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Pedal to the Metal
One of the best ways to shape your tone and improve your sound is through the use of effects pedals. Even with acoustic guitars, effects pedals can bring out the best of your tone and help squelch sounds you don’t want your audience to hear. There are many to choose from and finding one that… Read more
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The Little Things
Applying just the right amount of force on the fretboard is also a skill that needs to be mastered when playing guitar. Read more
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Bash That Kit: The Importance of Drums in a Band’s Sound
Cover Photo by Keagan Henman on Unsplash Phil Collins, Ringo Starr, and Gil Moore: three drummers who don’t get mentioned enough in the discussion of great drummers. Who can forget the iconic drum solo from In The Air Tonight? To this day, over forty years after its release, that song continues to haunt and inspire… Read more
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Guitarists From a Drummer’s Perspective, Part 2
Mike’s expectations of a guitarist are: Play in time. Respect the right number of notes to play, relative to the time signature of the song. Engage the audience in an outgoing and entertaining fashion – “be that leader that brings people in.” Read more
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Timing, Truth, and Tenacity
Everyone really does have a story to tell and I am ready to listen to those musicians who are ready to share their stories. I just hope that you, my readers and viewers, are as interested in those stories as I am. Read more
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Cold Weather is Part of Me
You can’t appreciate joy without sorrow. You can’t appreciate light without darkness. And you can’t appreciate warmth without cold. Read more
