How to Notate Chords to Lyrics Guitar tablature is great when you need it. Standard musical notation provides a lot of information about playing a… Read More »How to show Chords with Lyrics – ChordPro Format
I wrote about ABC Notation in the blog over a decade ago. The software that can use ABC has greatly improved, but the basics of… Read More »ABC Notation
There are many things you and I should be doing to improve our music skills. I know what these are, but I often ignore them.… Read More »Try Transcrbing Leadsheets
One of the most popular posts I have published is How to build an Inexpensive Humidified Guitar Cabinet. It was written while I was living… Read More »Help for low Humidity
Many interested in vintage razors and wet shaving have collections of razors and different blades. How do you keep track of how many shaves are on each blade?
I made a guitarist’s blade tracker using a guitar volume/tone knob to keep track of my blade use. <
Let’s say your guitar is strung with a set of strings having a total tension of 120 lbs for an average of 20 lbs tension… Read More »How much force to fret a guitar string?
I’m a fan of flat wound strings for jazz and even sometimes for blues. My second choice in electric guitar strings is pure nickel round… Read More »Balanced Tension Strings
The holy grail of electric guitar tone has was once the sound of a guitar played through a Fender amp. It is still a sought… Read More »Getting the 1940s Amplifier Sound
How do get your guitar to sound as if it is being played through a 1950s or 60s era Fender amplifier? The obvious choice is… Read More »The sound of 1950s & 60s amps
I don’t believe I am obsessive regarding the relief and action of my guitars. But I do check my string height from time to time,… Read More »How to Adjust a Fender Truss Rod
