Recently I’ve been watching the myriad of Paul Gilbert guitar lessons available on YouTube. I’m not a huge fan of his music (Mr. Big’s Lean Into It was the only album I owned) but watching these I am developing more … Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but my ultimate goal as a guitarist can be summed up in one sentence: to be able to play anything I hear in my head. Now, in order for that to happen, these elements need … Continue reading
In my last post I talked about how I was going about deciding which delay pedal to buy. After securing some money, I went ahead and bought a Damage Control Timeline — found one decently priced on eBay — … Continue reading
I’ve been saving money to buy much needed gear for my rig, and while I have many of the pieces picked out, there are many others where I am still open as to what I’m going to get. The researching … Continue reading
A friend just asked me for a suggestion about what to look for in a cheap acoustic guitar under $300 — a starter guitar for a beginner. My first thought was “boy, it’s tough to get anything decent at that … Continue reading
Last weekend I accompanied my wife on an acoustic guitar while she thumbed through a few children’s songbook, singing to my tired-and-needed-to-wind-down children. And this little family event reminded me of the importance of doing the simple things well. Finding … Continue reading
I was reading an interview of Joan Vilà, a famed soccer educator from Spain, one who had a hand in training many players at FC Barcelona, one of the best club teams in the world. He had observed some Japanese … Continue reading
Well, thank you for asking. :-) What follows is my own theory about why single-coil pickups have a greater dynamics range and thus forces you to develop better control over your dynamics. I’m not an expert on electric engineering — … Continue reading
I recently checked out a bunch of guitar instruction books from the library. This book, by Renard D. Hoover, was one of them. I’m not a jazz guitarist, but this book is really for any and all guitarist devoted to … Continue reading
One of many things that stuck out of Drive by Daniel Pink (a great book about business and motivation) was the bit about One Sentence. In 1962, Clare Boothe Luce, one of the first women to serve in the U.S. … Continue reading