I’m recording a new album. My goal is to sort of blog/videotape as much of the process as I can without it slowing me down too much. I have this song in what I would call demo state – all of the elements of the song...
Read MoreI’m thinking about ordering a 24-3/4″ scale-adjusted Strat neck from Warmoth. Why? Because it’s easier to play a shorter neck. Here’s a small list of popular guitars and their scale lengths: Fender...
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Yesterday I came home with a used Gibson Les Paul. From Guitar Center. For less than $500....
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Updated on April 23, 2016. Originally published almost 2 years earlier. Yesterday I packed up my...
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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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Stopped by GC today on my way to pick up Holly (that’s my wife) at the airport. I grabbed a...
Read MoreMelody 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...
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