Just a guy on a mission to share what little bit he’s learned (and continuing to learn) in the areas of:
Writing & Recording Music
Some Recent Articles:
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Should I Have My Guitar Setup Professionally
— Daily Journal Entry 040 — Yes, Most Definitely!… Of course, some out there have learned how to do good setups and prefer to do their own setups for their own guitars; however, there are also those of us (me included) who would rather let someone else who’s been doing guitar setups for a while…
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Traveling By Air With An Acoustic Guitar
— Daily Journal 039 — Traveling by air with an acoustic guitar, or anything sensitive in nature to you, is NOT the most relaxed way to travel, for sure. The whole time, you are worried that something could happen to damage said item. Nobody Wants To Worry This certainly goes for an acoustic guitar of…
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Sometimes Simple is Best
— Daily Journal Entry 038 — Sometimes you only need a couple of parameters. In this case, an “On / Off” switch and “Speed” dial. I’m talking about the MXR Phase 90 guitar pedal (view on Flickr). Just plug the guitar in, then out to the amplifier, stomp to turn it on, and adjust the…
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Just a Couple of Things About Guitar Strings
After all, that’s ultimately what’s going to create your sound. Well… OK, that, and the wood of the guitar, its overall shape… but the strings are just as important… NEVER TAKE YOUR GUITAR STRINGS “LIGHTLY”… There are many things to take into account when deciding what guitar strings to buy and how to take care…
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Attempting A Salvation Army Guitar Rescue
You know, just because a guitar was purchased at a pawn shop, Goodwill Center, or in this case, the Salvation Army, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not capable of producing halfway decent music. Especially, once you give it a little bit of love in the form of giving it a good cleaning, polishing, providing it with a…
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Does iT Matter Which Country Your Guitar Was Manufactured In?
Bottom line… Of course not!… The first guitar I ever really learned to play on was a Fender Squire, made in Japan. I loved it, but for some incredibly “less-than-intelligent” reason, I got rid of it. I used it, and another guitar as a trade-in for (what I thought) was a better guitar. Photo Caption:…
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I Hope We Will Always Have Our Public Libraries
I’m not sure what it is exactly about libraries that I love, but I do love them. I’m certainly no scholar by any means. I barely finished an online bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies while I was still in the military in my forties (I just spelled forties as “fourties”…on purpose, thinking I was right…);…
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School Band Expereinces Help Shape Your Future
First off, let me say this to all aspiring musicians out there who didn’t start learning a particular instrument until later in life: “It’s NOT a requirement to have learned anything about music when you’re young (in your teens, or earlier).” It’s definitely a plus, but not a “show-stopper” at all. Plenty of people learned…
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Patience Is A SuperPower
Many would agree: patience is one of the hardest muscles to flex. Some of us—myself included—may not even feel we have this muscle at all, or if we do, it’s undeveloped and unimpressive. Have you ever watched a friend, loved one, or co-worker show remarkable patience with someone you see as difficult, leaving you wondering,…
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Growing Through Regrets
Life moves far more quickly as we get older. Events pass us by like “there’s no tomorrowlog”… Events we wish we could just stay inside of for eternity sometimes, and other times we wish the day would end. And then there are other times that we don’t realize until later that we should’ve appreciated that…
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Dad’s International Library of Music
A wealth of knowledge at your fingertips… A person could literally earn a bachelor’s, if not a master’s or doctorate, with the knowledge inside these books. There’s just one obstacle standing in that person’s way… You actually have to read and apply the knowledge… To be clear, I’m referring to The International Library of Music,…
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Lessons Learned From Local Jam Nights
If you’ve played music in some sort of garage band or as a solo act, then you’ve probably experienced the weekly jam nights at one of your local musician watering holes. Those times when you didn’t have to pitch your music to the establishment owner for him/her to allow you to play. Of course, you…
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