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Practice makes perfect week
Wow, it looks like it's become practice week around these parts! My post on not practicing got an overwhelming response. Then I realized that a guest post I did on Brock Gill's blog, also partly about practicing, got posted to his blog a couple of days ago. I'm going to put together a post for tomorrow about "how I practice". In... »
Know any good guitar blogs?
As you can see in the sidebar to your right, I'm in the process of getting a good blogroll going. I've got a few blogs on there that I really like, but I'd love to find some more. That's where you come in. Use the comments section below to post the link to a guitar blog that you really like.... »
What’s your favorite stompbox?
Since I'm starting a series about stompboxes, effects, and whatnot, I'd love to hear what kinds of stompboxes you're digging. Your answer can either be something you yourself play and love, or you could be envying one of those trippy Lovetone units sitting atop The Edge's guitar rig. As for me, I've been using Cusack effects for a couple of years... »
Guitars in Christian music
There's a strange phenomenon when it comes to guitarists in Christian music. People will talk about artists they love in the present tense, and list their favorite Christian artists with ease. When it comes to talking about guitars, however, they switch to the past tense and talk about the music they "used" to listen to. This is due to several... »
Guitar Horror Stories
Everybody has really good days, and everybody has really forgettable days. And then there are those things that are so ridiculous that, as they're going down, you think to yourself "This will make a great story someday." Well, someday is today. We're sharing guitar horror stories. Be thinking of a guitar related situation you've been in that was so bad... »
The next level
I said this on Twitter the other night, and it bears repeating here. Starting a blog is easy. Maintaining a blog is so so hard. I've had this blog going for a few weeks. It's been fun, but the goal is now to take it to the next level. Thanks so much to all who participated in my little survey last week.... »
What was your first guitar?
All this talk about Guitar for the Absolute Beginner makes me think back to when I was an absolute beginner. Ahh, my first guitar. It gets sentimentalized as the years go on, but my very first guitar was actually kind of a piece. It's been well documented about how I was injured in a freak donut selling accident my freshman year... »
A little survey
OK, so I've had this blog thing going a few weeks. Before I get too far with it, I'd love to get some feedback from you. I want to make sure I'm in the wheelhouse, both yours and mine, with the content and general vibe of this blog. So here goes: all you have to do is reply to this blog... »
What’s your “desert island” guitar?
I've seen this type of question as a conversation starter for favorite records, but I don't know if I've seen it asked about guitar. If you were stuck on a desert island, what ONE guitar would you want to have with you? We're going to make a couple of assumptions here: This island is like the island in LOST: there is power available.... »
Who has been your biggest influence on guitar?
I know their are a gazillion different ways to answer this question, but I'd love to hear you try... For me there would be several possible answers. Guitarists like Peter Buck, David Gilmour and Mike Campbell have really influenced the way I approach the instrument. Along the way I took lessons from two phenomenal teachers in Atlanta had a huge effect... »
- Interview: The Fray’s Joe King Talks Guitars, Riffs and Songwriting http://bit.ly/1yZve2 (via @gibsonlifestyle) 2009-08-05
- @Dan_Gross yes! The mention in that article a few weeks ago was premature. Looking to launch it in a couple of weeks... in reply to Dan_Gross 2009-07-28
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