

Courtney Hartman Main Stage (Aragon I)Courtney Hartman

7:30pm PDT

Grant Gordy & Joe K. Walsh Main Stage (Aragon I)Grant Gordy / Joe K Walsh

8:30pm PDT

Eric Skye Main Stage (Aragon I)Eric Skye

9:30pm PDT

Laurence Juber Main Stage (Aragon I)Laurence Juber

10:30pm PDT

Fretboard Summit Happy Hour Hosted by American Music Furniture Bernardo BallroomAmerican Music Furniture