Richard MacLemale | The Budget Guitarist

Can Music Stores Be Saved?

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Apr 18, 2021 | Music Biz | 0 |

Even before the pandemic, Guitar Center was in trouble. What’s not widely known is that it wasn’t Guitar Center’s fault – they were essentially bought by a company and then saddled with debt. But the...

Rebecca Black – An American Success Story

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Apr 9, 2021 | Music Biz | 0 |

It’s Friday, Friday… every Friday I think about Rebecca Black and her song, and how she, as a teenager, made it as a serious undertaking and how America made it a laughing stock, and she received phone and email...

YouTubers commenting on other channels…

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Apr 4, 2021 | YouTube | 0 |

Didja ever notice that most YouTubers don’t leave comments on other channels? The only exception seems to be that they’ll leave positive comments (or sometimes playful teasing comments) on the channels of their...

Is the dirt pedal market doomed?

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Apr 3, 2021 | Gear | 0 |

I have to laugh when a new Marshall-inspired pedal comes out and it makes the rounds on YouTube – someone makes a great demo, someone else makes a decent demo, people review it and call it one of the best Marshall-in-a-box...

What is the best DAW? Depends.

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Mar 27, 2021 | Recording | 0 |

I’ve used a lot of DAWs in my life – Nuendo, Cubase, GarageBand, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and Pro Tools come to mind. And given my choice of DAWs, well, I made my choice – Logic Pro. And Ableton Live Intro. ...