It’s been almost 3 years since I wrote about software for creating chord and scale diagrams. I’ve recently been using software for this task that didn’t exist back in 2011. I’d say it’s time for me to tell you about these products and how they can help you. There are…
Good news for lovers of moderately priced, smaller sized jazz guitars. The Epiphone ES-175 is back. This time they (Epiphone) are calling it a Premium model. The going price (September 2014) is about $900 without case. This is a competitive price with a number of the other higher end moderately…
… whether the strings needed changing or not! What? How is that possible? Am I crazy? Seriously, I just changed the strings on 3 of my guitars. The strings on my Martin acoustic guitar hadn’t been changed in 9 years. The strings on my Epiphone Casino hadn’t been changed in over 8…
I’ve reviewed several products over the past year. My original opinions have changed for some of these and I wanted to update readers with what I’ve discovered. I reviewed the D’Addario TS Micro Tuner and thought it was a wonderful, unobtrusive chromatic tuner that attached to the headstock of many instruments…
I’m preparing for retirement by selling guitars and and paring my equipment down to the items I use most. I’m thinking of space requirements because I’ll probably be living in a home with less space sometime in the future. And I’m thinking about the weight of equipment because I’m getting…
I used Band-in-a-Box (BIAB) for years and loved it – mostly. But I hadn’t upgraded since BIAB 2007. That version is on an old Windows XP laptop of mine that takes several tries to get booted without error. My current computer is a Retina Mac Book Pro with an updated…
Last year I reviewed old and new chromatic tuners I owned. Among the new tuners I reviewed were Planet Waves NS Mini Headstock Tuner and the Snark SN-8 Chromatic Tuner. Well, I just purchased the newest NS tuner and have some comparisons to make to my previous review. NS Mini I really…
I’ve finally purchased the 16 inch archtop I’ve always wanted. Kinda. Actually the guitar I’ve wanted for the longest time is a Gibson ES-175. I’ve lusted after many guitars over the years, not just the ES-175. But even while still in high school I was infatuated with this 16″ archtop.…
[jbox color=”green” title=”for More Jazz Amps …” ] See updated post Solid State Jazz Guitar Amps for new models and features. [/jbox] What’s the best jazz amp for guitar? It depends on what type of jazz and what type of guitar you play. But here are some of the popular…
I’ve written about inexpensive guitar amplifiers that would be suitable for beginners. Those were almost all small, solid state, modeling amps that could be purchased for less than about $150 (as of December 2010). What’s the next step up? Tube amps! Tube amps hold a special place in guitarists hearts.…
