Today I drove 80 miles round trip in Chicago traffic to purchase a Line 6 Spider Jam 75 watt amp in a far south side suburb mobile home community. Line 6 Spider Jam Review: 3 Reasons to Avoid It in 2026 I wanted to love my Spider Jam. People either love them or hate them….
This is mine. I have been practicing bass for about 4 months. I have practiced guitar for 16 months. I alternate between bass practice or guitar practice. Sometimes I practice both in the same day. My practice sessions are a minimum of 45 minutes. I play a 2008 Deltatone bass and normally I use my…
Yes, guitars can make you happy. If one person leaves a comment on this blog post, I will consider myself a “happy” guy 🙂 I Played/Imitated Elvis Presley when I was 5 Years Old in 1956 On October 28, 1956, Elvis was on the Ed Sullivan Show on TV and Elvis performed “Hound Dog”. Boomers,…
Tom Holland played the blues Saturday, December 14, 2024 at City News Cafe in Chicago My wife and I attended together at 11 AM. I pulled out a sheet of paper with a pencil and took notes over coffee. My wife found a magazine to read (wonderful lady). I am the Shoshin Guitarist, my name…
Yes, it’s worth the price. As a beginner bass player and an advanced beginner guitarist, it’s worth my money. So in my first year of playing guitar I have spent approximately $2000 on guitars, amps, accessories, and lessons. (Please don’t tell my wife, she already knows.) I came to realize that my Fender Play App…
Perhaps keeping a list of guitars, basses, and amps you didn’t buy will be helpful in reducing your GAS problem. If you can’t buy it now, at least keep a file on it. Maybe you will buy it later, maybe you won’t. Here are two questions that I hope will slow down your GAS or…
Just simple stuff today. A few things I learned about my Deltatone Bass from 2007 and my 2013 Peavey Vypyer VIP-1 amp. Moderately Deaf Bass Player Advice on Rattling Amp Take out your hearing aids. My Peavey Vyper VIP-1 and VIP-2 were both rattling on some low notes. Not a whole lot, just enough to…
I love guitar stories, don’t you? Chris the Contractor Gave me Two Free Guitars Chris came over to finish tiling our kitchen. I asked: “Did you buy your daughter a guitar for high school?” He said: “No, but I have two guitars for you in my garage.” Twenty minutes later Chris walks up my front…
I wanted to write a bit of praise regarding the Fender Play App. Leap Year Fender Play App Special for $29 While my wife and I were traveling on a trip, I noticed that Fender Play was on sale during a February 29 for $29. It was a “leap year” (2024) and Fender was running…
The answer is “yes”. At least it was yes for me. I have been playing guitar for 2-3 hours a day and felt the urge to beat a beginner used bass. So then of course I started learning how to play a big of electric bass. And then, I started simple jamming to blues and…