— Daily Journal Entry 009 — I never knew what the “CAGED System” was for guitar until about four, or five years ago. I had learned the concept of E-Form and A-From barre chords many years ago, and from that learned that there were elements of chords, and chord voicings that you can move up…
— Daily Journal Entry 008 — On my “About Me” page I talk a little bit about how I was first introduced to music. That my first ever introduction was to the piano, then on to the trumpet, until finally the guitar. It was playing the trumpet in junior high that taught me how to…
— Daily Journal Entry 007 — The pocketknife is about the simplest tool there is. They come in all shapes and sizes, but I’m primarily talking about the one, or two (maybe three), blade knives that you can fold, not push a button or flick it open with your thumb. So, I’m not talking about…
— Daily Journal Entry 006 — Have you ever found yourself in a course buying frenzy, where you think to yourself, “Ya know, I better just go ahead and buy this course now before I forget about it. It’s exactly what I want to learn and I would just hate to forget about it, and…
The short answer – NO. You are never to “OLD” to try to learn anything, really. As long as your mind and body are up to it, you’re fully capable of taking on any new hobby that you choose. I realize this is NOT exactly the explanation behind the “short” answer that you were hoping…
— Daily Journal Entry 005 — Sometimes I think we forget about the benefits that come with simply getting up and moving around. Getting out of your (my) lazy boy, and just going outside to retrieve the mail from the end of the driveway can sometimes get you out of that physical and mental slump…
While visiting my parents and my Brother over this past Christmas season, I decided to purchase a backup, regular-sized guitar to leave with my parents instead of bringing a travel guitar with me on the plane every time I visit. Of course, nothing’s wrong with the Baby Taylor (BT2) and / or Martin Backpacker travel…
— Daily Journal Entry 004 — I’m a Christian that believes Jesus Christ, the Son of the Hebrew God, who sits at the right hand of the Father in the Trinity (The Father, The Son and the Holy Ghost / Spirit). I also believe from having read (a little) scripture from the Holy Bible, that…
— Daily Journal Entry 003 — I mean, really, no one will probably ever read the majority of my posts, so who cares… why bother?… Well, for one, Instead of a private journal, I’d rather post (most) of what pops into my head. I guess I could do so on X, substack, and maybe I…
Of course, there’s no “set-in-stone” time period for changing out one’s guitar strings; however, there are a few decent rules we can follow to ensure our guitars are always ready to go. Then again, if you’ve played guitar long enough, then you know as well as I do that putting on a new set of…