2013 Gibson Les Paul 50’s Tribute Goldtop Review
Yesterday I came home with a used Gibson Les Paul. From Guitar Center. For less than $500....
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Author: Richard MacLemale
Peavey Valveking II Micro-Head Review
Updated on April 23, 2016. Originally published almost 2 years earlier. Yesterday I packed up my...
Read MoreFender’s Complicated Line of Strats
The more I learn about how electric guitars are made, the more I want to learn. Pound for pound, the company best at making electrics IMHO is Fender. But they also have the most confusing product line. It used to be simple...
Read MoreQuick Explanation – Fretboard Radius
The fretboard is the wood that covers the surface or is the surface of a guitar neck – it’s where they put the frets. It usually has dots or rectangles to mark certain frets like the third, the fifth, the seventh,...
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Gibson SGJ Succeeds Review
Stopped by GC today on my way to pick up Holly (that’s my wife) at the airport. I grabbed a...
Read MoreAbout Melodies
Melody is arguably the most important aspect of a song. Of course, a song is the sum of its parts, much like a guitar, but a boring melody will crate a song in almost every case. So let’s talk about melodies. How To...
Read MoreFeel and Timing
“Good morning, class. Today we’re going to talk about timing and feel. If you pick up your guitar for 15 minutes every day and never play with other musicians or even with a metronome or recorded track, you might...
Read MoreOn writing a new album
In Midipants Studio (my very own recording studio) I’ve started working on writing songs for “The One Thing” (aka Album number four.) I’ve decided to start blogging the process. For a hobbyist, my CD’s have sold OK… I’ve sold...
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