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Dumble Amps, Spam and Necessary Evils

Posted in Guitars, tagged guitar, guitar gear, guitar life, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on September 9, 2010 | 6 Comments »

I have to admit that I have a guilty pleasure: I love SPAM; no, not the e-mail kind, but the kind that comes in a can; the SPAM most folks who’ve never had it shun with disgust and disdain. Actually, who gives a flying f$%k about what they think? They don’t know what they’re missing. [...]

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I Wish I Never Met Jeff Aragaki

Posted in Guitars, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, aracom amps, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar life, guitarists, Guitars, jeff aragaki, Music, musicians on July 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »

…of Aracom Amplifiers. Let me tell you why: Jeff is super-smart, and makes incredible devices like the PRX150-Pro. Jeff’s amps are to die for. If you’re looking for anyone who “gets” the Marshall vibe, it’s Jeff. I have three of his amps, and am waiting for his upcoming JTM-45. I’ve played the prototype, which has [...]

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The Most Important Thing You Can Do…

Posted in Guitars, tagged guitar life, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on June 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »

…for your guitar playing actually has nothing to do with technique or scales or chords. It’s simply – live a healthy life. As I’ve gotten to middle age, I’ve started to have episodes of different ailments; reaping the fruits of ignoring my health. The latest incident was a recent case of diverticulitis, which is both [...]

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At Some Point, You Have to Play

Posted in Guitars, tagged guitar, guitar life, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on January 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I got inspired to write this entry from none other than Neil Young yet again. Back in July, I wrote another post about how much I love Neil Young’s playing. It’s raw, it’s untrained, and it’s absolutely in your face. It’s not very good playing at that, but for some reason, it’s incredibly appealing to [...]

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Blues With Brains Journey Update

Posted in guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar instruction, guitar lessons, guitarists, Guitars, improvisation, inspiration, instruction, learn guitar, Music, musicians, new song, tagged blues with brains, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar lessons, guitar life, guitarists, Guitars, learn guitar, Music, musicians on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As I’ve mentioned in the past, I purchased Chuck D’Aloia’s “Blues with Brains” series. After a month, I still haven’t moved past Volume 1, but that’s only because I’m going slowly and methodically with the process. Besides, the one thing that I found is that Chuck throws A LOT of stuff at you in a [...]

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The Best $40 You’ll Ever Spend

Posted in guitar instruction, guitar lifestyle, guitarists, Guitars, Music, music theory, musicians, tagged guitar, guitar gear, guitar life, guitarists, Guitars, instruction, learn guitar, Music, musicians on October 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I’ve been on this blues thing lately with my music; not going all out with the blues, but definitely having a huge blues influence on the music I write. But one thing that I was sure of was that I didn’t want to just learn blues licks – the same licks practically everyone plays. I [...]

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Gettin’ In the Zone

Posted in amplifiers, amps, aracom amps, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, improvisation, inspiration, Music, musicians, performing, playing live, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, guitar, guitar gear, guitar life, guitarists, improvisation, inspiration, Music, musicians, playing in the zone on May 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Ahhh… the venerable SRV in a classic guitarists pose. I used to think that was just something rock stars did for publicity shots, and that the poses were contrived. But then as I’ve delved more and more deeply into improvisation, I’ve realized it’s not contrived at all. That kind of pose or expression is all [...]

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When PMS Is A Good Thing…

Posted in guitar, guitar lifestyle, inspiration, Music, musicians, tagged guitar, guitar life, guitarists, Music, musicians, PMS, PMS is good on April 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »

What’s the difference between a terrorist and a woman with PMS? You can negotiate with a terrorist. Joking aside, I’m actually serious that PMS can be a good thing, especially for the guitar-playing husband. Let me share my story… My wife gets PMS – BADLY. It comes on suddenly, sneaking up from behind, and whacking [...]

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GASSED OUT! Finally… for now…

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar lifestyle, Music, musicians, new gear, saint guitars messenger, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar life, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, prestige guitars, saint guitars on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

For the last couple of years, I’ve had a serious case of GAS – not that I pulled the trigger and bought a bunch of stuff during that time – I did get a couple of pedals here and there to slake my appetite, but no major purchases until recently. Now I can say I’m [...]

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The Beginner (and Master) Guitarist’s Guide to Playing Great

Posted in guitar, guitar instruction, guitar lifestyle, guitar theory, guitarists, Guitars, learn guitar, Music, music theory, musicians, tagged guitar, guitar greatness, guitar instruction, guitar life, guitar lifest, guitar lifestyle, guitar practice, learn, learn guitar, Music, musicians, teaching guitar on March 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Ah, Padawan. Come to receive the wisdom of the ages, you have I see. Into the realms of guitar playing greatness delve deep do you wish; to play among the stars of guitar such as Vai, Satriani, Johnson and others of that ilk. Good for you! Welcome you with open arms, do I. Now dispensed [...]

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