Backing Tracks: Band O’ Bytes
Part of the reason most of us play is because we adore guitar music and we want to play the songs we love. We spend hours learning a song note-for-note […]
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Track of the Week: “What I Am,” by Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians
Believe it or not, there was a time when a pop song had a guitar solo. Nowadays, solos are rare in music that ends up on the radio. And even […]
Track of the Week: “In the Gallery,” by Dire Straits.
Last week’s entry, “Lose Yourself” by Eminem was a bit off of the beaten path for a guitar blog. This week I want to steer it smack into the middle […]
What came first: the chicken-pickin’ or the egg-head who bought a guitar on a whim?
Everybody has a story behind their desire to pick a guitar for the first time and start the long, rewarding learning process. What is so magical about the guitar? What’s […]
Track of the Week: “Lose Yourself,” by Eminem
“Lose Yourself,” by Eminem, a cut off of the “8 Mile” soundtrack, is a hip-hop song. Some guitarists may have turned their nose up at hip-hop, but they’re missing out. […]
Track of the Week: “Leave My Girl Alone,” by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Anyone who’s been in my basement — a.k.a. the studio, a.k.a. the man cave — has seen my Stevie Ray Vaughan poster hanging on the wall. Although Stevie isn’t responsible […]
Pickups: haulin’ your tone since 1931!
Pickups are what make electric guitars electric. Fundamentally, pickups convert your guitar’s string vibration into an electrical current that an amplifier can boost to an audible level. They are extremely […]
Track of the Week: “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” by Death Cab For Cutie
I selected this track for two reasons: firstly, it is a contemporary song, unlike last week’s selection; secondly, it proves that you can make great music without showing off. Let […]
One step at a time.
This week we’ll cover the concept of whole-steps and half-steps. They are the build blocks of everything from chords to scales. They’re important, so let’s dig in. Let’s first review […]
Track of the Week: “La Villa Strangiato” by Rush.
Every Tuesday, I’m going to give you some ear candy. Each week I will suggest a song for you to listen to. The songs that I choose each week will […]
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