Just another happy summer day of interacting with people who play, study, or sell guitars. John Studebaker and Earl Howell at City Newsstand, Chicago, IL Today is August 24. I am so glad my wife suggested we do coffee and blues at City Newsstand near Six Corners in Chicago, IL. Visit the City News Cafe…
$10 dollars (U.S.) and my guitar doesn’t slip down my thigh anymore. Guitar Problems Have Solutions You can’t really solve a problem until you define it. As a beginner guitarist I play guitar sitting down. The guitar rests on my right thigh (I am right handed). My electric guitars kept sliding down my thigh whether…
Trust me, if you think you are an intermediate guitarist, visit a group of guitarist/musicians and play new songs with sheet music together. It’s a humbling experience. Old Town School of Folk Music “Americana Jam” is Incredible I am lucky that I live in Chicago, IL USA where I can attend/visit the Old Town School…
When I first saw the phrase guitar intonation I just skimmed past it not understanding. Now I understand more. “Guitarists Make Their Money Above the 12th Fret” This phrase seems to have a debate on the Internet. Whether you believe it or not, as you play past your 6 months or 1 year of being…
Are you a beginner guitarist? So was I, 8 months ago. Now, after playing/practicing guitar at least 2 hours every day for 8 months I am an advanced beginner guitarist. I wanted to share three “secret” guitar tools that will help you make it past the first 3 months. Yes, you need a guitar tuner…
Thanks for visiting. Today, this is a short post (hopefully). USING A MICROPHONE: For the first time ever, I am using a cheap yet very good Shure microphone. It’s an MV5 Shure that plugs directly into my Android phone. Wow, the recording is much better than ever before. My two guitar demos for this month…
If you’re interested in learning guitar, you need a local, friendly guitar store. You need a store where you can visit, ask questions, buy materials, and occasionally buy guitars. For me, my local store is Rare Birds Music in Chicago at 3350 N. Milwaukee Ave which is two blocks from my home. Why do you…
Yes, I’ve been playing guitar for over 7 months. It doesn’t seem that long to me. I have practiced every day. I enjoy it. First Demo, “Man of Constant Sorrow” – 3/4 Epiphone Les Paul Special Express Guitar Here’s my demo using my Birthday Epiphone. The Epiphone was made on my dad’s birthday of January…
Yes, it’s a scam. But it does look “official” doesn’t it. Here’s the entryway from Facebook shown below. I am not even looking for musical equipment or film cameras. Facebook knows I do so it serves up these ads. One Step Further in the Facebook Scam So you click on the SamAsh ad in Facebook….
This took a week of my time to do correctly. I changed a young, existing website from its wonderful name of www.KaizenGuitarist.com to the very good name of www.ShoshinGuitarist.com . Both Kaizen and Shoshin are Japanese words. Although I am not Japanese, I do admire their cultural beliefs in improving quality every day (Kaizen) and…