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Archive for July, 2007

A Great Quote…

Posted in Guitars, guitar, guitarists on July 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »

On the recommendation of a friend, I checked out this great guitarist named Andy McKee. After I watched a couple of his videos, I wanted to find out more about him. So I went to his official web site, and at the bottom of his bio was a quote that I just had to share.
“Most [...]

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Top Ten Things a Guitar Player Should Never Say In Public

Posted in Guitars, Music, guitar, guitarists on July 26, 2007 | 5 Comments »

After reading my friend Ig’s latest entry, “Innovation: Coated or plain guitar strings,” I thought about funny things I’ve heard myself and other guitarists say in the past, or things that a guitarist should never say in mixed company. Here’s the list:
10. My G-string keeps coming loose…
9. You shoulda seen [...]

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Want to be a better player? Go on a QUEST!

Posted in Guitars, Music, guitar, guitarists on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I have been a youth minister and occasional inspirational speaker for several years. A few years ago, I did a series of talks and workshops based upon Q.U.E.S.T., an acronym that I came up with to help people focus in their learning processes. This morning on the way to work, it dawned on me that [...]

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The Importance of Being (and Sounding Like) Yourself

Posted in Guitars, Music, Tone, guitar, guitarists on July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Like many guitarists, I have fantasies of playing guitar with a big name, like Sting for instance. I also have dreams of having technique like Hendrix, Satch, SRV, Eric Johnson, or Vai. But the reality is that I’ll probably never achieve their level of technique. So short of that, the best I can do is [...]

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From Disaster to Tonal Evolvement

Posted in Guitars, Tone, amps, guitar on July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

A few months ago, I was in a rush to get to a gig. I didn’t keep good track of time running errands beforehand, and had to make a mad dash home to pick up my gear. Once home, I frantically loaded up my mini-SUV with my gear, took a quick “make-sure-everything’s-there” look, hopped into [...]

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Grab a Guitar, Learn Some Power Chords, Learn Vomit Screaming ~ Get a Recording Contract

Posted in Guitars, Music, guitar, rants, recording on July 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »

After a few years of listening to my boys blast their death metal, new punk and “alternative” rock, I’ve finally hit a breaking point. I just can’t stand that shit! Kudos to those artists who’ve been able to get recording contracts, but I’m sorry, it’s just not for me; especially that vomit screaming bullshit that [...]

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Eight Random Things About GoofyDawg

Posted in Guitars, guitar on July 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

My friend, Ig over at Ig Blog posed a small challenge to list 8 random things about myself after I posted a comment on his 8 random things. So here goes…

I like to perform a lot of different styles of music, and it has been said that my best style is traditional, operatic-style music. While [...]

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Yet Another Incredible Guitarist: Joaquin Lievano

Posted in Guitars, guitar, guitarists on July 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s, I got introduced to fusion by one of my childhood friends. One  of the most memorable fusion artist was Jean-Luc Ponty, the famed jazz violinist. I bought all his albums at the time, and would play them one after the other for hours, studying the phrasing, which [...]

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My “Guitar” Journey

Posted in Guitars, guitar on July 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »

This entry was inspired by my regular reading of IG’s Blog here at WordPress. In his latest entry he interviewed a guitar teacher, and mentioned the words, “guitar journey.” That got me to thinking about where my own musical journey has led me in relation to the guitar. After several minutes staring off into space, [...]

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