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Archive for May, 2008

Yipee! I can still play!!!

Posted in Guitars, Music, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, musicians on May 30, 2008 | 15 Comments »

After a minor scare last week with my heart and circulation and worrying about how long I’ll be able to play guitar, I went to the doctor and was relieved to find out that I didn’t have a heart attack – just a strong arrhythmia. It was enough to scare me, and I’m now back [...]

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GuitarGear.org GeoCache

Posted in Guitars, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This past weekend, I discovered a new hobby: GeoCaching. From geocaching.com: ======================= What is Geocaching? Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations [...]

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Vintage Gear Find: ’64 Epiphone Futura

Posted in amps, gear, gear reviews, guitar gear on May 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »

The big drawback of being a gear freak is that it can be an expensive hobby. But at the same time, it’s a hell of a lot of fun discovering new gear, or discovering little-known vintage gear. I was in a local use gear store the other day, and happened upon this amp. What a [...]

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New Song: RESOLUTION

Posted in GarageBand, Music, guitar, guitarists, inspiration, songs on May 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This is an instrumental that evolved out of an acoustic guitar groove I came up with years ago. Recently, a friend of mine shared what he was going through with me, and how he came to resolution with what he was facing. It inspired me to put this instrumental-only song together called, RESOLUTION. Give it [...]

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In Search of a Speaker…

Posted in Guitars, Music, amps, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists on May 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I’ve tweaked about everything I want to on my guitars and amp, but haven’t gotten around to trying out a new speaker. I have a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe that I love, and while the sound is awesome, I was wondering what kind of speaker would work well with it, since I haven’t tweaked that [...]

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What would it mean to not be able to play guitar?

Posted in Guitars, guitar, guitarists, musicians on May 20, 2008 | 10 Comments »

In the past couple of weeks, I’ve acquired this weird tingly sensation in my hands – like they fall asleep – when I have my arms bent. On top of that, the joints in my fingers hurt. It’s uncomfortable and a little scary; and worst of all, it won’t go away. So I’ve made an [...]

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Top Dawg: Lucciano Pizzichini

Posted in Guitars, Music, guitar, guitarists on May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Check this kid out… Only eight years old! Incredible. Thanks to GG reader Pablo Levinas for pointing me in this kid’s direction. Just like Sungha Jung, Lucciano is a musical prodigy. Can you imaging how he’ll be playing once he’s a grown-up? It’s scary to imagine. Hopefully he’ll not be exploited and turn into burned [...]

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So You Wanna Be a Rock Star Guitarist…

Posted in Guitars, guitar, guitarists, musicians, rock star, tagged on May 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »

A while back, one of my kids asked me, “Dad, what makes a rock star a rock star?” Being a dad who is also a performer, I didn’t want to give him the trite response and tell him to look up rock star on Google or make comparisons between rock guitarists. I wanted to provide [...]

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Review: BOSS CS-3 Compressor/Sustainer

Posted in Effects, Guitars, Music, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear on May 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »

BOSS CS-3 Compression/Sustainer Summary: If you’re looking to really squeeze your signal, this box’ll do it. Pros: 4 knobs provide great flexibility to shape your compression. For the money, it’s a pretty good deal. Cons: Has probably some of the most severe compression I’ve ever experienced, which results in a loss of tone. Sounds okay [...]

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New Book: Heaven and Hell by Don Felder

Posted in Guitars, Music, guitar, guitarists on May 13, 2008 | 6 Comments »

On our local classic rock station, KFOX, we are lucky to have Greg Kihn as the morning DJ because he frequently has fellow classic rock celebs on his show either on the phone or in the studio. The cool thing is that most of his guests are guitarists, so I listen to his morning show [...]

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