A new Telecaster? What? Why? And Upgrades.
Phillip McKnight has a guitar Youtube channel I’ve been watching during Covid-19 times. In a recent podcast, he said he knows many guitarists who have… Read More »A new Telecaster? What? Why? And Upgrades.
Telecasters
I’ve recently become fascinated with the Fender Telecaster, a guitar design I’ve neither owned nor even played. Why the fascination with a guitar I’ve never… Read More »Telecasters
What are you NOT doing to become a better guitarist?
First, by you, I mean me. Some of you are doing exactly the right things to become a better player. However, I am not alone… Read More »What are you NOT doing to become a better guitarist?
Stratocasters
I recently got hooked on the controversy over the PRS Silver Sky guitar. The guitar was designed for John Mayer by Paul Reed Smith. Mayer… Read More »Stratocasters
Jazz on Round Neck Resonator or Electric Slide Guitar
I promise this will be the last post on resonator and slide guitar music for awhile. But I felt the need to give you some… Read More »Jazz on Round Neck Resonator or Electric Slide Guitar
Peter Green
Peter Green died this week at the age of 73. You may know Fleetwood Mac from the lineup that included Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks… Read More »Peter Green
Annie Ross
Annie Ross died last week (July 21, 2020). She was one-third of the vocal group, Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross who sang in a style of… Read More »Annie Ross
So many slides: Some measurements
Did you ever want to know the sizes of guitar slides? Or maybe how much they weighed? I recently attempted to find out the dimensions… Read More »So many slides: Some measurements
Dobro Jazz
Although single-cone spider bridge resonators are my least favorite type of resonator guitar, I’ve still been listening to a lot of dobro music recently. Of… Read More »Dobro Jazz
Play-along to learn and practice
One of the best ways to learn an instrument is to figure out the solos of the musicians you love by listening to them. I… Read More »Play-along to learn and practice
