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Jemsite Interview
(Yesterday I was featured as part of Jemsite's Guitar Heroes series. Jemsite is a way cool guitar community - definitely worth checking out...) Here's an excerpt: How did you start playing the guitar? I played violin from when I was six up until the beginning of high school. My dad surprised me and got me a guitar for my 15th birthday, and the... »
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... »
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... »
The absolute worst thing you can do
When practicing guitar, most people develop some bad habits. They only play the songs they already know. They avoid anything that will stretch themselves. They get themselves in deep and seemingly insurmountable ruts. But there is one thing you can do that will be absolutely detrimental to your development as a guitar player. Don't practice at all. This message is very pertinent... »
Christian Guitarists on Twitter
I am putting together a "directory" of sorts featuring CCM guitarists. I've had to make a few judgement calls on this. One - I'm defining "Christian" or "CCM" from my perspective. Basically, if they've ever toured with Third Day, or could potentially ever tour with us, I'm counting them! And I'm defining "guitarist", at least to start with, as someone... »
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... »
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... »
Guitar rig photo fest
One of the major goals of this site is to foster a community of guitar players. And what would a community of guitar players look like without photos? Not much, let me tell you. So I'm officially giving you an invitation to use the comments section below to post photos of your guitar rig. Guitars, amps, racks, pedalboards or any... »
- 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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