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Create Your Dream Music Room That Totally Rocks!
Create Your Dream Music Room That Totally Rocks!
Create Your Dream Music Room That Totally Rocks! Whether a hobbyist or a professional, you need a space to practice, create, and record your music, am I right?. But what if you don’t have a dedicated studio space or extra room to use for your musical needs? Fret not (pun intended) — with a bit of organization and creativity, you can easily turn any room in your home into a multi-purpose space to use for music and many other things. Warehouse Guitar Speakers shares some totally doable tips...
Why or When your first Guitar Should Be an Acoustic Guitar
Why or When your first Guitar Should Be an Acoustic Guitar
Hello again musical, guitar playing, palzies. Two blogs ago I suggested a lad or lass's first guitar should be a Fender Telecaster, check it out. Last week I made the case for a Strat as a first guitar. But, in the 2020's, is there still a good case to be made for the good old acoustic guitar as the best first guitar? Short answer: yeah, definitely sometimes. Long answer: let's jump into that! So, when I was a wee little lad, my mom demanded I get an acoustic guitar...
Why Your First Guitar Should Be a Stratocaster / Strat Style
Why Your First Guitar Should Be a Stratocaster / Strat Style
Last week, I boldly proclaimed a beginning player who definitely wants to play country needs to start on a Tele, and I totally stand by that assessment. So, how about if you (or your kid) wants to play guitar, but you really just want to PLAY? Maybe some classic rock, some new rock, some country, some 70's disco, some punk, some roots rock or rockabilly, maybe even some 1980's new wave? Folks there is really only ONE guitar to consider as a first guitar: The Fender Stratocaster or a Strat style...
Why Your First Guitar should be a Telecaster / Tele Style
Why Your First Guitar should be a Telecaster / Tele Style
G'day guitar mates! So, over the last weeks I've been helping a buddy choose a first guitar for his kid, and hey, blog idea! Right? I mean seriously, this decision can TOTALLY impact you or your kid's experience playing guitar, and ultimately determine if guitar turns into a life-long ambition or a passing fancy. So let's talk about option one, which is very popular here in the deep-south of the USA, a country music fan's first guitar. shall we? So, I know that at this point many well meaning folks who...
Ultimate Guitar Pickup Sound Samples
Ultimate Guitar Pickup Sound Samples
Howdy once again fellow tone snobs ... er, I mean lovers! Once again this week I present a vlog as opposed to a blog. I am seriously needing YOUR advice on how to make good sound/tone samples of my guitar pickup sets, so listen up! Okay, hit me here or on the YouTube video, I need your help!
Ultimate Guuitar Speaker Demo Requests
Ultimate Guuitar Speaker Demo Requests
Howdy guitar tone lovers! This will pretty much be a vlog ... as opposed to a blog. Sooo ,... listen up! Seriously, I'm looking for your comments either HERE or on the YouTube video, so BRING IT ON!
Totally New Totally Rightous Christian Guitar Rock in the 2000's
Totally New Totally Rightous Christian Guitar Rock in the 2000's
My Glorious Guitar Riff loving family, I hope y'all frickin LOVED last weeks blog on brand-freakin-new Guitar driven rock that most certainly does NOT suck. Let's tease that out a little further. If you are a long time reader of this blog you'll know that I often suggest to folks who either don't want to go on the road, or who CAN'T go on the road that they should consider your town's last great refuge for guitar players: church. And yeah, it DOES seem to be the ONLY alternative to bars in most towns....
New Guitar driven guitar based rock 2022 2023 2024 2025
New Guitar driven guitar based rock 2022 2023 2024 2025
Okay guitar gang, how many times in the last decade have you heard some lover of great guitar-riff based rock lament the death of guitar driven rock/pop music? Be honest, how many times have YOU personally made a statement to this end? And folks, a decade or so ago I was kind of thinking along those same lines, but THEN, I discovered the Great girl-fronted rock being made by bands like The Pretty Reckless, Hailstorm, ZZ Ward, Larkin Poe and other similar acts. Crap, THAT'S where all the good rock...
Guitar Players, Musicians, Singers, Bring Your Audience To YOU!
Guitar Players, Musicians, Singers, Bring Your Audience To YOU!
Bringing
Your Audience to You It can be very challenging for musicians or other artists to get noticed, get recognized for their talent, and, of course, get paid for all the long hours of work they’ve invested in perfecting their craft. “Starving artist” is a cliche for a very good reason. Most artists and musicians devote so much time to perfecting their skills that it’s hard to make a living that supports them completely. But there are things you can do...
Guitar Pickup Resistance means Nothing!
Guitar Pickup Resistance means Nothing!
Howdy Guitar tone gang! If ya travel in the way back machine, you will find THIS BLOG please, READ IT! I'm BIG on repeating that: On it's own, the measured resistance of a guitar pickup means nothing! And now ... drum roll ... I have video proof! Check out this video where I demonstrate how simply warming a pickup slightly by holding it in your hand makes the impedance rise! But wait! There's more, check out this one, where I show how removing the pole pieces...