This Week in Guitar: Boost Your Practice, Choosing Pick Thickness, 5 Ways To Break Out Of A Rut…

This Week in Guitar: Boost Your Practice, Choosing Pick Thickness, 5 Ways To Break Out Of A Rut…

Feb 25

Here's the best handpicked guitar news from across the Internet for the week prior to Feb 25, 2012. To get daily guitar news updates, tips, humor and a bunch more daily guitar stuff to help keep you inspired, click here to follow me on Twitter at @MichaelJae.   The 20 worst bands of all time, huh? Them's fightin' words! Choosing the Right Thickness of...

Best of “What People Think I Do” for Guitarists and Musicians

Best of “What People Think I Do” for Guitarists and Musicians

Feb 23

In case you haven’t noticed yet the “what people think I do” meme has been all over the Internet lately. The general idea involves taking a single career (e.g. singer, guitarist) and then showing how different people “see” you in that job. It's pretty consistantly funny. For a good chuckle I dug up the best music related ones...

Video: Acoustic Addicts Get Scientific About Acousting Guitar Sounds

Video: Acoustic Addicts Get Scientific About Acousting Guitar Sounds

Feb 20

In this, the pilot episode of Acoustic Addicts, you'll listen to and compare controlled recordings of a 1993 Taylor K20 (all Koa), a 2012 Taylor 714ce (Rosewood back/sides, Engelmann Spruce top) a 2011 Santa Cruz Roy Southerner (Mahogany back/sides, Sitka Spruce top), and a 2010 McPherson 4.5 (Beeswing Mahogany back/sides, Adirondack Spruce top). They show...

This Week in Guitar: 6 Ways to Boost Creativity, Guitar Mods, Secrets of Blues Guitar…

This Week in Guitar: 6 Ways to Boost Creativity, Guitar Mods, Secrets of Blues Guitar…

Feb 20

Here's the best handpicked guitar news from across the Internet for the week prior to Feb 20, 2011. To get daily guitar news updates, tips, humor and a bunch more daily guitar stuff to help keep you inspired, click here to follow me on Twitter at @MichaelJae.   Van Halen 2012 Tour Opening Night Photo Gallery 6 Cures for Creativity Drought 30 Must-See...

This Week in Guitar: Best 15 Minute Exercises, Metallica’s Orion Festival, Grammy Results…

This Week in Guitar: Best 15 Minute Exercises, Metallica’s Orion Festival, Grammy Results…

Feb 12

Here's the best handpicked guitar news from across the Internet for the week prior to Feb 12, 2011. To get daily guitar news updates, tips, humor and a bunch more daily guitar stuff to help keep you inspired, click here to follow me on Twitter at @MichaelJae.   Zoom: G3 [Reviews] If you had a guitar in your office and 15 minutes you could spare every...

This Week in Guitar: New Signature ESP Guitars, Jason Becker Documentary, Getting Theory to Stick…

This Week in Guitar: New Signature ESP Guitars, Jason Becker Documentary, Getting Theory to Stick…

Feb 6

Here's the best handpicked guitar news from across the Internet for the week prior to Feb 6, 2011. To get daily guitar news updates, tips, humor and even more daily guitar stuff to help keep you inspired, click here to follow me on Twitter at @MichaelJae. How Dave Mustaine sees his fans. Asturias Leyenda by Isaac Albeniz ESP’s New Signature Guitars...

Humor: Video “80s Metal Band Dokken VS. Chicken”

Humor: Video “80s Metal Band Dokken VS. Chicken”

Feb 4

 I couldn't resist posting this, even if it is a little off topic. I saw Dokken on tour in a little night club years ago in South Flordia when George Lynch was still playing guitar in the band. That was their heyday. Nice to see they still have work. Watch 80's metal band Dokken take on a chicken in this humorous commercial for Norton Anti-Virus!   You can...