Maybe We DON’T Need Guitar Center or Sam Ash
I’m a music store junkie – I have, in the past, spent a LOT of money in music stores....
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Author: Richard MacLemale
Screw You, NAMM
Most people in the music biz dislike NAMM in Anaheim – the hotels (or rather lack of rooms)...
Read MoreSweetwater Bought By Investment Firm – This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Sweetwater was bought by private investment firm Providence Equity Partners, and it’s all downhill from here. Let me back up. Some folks know the story of how Guitar Center was bought by a private investment firm, which...
Read MoreHooray! I’m Getting TROLLS!
I have a series of blog posts on this site about starting a YouTube guitar channel, where I do posts about what it’s like to go through the process of making a video every week. I’ve been at it for over a year now. ...
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Attack of the Killer Mini Amps
First it was the Friedman solid state mini amp, now it’s a Bogner. That leads me to believe...
Read MoreAre YouTube Videos “Art?”
It’s a dumb title, I know. Anything can be art – it just depends on the creator. One of my favorite topics to contemplate is how much a person should compromise their product (whatever it is) to achieve popularity...
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Guitar Center Field Trip, August 2021
It’s August 2021 and I took a trip to Guitar Center in Tampa, and made a video for the...
Read MoreTo gig or not to gig during Covid-19 Part Two
It’s August 2021 as I type this. A few days ago I got to see Kings of Leon in Tampa at an outdoor amphitheater, and it was so awesome to see live music again. The band played great, but the live sound left much to be...
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