Category: Articles
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Music Store Magic and the Importance of Gear
Learning to play well is essential if you want to be a good guitar player (well, duh, that’s obvious) but that takes practice. But if you want to sound good, you have to invest a bit into your gear to assemble a rig that you’re going to be proud of, and that will help make…
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Basic Bass Set-Up
Guitar maintenance is an important part of your guitar playing experience and is critical in helping you to maximize the benefits of your instrument. Learning basic maintenance for your guitar will make you more self-sufficient, which in turns saves money and makes owning a guitar more satisfying
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Guitar Mastery Part 3, Interview with Darren Michael Boyd
This is the third part of my interview with Darren Michael Boyd. In this video we talk about guitars and their influence on tone and playing. We also talk about Darren’s practice routines. Darren also treats us to more of his masterful guitar playing.
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The Reason Why They Came
Let’s face it, the average music fan isn’t coming to the show to see the bass player or the drummer. They are here for the lead singer, sometimes referred to as the frontman (or woman, apologies to the many phenomenal front-ladies of the music world, past and present). The lead singer is the face of…
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Purposeful Project Management, Cover Band Edition
Treat your band, music project, and music career as a business. It requires vision, definition of your mission, planning, and structure to achieve your desired results.
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Mo’ Better Bass
Cover Photo by Katarina Bubenikova on Unsplash Apologies to Spike Lee for borrowing one of his movie titles. To improve your bass playing, see it as a percussive instrument. And bear in mind, the bass guitar is not a solo instrument, nor is it meant to be the star attraction. But it is critical in…
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Tech 21, Sans Amp YYZ, Geddy Lee Signature Edition Effects Pedal – Review
The combination of my MIM Fender P bas, YYZ pedal, and Markbass CMD102P is killer. I just love the sound that I am able to deliver. I have – on a few occasions – knocked the pot lights out of my buddy’s basement ceiling, while jamming using this combo. It’s not just loud. It has…
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The Spirit of Rock – Review
One thing for sure, this thing is tiny but tough; small but mighty. The sound that emanates from this little monster is simply astounding. There is also a sufficient amount of tone adjustment through its Sagging and Tone buttons, The volume and tone that it generates is nothing short of astounding.
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Be Yourself; Do What Matters to You, Part 3 of our Mike Lanteigne Interview
Welcome to Part 3 of our interview with Mike Lanteigne, lead guitarist of the Ontario based country rock band, Jonnson’s Creek. This our third and final part (and…in my opinion, our best) of our interview series with Michael Lanteigne. Mike shares with us, more of his unique and intelligent insights on guitar playing and music,…
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Interview With a Country Gentleman Part 1
Mike Lanteigne is the lead guitarist for a country rock band called Johnson’s Creek, quite a popular band in their home province of Ontario. He is a devoted family man, who goes out of his way to help others and his community. It’s no wonder he has so many friends and social media followers. And,…