“What kind of guitar pick should I use”? I get asked this a lot. And the answer is almost always: “whatever works for you” I know, not much of a help there, but at the end of the day it does come down to personal preference. Regardless, give some thought Read more
If you want to excel at the guitar, you gotta know where your guitar notes are. It’s just a fact of guitar life. But it can be a little intimidating, right? I mean, each string has it’s own note order and 5 of the 6 are all different! It’s kind of Read more
“Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it.”― Chet Atkins “To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.”― Leonard Bernstein “Actually I don’t remember being born, it must have happened during one of my black outs.”― Jim Morrison Read more
“All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song.” ― Louis Armstrong “I never practice my guitar… from time to time I just open the case and throw in a piece of raw meat.”― Wes Montgomery “Oh, we’ve got a bigger dressing room than the puppets. That’s refreshing.” — David Read more
Sometimes we just need to get our fingers in better shape by using some simple guitar finger stretching exercises. Wanna play your chords better? Have them sound clearer without no “buzzy” sounds on some of the notes? Or how about playing a melody that needs a little more “stretch from Read more
No time to practice? Can’t fit practice time in to your schedule? I have been reading an awesome book called Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear that has been an eye opener to me. Four Minute Books sums it up best: Read more
No matter how experienced you are with your guitar playing, keeping your fingers, wrist, thumb, etc. in good shape is vitally important. Being “out of shape” in that regard not only can lead to bad playing but in extreme situations cause physical damage. It is something that you cannot afford Read more