Learning the F Major Chord
If you are new to playing guitar, this will be your first step to learning barre chords – an essential guitar playing skill. It is a nice sounding chord so well worth the effort. Continue reading Learning the F Major Chord
Author: Frank Claeys
Guitar player, writer, photographer, and song writer.
Listen to Your Vinyl Again With the NAD Electronics PP 2e Phono Preamp
The signal from a turntable is quite weak. The NAD PP 2e Phono Pre-amp will boost the signal from you turntable to give you better sound output across the audio spectrum, from lows to highs. Continue reading Listen to Your Vinyl Again With the NAD Electronics PP 2e Phono Preamp
The Lost Art of Album Cover Art
As I listened to my new record, I would take almost as much delight in poring over every square inch of the album cover, studying and dissecting the brilliant cover art of that era. The covers of those albums were incredible. Just looking at them was special. Continue reading The Lost Art of Album Cover Art
My Guitar Odyssey
Learning and playing the guitar is a life time journey. Just enjoy every moment that it brings to you. Whether you are playing and touring in a band or playing for yourself at home, it’s all valid. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Continue reading My Guitar Odyssey
The Strange Tale of My First Real Job
Photo by Arturo Castaneyra on Unsplash This article has nothing at all to do with guitar or music but it … Continue reading The Strange Tale of My First Real Job
21 in 21: Twenty-One Great Songs From the Past Twenty-One Years Featuring Excellent Guitar
There are plenty of songs in the new millennium that prove guitar based music is alive and kicking. Here are just a few examples of guitar based songs from the past 21 years that sound great and do a really good job promoting the guitar as a central instrument in a song’s arrangement. Continue reading 21 in 21: Twenty-One Great Songs From the Past Twenty-One Years Featuring Excellent Guitar
Learning the A minor and E minor Chords
Minor chords are great for creating mood in your songwriting and guitar playing. Adding an occasional minor chord in the right place and sequence, will add dimension, flavor, tension and character to your music. Continue reading Learning the A minor and E minor Chords
Ten Essential Black Sabbath Songs
Born out of bands called The Rockin’ Chevrolets, Mythology, and Earth, Black Sabbath came to be in 1969. There was … Continue reading Ten Essential Black Sabbath Songs
Kelster Von Shredster presents: Metropoulos Supa Boost, Clean Boost Pedal
George Metropoulos, world renowned designer and manufacturer of hand crafted amps and effects pedals. He is best known for recreating … Continue reading Kelster Von Shredster presents: Metropoulos Supa Boost, Clean Boost Pedal
Kelster Von Shredster Presents: VOX AC-15
The iconic VOX amplifiers, used by everyone from Queen, and The Beatles, to early versions of Black Sabbath, are entrenched … Continue reading Kelster Von Shredster Presents: VOX AC-15
