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Why Your First Guitar Should Be a Stratocaster / Strat Style
Why Your First Guitar Should Be a Stratocaster / Strat Style
Last week, I boldly proclaimed a beginning player who definitely wants to play country needs to start on a Tele, and I totally stand by that assessment. So, how about if you (or your kid) wants to play guitar, but you really just want to PLAY? Maybe some classic rock, some new rock, some country, some 70's disco, some punk, some roots rock or rockabilly, maybe even some 1980's new wave? Folks there is really only ONE guitar to consider as a first guitar: The Fender Stratocaster or a Strat style...
Why Your First Guitar should be a Telecaster / Tele Style
Why Your First Guitar should be a Telecaster / Tele Style
G'day guitar mates! So, over the last weeks I've been helping a buddy choose a first guitar for his kid, and hey, blog idea! Right? I mean seriously, this decision can TOTALLY impact you or your kid's experience playing guitar, and ultimately determine if guitar turns into a life-long ambition or a passing fancy. So let's talk about option one, which is very popular here in the deep-south of the USA, a country music fan's first guitar. shall we? So, I know that at this point many well meaning folks who...
Ultimate Guitar Pickup Sound Samples
Ultimate Guitar Pickup Sound Samples
Howdy once again fellow tone snobs ... er, I mean lovers! Once again this week I present a vlog as opposed to a blog. I am seriously needing YOUR advice on how to make good sound/tone samples of my guitar pickup sets, so listen up! Okay, hit me here or on the YouTube video, I need your help!
Ultimate Guuitar Speaoker Demo Requests
Ultimate Guuitar Speaoker Demo Requests
Howdy guitar tone lovers! This will pretty much be a vlog ... as opposed to a blog. Sooo ,... listen up! Seriously, I'm looking for your comments either HERE or on the YouTube video, so BRING IT ON!
Totally New Totally Rightous Christian Guitar Rock in the 2000's
Totally New Totally Rightous Christian Guitar Rock in the 2000's
My Glorious Guitar Riff loving family, I hope y'all frickin LOVED last weeks blog on brand-freakin-new Guitar driven rock that most certainly does NOT suck. Let's tease that out a little further. If you are a long time reader of this blog you'll know that I often suggest to folks who either don't want to go on the road, or who CAN'T go on the road that they should consider your town's last great refuge for guitar players: church. And yeah, it DOES seem to be the ONLY alternative to bars in most towns....
New Guitar driven guitar based rock 2022 2023 2024 2025
New Guitar driven guitar based rock 2022 2023 2024 2025
Okay guitar gang, how many times in the last decade have you heard some lover of great guitar-riff based rock lament the death of guitar driven rock/pop music? Be honest, how many times have YOU personally made a statement to this end? And folks, a decade or so ago I was kind of thinking along those same lines, but THEN, I discovered the Great girl-fronted rock being made by bands like The Pretty Reckless, Hailstorm, ZZ Ward, Larkin Poe and other similar acts. Crap, THAT'S where all the good rock...
Guitar Players, Musicians, Singers, Bring Your Audience To YOU!
Guitar Players, Musicians, Singers, Bring Your Audience To YOU!
Bringing
Your Audience to You It can be very challenging for musicians or other artists to get noticed, get recognized for their talent, and, of course, get paid for all the long hours of work they’ve invested in perfecting their craft. “Starving artist” is a cliche for a very good reason. Most artists and musicians devote so much time to perfecting their skills that it’s hard to make a living that supports them completely. But there are things you can do...
Guitar Pickup Resistance means Nothing!
Guitar Pickup Resistance means Nothing!
Howdy Guitar tone gang! If ya travel in the way back machine, you will find THIS BLOG please, READ IT! I'm BIG on repeating that: On it's own, the measured resistance of a guitar pickup means nothing! And now ... drum roll ... I have video proof! Check out this video where I demonstrate how simply warming a pickup slightly by holding it in your hand makes the impedance rise! But wait! There's more, check out this one, where I show how removing the pole pieces...
Guitar pickup magnets in a nutshell all compared The definitive word
Guitar pickup magnets in a nutshell all compared The definitive word
Okay gang, consider this a 1-part review of alnico magnets as used in guitar pickups. After finishing my epic six part deep dive on AlNiCo magnets, I happened to stumble across a pickup builder who claimed THIS on their website: "Alnico 4 magnets generate a flatter “EQ” overall which can sometimes sound bland to some players, yet have been the hidden little secret for others. This magnet tends to sit between the Alnico 2 and Alnico 5 in magnetic strength and tone – rounder lows than a 5, tighter lows than a...
Why Ringo Played Drums - a story of encouragement!
Why Ringo Played Drums - a story of encouragement!
How a life-threatening illness made Ringo Starr learn drums The Oldest of the Beatles, Ringo Starr is 82 frickin years old as I pen this blog at the end of 2022. 82! Yeah. And dude is still playing major stadium concerts and killing it! Wow. Don't YOU wish you could be so lucky? When most folks are trying to remember where they put their dentures, Ringo is rockin the BIG stages like a boss! Ah, but he musta been gifted with a golden life and born...