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I need an intervention…
A parasitic marketing email gets me excited and interested in adding to my stable of stringed instruments, and I need all my will-power to resist the urge to spend a lot of money.
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New Guitar Day – The Harley-Benton Modern ST Plus
A new addition to my stable of guitars, the Harley-Benton provides unparalleled bang for the buck, punching well above its weight, delivering a great value, and playability for a modest cost
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The Lowly Distortion Pedal
It has been a long time since I had a pure “Distortion” effect pedal, an impulse purchase of a Boss DS-1 pedal has been a welcome addition to the stable
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If I knew then – Guitar
I was late to learning to play a musical instrument, not being subjugated to lessons when I was a tike, but instead developing a desire to learn when I was in high school. I didn’t really have the funds to pursue this until I graduated, but then I got into playing guitar. Fast forward 33…
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The downside of not playing out
As I continue on my journey to record and capture some of the music in my head, I have come to a realization. Alas, my preponderance of playing solo, and without others, I lack something of the ability to “fit“. This will take some ‘splaining… When listening to an orchestra, you hear the whole piece…
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Saying goodbye to an old friend
Today is a sad day, but also a hopeful day. It is time to say goodbye to an old friend, my Fender Telecaster guitar. It is going to a good place, it will be under the tree for a friend’s high school aged son, who wants to learn to play guitar. Still, it is not…
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The good and the bad
I am back in the south bay for my high school reunion, and I visited two places that I have always loved. The good: Guitar Showcase Way back when I first started playing guitar, I was introduced to the legendary Guitar Showcase in Campbell. It is an iconic music store, and naturally has a wide…
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Oh crap. I think I am in trouble… (GarageBand edition)
I was cleaning up some programs that I am not likely to use on my new MacBook Air (iPhoto, iMovie), and I figured I would also blow away Garage Band. Before I deleted it, I thought I would open it up and see what it was all about. Then I found the Lessons part. Damn,…
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Music Theory
I am a guitar player. Have been for a long time (better than 30 years now). I started with some lessons from a fellow BBS’er Vernon Anderson (He ran the”Rat’s Nest” BBS). I learned a lot very fast. I do remember the basics of music theory. How to build the scales, all the modes, the…