Guitar Gear

Notice the smiley face? That’s meant as conspiratorial grin for those in the know. The plain fact of the matter is that there’s really no objective way to pick a guitar. You simply have to play lots of them and make a choice. This doesn’t mean you don’t have a starting point. For me, there’s [...]

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First, some background…
I was walking around Downtown Disney (in Anaheim, CA) a couple of months ago, enjoying the various street acts that Disney hires to play. One of the acts was a solo guy who played guitar and sang on top of recorded tracks laid down that were inserted into his mix. I have a [...]

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For the last several years, I’ve led a band at my church. It’s a great group of folks, and I love them all dearly. They’re not only dedicated musicians, but they also share my passion for worship music. Outside of church though, I do solo gigs all over the local area. I have a regular [...]

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I was in a rush the other day to make it to the pre-service rehearsal at my church. I was farting around and didn’t keep track of time, and realized that though I could make it to rehearsal, I wouldn’t have that much time to set up my usual rig for Mass. I normally bring [...]

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A couple of weeks ago, I was re-stringing Pearl, my trusty Strat when I noticed that something was dreadfully wrong: My high E string was laying flat on the fretboard! I thought I had simply missed placing the string in the groove of the nut, but to my dismay, the nut had chipped at [...]

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I’ve been meaning to write about Justin King, who is simply an AMAZING guitarist. Michael Hedges (who still remains my original guitar here) may have started the trend of expanding the playing possibilities on the acoustic guitar, but Justin King takes what Michael did to yet another level. Words can’t adequately describe his virtuosity; you [...]

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