Subject: “You’re Doin’ It Wrong"
“You’re Doin’ It Wrong"
August 18th, 2017 at 8:28 am EDTHey Friend, Don’t you hate that! Something I struggled with for a long time was the question "Am I doing "x" correctly?" There are plenty of people out there who are more than willing to tell you you're doing something wrong, or you should chang ...
Pinch Me, I Must Be Dreaming
August 17th, 2017 at 8:31 am EDTHey Friend, Soooo…. Yesterday, we got an email from the boss… First “communication" we’ve gotten since his abrupt departure last Tuesday (if you missed it, the county sheriff took him away in cuffs). We still don’t know any more than we ...
Pickin’ Picks
August 16th, 2017 at 8:35 am EDTHey Friend, Since we’re talking about picks and how they can affect your sound, let’s take a minute and think about different materials. Picks can be made from almost anything. In fact, if you have something flat and small enough to fit in your ...
The Touch
August 15th, 2017 at 8:37 am EDTHey Friend, Yesterday I talked to you about developing your touch - the way your picking hand approaches the strings. It’s pretty easy to hear the difference between the soft flesh of your finger or thumb plucking a string versus a pick. There is ...
Which to Pick?
August 14th, 2017 at 8:38 am EDTHey Friend, The pick (plectrum) you use also affects your sound. That isn’t something I considered at all when I started out. I’ll bet you didn’t really think about it, either. When I began playing guitar, I used thin picks because I thought ...
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 ...