Richard MacLemale | The Budget Guitarist

Live Sound for Singer/Songwriter Solo Performers

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Aug 31, 2019 | Gear, Performing | 0 |

Here in Florida, we have a lot of tourists. And so we have a lot of opportunities for musicians to perform in places, but the budgets are not huge. As a result, there are tons of solo performers. They mostly fall into two...

Have All of the Good Songs been Written?

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Jul 28, 2019 | Happiness, Music Biz | 0 |

That’s a real question people ask, and it’s based on what I call a “ten second theory.” A ten second theory is a theory that seems to hold up if you examine it for 10 seconds or less. Seems like a good...

My 2019 Pedal Board

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Jul 27, 2019 | DIY, Featured, Gear, Learn About Guitars, Amps, and More | 0 |

Everyone has a pedal board these days, and the market is absolutely glutted with choices. Back in...

Everyone is Pissed at Gibson

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Jul 13, 2019 | Music Biz | 0 |

The other day I was eating breakfast in Embassy Suites in Orlando and I pulled up musicradar.com as I always do. It’s the best site for daily music news. Anyway, they had a headline about the latest Gibson bonehead move,...

Gibson Removes Controversial Interview

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Jun 23, 2019 | Gear | 0 |

After posting a video in which Mark Agnesi of Gibson warned other guitar companies that Gibson would be coming after them if they think they’re being copied to closely, Gibson ended up removing the video. Here at Budget...