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…
— 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…
— 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…
— Daily Journal Entry 036 — Now-a-days there are many to choose from, but I do have mine from 1992, which is pretty thorough. It’s called, “The Guitar Picture Chord Encyclopedia Compiled by: John Pearse.” A lot of work went into this book for him to ensure a picture was taken for every chord that…
— Daily Journal Entry 013 — If you are a guitarist, you’ve heard of (and probably at some point used) a “wah” pedal. Or, “crybaby,” as they are also called, because… well… I guess that’s what it sounds like its doing to the sound… “Wah, Wah… Whee, Whee…” and so forth… and so on… They…
— 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 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…
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…