The more I learn about how electric guitars are made, the more I want to learn. Pound for pound, the company best at making electrics IMHO is Fender. But they also have the most confusing product line. It used to be simple...
Read MoreThe fretboard is the wood that covers the surface or is the surface of a guitar neck – it’s where they put the frets. It usually has dots or rectangles to mark certain frets like the third, the fifth, the seventh,...
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Stopped by GC today on my way to pick up Holly (that’s my wife) at the airport. I grabbed a...
Read MoreMelody is arguably the most important aspect of a song. Of course, a song is the sum of its parts, much like a guitar, but a boring melody will crate a song in almost every case. So let’s talk about melodies. How To...
Read More“Good morning, class. Today we’re going to talk about timing and feel. If you pick up your guitar for 15 minutes every day and never play with other musicians or even with a metronome or recorded track, you might...
Read MoreIn Midipants Studio (my very own recording studio) I’ve started working on writing songs for “The One Thing” (aka Album number four.) I’ve decided to start blogging the process. For a hobbyist, my CD’s have sold OK… I’ve sold...
Read MoreHere’s a great way to audition guitar sounds if you’re using software amps: Record about 8 bars of a guitar part clean in Logic/GarageBand/Pro Tools. Put in a drum loop to make it interesting. Loop the 8 bars. Play it...
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His buddies sat there and laughed, but getting a wire soldered to your head is NOT FUN. My...
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