Talking shop
How I practice
Reading the comments about practicing this week has been quite interesting for me. Mainly because I lived out what a lot of you are saying. For years. Not long after I got a band going, I let true practice fall by the wayside. That doesn't mean I wasn't playing my guitar. It's just that I wasn't practicing. I was writing, which... »
Take the PRS “Virtual Factory Tour”
In case you don't get the chance, as I did, to visit the digs of PRS Guitars, this is the next best thing. Last September Guitar World Magazine visited the PRS Experience event and filmed this "virtual tour". Join Jack Higginbotham, PRS president, as he takes you on a complete tour of the... »
PRS Factory Visit
Yesterday was an amazing day. Tyler Hall from Revive and myself went to Stevensville, Maryland on a pilgrimage of sorts. We visited the home of Paul Reed Smith Guitars. This was my third visit, and let me tell you - it does not get old. Jack Higginbotham, president of PRS (and one of the nicest people on the planet),... »
Stomp this! A guide to guitar effects
Over the course of several posts, I hope to explain different guitar effects. Besides giving a general overview of what each effect does, I'll share with you how I approach each one based on my experience. Remember, I am just one man, so it will be far from comprehensive, but hopefully it will provide something better: a guide to effects... »
The Mark Lee Special Edition PRS Guitar
Two years ago, Third Day played at Creation Festival. I stopped by the PRS booth and discovered a guitar that I was so excited about that they let me play it onstage THAT NIGHT. The guitar was the PRS SE ONE, and it has become an integral part of my guitar sound over the last couple of years. The concept... »
Dr Z KT-45
I do plan to unfurl my current guitar rig to you in the near future. Problem is, my current guitar rig is still "under construction". If I posted pictures now, I would have to repost them in about 2 or 3 weeks. So I'll hold off for now. What I AM going to do is show this picture of my newest... »
Links for Friday 2/27: the SE ONE and Empress Superdelay
I don't have a full on list of links for you today. As I'm getting the feel of this blog, I'm not sure if doing links is a weekly thing. So it might end up being every other week. What I AM going to do is show you two demo videos of killer guitar products. One you know.... »
Acquiring a guitar: your questions answered
(I was going to talk about guitar tuners today, but there are some questions that keep popping in comment threads about guitars. So we'll talk about guitars today and get to tuners later!) OK, you've made the decision to play the guitar. There's just ONE little problem: you don't have a guitar to play. While I am not currently hip to... »
Look what I got in the mail this week: The PRS Angelus acoustic
Third Day is taping a show for the Gospel Music Channel in Atlanta this week. We're performing some different arrangements of songs off Revelation as well as some of our classic songs. Knowing I needed something special on the acoustic side of things, I contacted PRS. And being so dang cool, they let me borrow this beautiful Angelus acoustic guitar. Anytime... »
Does the order of your effects pedals make a difference?
(This question surfaced last week in the "Feedback: Suggestion Box" post. Since a lot of questions centered around effects, consider this also the beginning of a new series about effects!) The simple answer to this is that, yes, the order of your effects makes a big difference. Take distortion and delay, for example. If the distortion is first, then that distorted sound will... »
- 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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