Subject: KISS... Simple is elegant
KISS... Simple is elegant
February 21st, 2019 at 8:28 am EDTHey Friend, Guitar work doesn’t have to be flashy or difficult, or even intricate to be elegant. I’ve been a fan of the band Bread since the mid-1970s. In fact, the song “If” was my JAM in elementary school! Back in the day (don’t know ...
Happy Valentine's Day
February 14th, 2019 at 8:33 am EDTHey Friend, Just wanted to drop you a line and tell you… “I love you, man!” Ya know, purely platonic, of course. I hope you have a Happy Valentine’s Day. Peace~ Dave ...
Extra Extra
February 12th, 2019 at 8:30 am EDTHey Friend, There’s a couple of news items I wanted to make sure you’re aware of... First off, the sad. Jim Dunlop passed away February 7th. If you’re relatively new to guitar, you might not recognize the name, but you’ve definitely bee ...
Wanna feed your G.A.S.?
February 5th, 2019 at 8:31 am EDTHey Friend, Just in case you’re NOT "in the know,” Winter NAMM 2019 just finished up. Twice a year, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) holds a trade event where music companies from all over the world debut their new products. ...
Yo, what's happening?
January 31st, 2019 at 8:29 am EDTHey Friend, I didn’t want January to get away without another email, so here it is! It’s been a few weeks since the last newsletter... So what have you been working on? I decided at the start of 2019 that I was going to establish some habits. ...
I don’t think he needs a pity party...
January 11th, 2019 at 8:33 am EDTHey Friend, I forget exactly where I came across this… but it was in something guitar related. And it was there because you can’t talk Johnny Cash without talking guitar, right. The article was talking about a sad clown singing Folsom Prison ...
Happy New Year 2019
December 31st, 2018 at 1:31 pm EDTHey Friend, First off, Happy New Year! What a weird week it’s been leading up to today! There were only two of us left at work all week. Everyone else took vacation (not that it’s saying much - there are only five of us in the company), so w ...
Making Connections
December 28th, 2018 at 8:32 am EDTHey Friend, Here it is, the last Friday of 2018! How are you going to spend the last weekend of the year? Hopefully you’ll get a little guitar time in. I know I’ll be exercising my fingers some… Whether you’re a pro guitarist or you just ...
Merry Christmas 2018
December 24th, 2018 at 2:00 pm EDTHey Friend, Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, it’s still a good time to celebrate the good things in our lives. It’s very easy to get distracted by the troubles of everyday life. The boss is a jerk, the cat just barfed, traffic is a nig ...
Acoustic or Electric?
December 20th, 2018 at 8:31 am EDTHey Friend, That reminds me of the old Bugs Bunny cartoons, when he asks another character if they want "One lump, or two?” Back in the day, when people served coffee and tea to guests, they'd put out sugar cubes for sweetener, and they’d usual ...