I’ve been putting off adjusting the action on my wood bodied tricone resonator guitar. The action has been on the high side of acceptable since I purchased the Royal guitar from Imperial Guitars. Then, last week, an internal post came loose after changing the tuning. I couldn’t have the post… More
A general rule for guitarists who want to change from standard to an opening tuning is to tune down for acoustic guitar and up for electric. The two most popular open tunings, especially for slide, are Spanish and Vestapol, named after tunes once popularly played in those tunings. Spanish tuning… More
I’m getting a lap steel guitar soon. I can’t wait. In the meantime, I’ll share some information regarding steel guitars. This is what makes a guitar a Steel Guitar A steel is a name for the metal slide used when playing guitar horizontally, e.g. on your lap. Thus, any guitar… More
Like much of the world, my wife, dog and I are trapped at home in isolation because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. I’m listening to a lot more music and playing a lot more guitar. It’s natural that my mind would go to making up new lyrics to old songs that… More
I hope everyone is staying safe while sheltering in place. Many of you are going stir-crazy, cut off from friends, family, and colleagues. There have been spikes in interest for baking bread, cooking, sewing (face masks are a good project). But if you’re into music (why else would you be… More
Original Lyrics by me (Dan of DanLovesGuitars.com) Early this morning while still lying in bed, The following lyrics popped into my head Sorry, my mind is still stuck in rhyming mode. However, lyrics regarding how it is to be an introvert during the coronavirus lockdown did come to me while… More
I’ve lived with an annoying string buzz on my AR371CE archtop since I bought the guitar six years ago. I should have taken it to a luthier but never got around to it. If your guitar buzzes only on certain strings when playing only in certain positions, it might be… More
I recently published a post on Jazz Boxes for the Masses which was about lower cost, big jazz archtops. Since then I’ve been thinking about all those great (and not low cost) guitars from Gibson: the L5-ces, L4-ces, ES-175, the Super 400 and the rest. These are iconic guitars in… More
I just rediscovered Sara Gazarek, a jazz vocalist who’s recent album has been nominated for two Grammys in the categories of Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Arrangement, Instrumental, and Vocals for the song Jolene from Thirsty Ghost. Although Jolene is indeed a great rendition of the song by Sara,… More
It’s difficult to try to learn Wes Montgomery licks without thinking about his Gibson L5-ces. I’ve been listening to a lot of Wes recently. If you’ve read my posts about guitar size you’ll have discovered I’m a fan of smaller sized guitars with lower bouts of 16 inches or less…. More
