Subject: On The Attack
On The Attack
August 13th, 2017 at 10:33 am EDTHey Friend, Something I don’t hear talked about very much when playing guitar is the word “attack.” And yet it is a very important term to understand, because using it properly can increase the levels of emotional effect on your listener. Wa ...
Playing Tricks on the Ears
August 12th, 2017 at 12:13 pm EDTHey Friend, Have you ever noticed your ears perceiving a sound different than it actually was? When I listen to any classic Rock songs, I tend to hear the guitars with a distorted sound. In my mind, I hear distortion as super high overdrive with lo ...
What's That Sound?
August 11th, 2017 at 8:32 am EDTHey Friend, Have you ever played in a band in front of a live audience? The experience is unlike any other I’ve had. I spoke briefly once in front of 10000 people, but it was nothing compared to strapping on a guitar and putting all you’ve pra ...
Following Paths
August 10th, 2017 at 8:33 am EDTHey Friend, Yesterday was only a little weird at the j.o.b. Boss was still out. Office manager has made a point of telling us the company is doing fine financially and that we’ll continue moving along as we have. But in the year that I’ve been ...
Just When You Thought It Was Safe...
August 9th, 2017 at 8:36 am EDTHey Friend, Sheesh! Well, yesterday was one of those days I won’t forget any time soon. It was something that could have come straight out of the nightly news - and an underscore of just how quickly things can change. I can’t really go into de ...
Changing Habits
August 8th, 2017 at 8:36 am EDTHey Friend, Yo! What’s happening? Tuesday AM in da hood… Do you know where your motivation is? Mine’s sure not into going to the j.o.b., but bad habits and all… You know the ones that involve eating on a regular basis, sleeping indoors, wea ...
Acoustic Goodness
August 7th, 2017 at 8:34 am EDTHey Friend, For all you acoustic guitar buffs, I didn’t want you to feel left out. I’ve been talking a lot about Rock classics that are typically played on electric guitars, but I have tons of love for so many of the acoustic based Rock and Fo ...
A Little Burning Finger Style...
August 6th, 2017 at 10:36 am EDTHey Friend, Not to beat a dead horse or anything, but I wanted to point out one more example of guitar parts sounding more than what meets the ear. I was messing around with another lesson on Guitar Tricks’ website. This time it was "Rebel Yell" ...
Annoying the Pig
August 5th, 2017 at 9:11 am EDTHey Friend, Have you ever tried to have a conversation about music with a non-musician? It can be a little frustrating. You get excited over something new you’ve learned and you want to share that discovery, but your significant other or friend i ...
Voices in Your Head?
August 4th, 2017 at 9:36 am EDTHey Friend, The past couple of days we’ve talked about finding layered guitar tracks in songs we like. A lot of times we don’t necessarily hear that there is more than one guitar part in a song, especially if we’re listening to it passively (w ...